administrator

just installed vista home premium
it says im administrator but when i got to do anything it says im not
administrator
eg while trying to install from a disk i get this
'You are not currently logged into your computer as administrator. This
installer requires that the user be logged in as an administrator. Please log
out and log back in as administrator, and then restart the installer'
allso when i download something and try putting it on another drive it wont
let me as i have no administrator rights
this happened with only one account on computer ie: no other users

Many others have encountered this problem. The problem is that many XP
programs need administrator rights to run, and their programming does not
make Vista ask to verify as an administrator. In Vista, like linux,
administrator accounts are basic users until they are "admined up". To run a
program that does not properly prompt for administrative rights, right click
on it and select "Run as Administrator"

"mandy" <mandy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:55F77934-3239-4DC4-A321-FEBCFDA675B1@microsoft.com...
> just installed vista home premium
> it says im administrator but when i got to do anything it says im not
> administrator
> eg while trying to install from a disk i get this
> 'You are not currently logged into your computer as administrator. This
> installer requires that the user be logged in as an administrator. Please
> log
> out and log back in as administrator, and then restart the installer'
> allso when i download something and try putting it on another drive it
> wont
> let me as i have no administrator rights
> this happened with only one account on computer ie: no other users

I know I had a problem running Firefox. I'm not sure if this will work for
you, but to Run Firefox I have to Right Click (mouse) and then select "Run as
Administrator". I think it has something to do with older programs not being
aware of Vista file structure.

Gary ( not an expert, just trying to help)
Salisbury, MD

"mandy" wrote:

> just installed vista home premium
> it says im administrator but when i got to do anything it says im not
> administrator
> eg while trying to install from a disk i get this
> 'You are not currently logged into your computer as administrator. This
> installer requires that the user be logged in as an administrator. Please log
> out and log back in as administrator, and then restart the installer'
> allso when i download something and try putting it on another drive it wont
> let me as i have no administrator rights
> this happened with only one account on computer ie: no other users