Devastating "administrator account" problem

Slappywag · 01-18-2008

Hi there. My name is John and I am running Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition.

I'm terribly sorry if this isn't in the right place but I am desperate to find a fix to this devastating problem.

I am the only user on my computer. I am the administrator. I have UAC disabled.

When running certain programs however I get a message telling me that I need to be Administrator to run this program. It has happened a couple of times but I haven't really paid attention to it due to it being resolved automatically or me not really caring.

I try the "run as administrator" option, but it doesn't change anything.

**Brink** · 01-18-2008

Hi Slappywag,

Welcome to Vista Forums.

Some programs will just not run properly with UAC off. Try running it with UAC turned on and with "Run as Administrator" selected.

Shawn

01-18-2008

Windows vista does that on some programs I have to right click on it
then run it as Admin. that is the way vista runs programs that need
admin rights even if you are logged in as admin.

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george301
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03-13-2008

"george301" wrote:

	Quote:
	> > Windows vista does that on some programs I have to right click on it > then run it as Admin. that is the way vista runs programs that need > admin rights even if you are logged in as admin. > > > -- > george301 > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com > > I also have a problem with my admin abilitys it seems that when ever i try to access something that requires my permission as admin the screen darkens like normal but no box shows up for me to allow it to run and i am in desperate need of help on this because of what i need to do on my computer

**Brink** · 03-13-2008

Quote:

"george301" wrote:
>
> Windows vista does that on some programs I have to right click on it
> then run it as Admin. that is the way vista runs programs that need
> admin rights even if you are logged in as admin.
>
>
> --
> george301
> Posted via Microsoft Windows Vista Community Forums - Vistaheads
>

	Quote:	JoeFair
	I also have a problem with my admin abilitys it seems that when ever i try to access something that requires my permission as admin the screen darkens like normal but no box shows up for me to allow it to run and i am in desperate need of help on this because of what i need to do on my computer

Hi Joe,

Do you have a tab button, could be flashing, for the UAC prompt to select on the taskbar? It may be just be hidden behind another window.

Shawn

03-16-2008

I know that Vista does ask you to run certain programs as Administrator.
try right clicking on the program and click on run as adiministrator. i
went through that expirence on mine, hope this helps

--
george301
Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com

01-18-2008	#1 (permalink)
Slappywag Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Vista Ultimate x64 1 posts Rep Power: 6	Devastating "administrator account" problem Hi there. My name is John and I am running Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition. I'm terribly sorry if this isn't in the right place but I am desperate to find a fix to this devastating problem. I am the only user on my computer. I am the administrator. I have UAC disabled. When running certain programs however I get a message telling me that I need to be Administrator to run this program. It has happened a couple of times but I haven't really paid attention to it due to it being resolved automatically or me not really caring. I try the "run as administrator" option, but it doesn't change anything.
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01-18-2008	#2 (permalink)
Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP1 16,577 posts Texas, USA Rep Power: 150	Re: Devastating "administrator account" problem Hi Slappywag, Welcome to Vista Forums. Some programs will just not run properly with UAC off. Try running it with UAC turned on and with "Run as Administrator" selected. Shawn
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01-18-2008	#3 (permalink)
george301 Guest n/a posts	Re: Devastating "administrator account" problem Windows vista does that on some programs I have to right click on it then run it as Admin. that is the way vista runs programs that need admin rights even if you are logged in as admin. -- george301 Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
My System Specs

03-16-2008	#6 (permalink)
george301 Guest n/a posts	Re: Devastating "administrator account" problem I know that Vista does ask you to run certain programs as Administrator. try right clicking on the program and click on run as adiministrator. i went through that expirence on mine, hope this helps -- george301 Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
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