How to Disable "Run As" Command

[Elizabeth Hoeffner]

Operating XP Home on Dell Inspiron 2650 with a single user
and no password.

Cannot open or install any program, eg help, remove/add,
etc without a popup "Run As" window with the
message "which user account do you want to use torun the
program" with current user selected and "protect my
computer and data from unauthorized program activity"
selected.

Can only proceed if the "protect..." statement is
unchecked.

How do I undo this? thankyou

 

[Colin Nash [MVP]]

It looks like your account is not an "administrator" which means you are not
permitted to make changes that affect the system, such as installing
programs.

First thing is to make sure your username is listed as an administrator...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/howto/gettingstarted/sharing/
(use the little links at the bottom to view the other pages of info.)


Is this happening every time you doubleclick something? Can you open
programs that are already installed?

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Fixes, Run As Dialog Opens When Double Clicking A Shortcut.

 

[Elizabeth Hoeffner]

-----Original Message-----
It looks like your account is not an "administrator" which means you are not
permitted to make changes that affect the system, such as installing
programs.

First thing is to make sure your username is listed as an administrator...
gstarted/sharing/
(use the little links at the bottom to view the other pages of info.)

The logon name has administrator rights and this problems
occurs every time unfortunately.

Tried adding a new user with administrator rights and the
same thing happens to this user.

 

[Elizabeth Hoeffner]

-----Original Message-----
See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Fixes, Run As Dialog Opens

When Double Clicking A Shortcut.