Local Administrator can't install

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Ben

I have two XP machines where the network users, who are
local admins on the machine, cannot install applications.
If I give another network user local admin rights the same
thing occurs. If I log in as domain admin I have no
problems. Any Ideas? Thanks in advance!!
Ben Hebert
 
I am having the same issue as you, but also with the
local administrator not having rights to install
anything. If you have found/find a fix please mail me...

Thanks
 
Seems there are 3 of us having the same problem. I like
you for some unknown reason have recently been unable to
install software, I receive the message 'do not have
sufficient priviliges to access <folder>". I am also
running WinXP pro and I am the admin. I tried to take
ownership of drive C: which I assumed I would/should have
anyway and that didn't help. You can see how to do that
here http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;308421

I would also greatly appreciate any other suggestions.
 
Hi guys,

I've finally managed to find a solution that seems to
work.

Open a cmd prompt (start / run cmd)
and in it enter the commands:

cacls "C:\Program Files" /t /e /g Users:R
cacls "C:\Program Files" /t /e /g System:F
cacls "C:\Program Files" /t /e /g Administrators:F

These will restore part of the installation default
permissions.

It worked for me!!

Good luck.
 
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