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run as administrator media player
  1. #1


    Rick Phiz Guest

    run as administrator media player

    After having had no problems for the first two days of a new machine with
    vista, I now find that I cannot run media player unless I right-click and run
    as administrator. This means that it will not auto run (although it asks me
    what I would like to do with a disc) when I insert a disc.
    I am, of course, logged in as an administrator and I am not having this
    problem with any other program.



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  2. #2


    KenP Guest

    RE: run as administrator media player

    I am having the exact same problem. If I switch to the User account
    everything runs fine. If I switch back to my administrator account I have to
    right click and "run as administrator" to get media player to start. This
    problem occured after having Vista Home Premium (new, not upgrade) for almost
    3 months. Everything runs fine if I turn off UAC, which I don't want to do. I
    would really appreciate some help.

    "Rick Phiz" wrote:

    > After having had no problems for the first two days of a new machine with
    > vista, I now find that I cannot run media player unless I right-click and run
    > as administrator. This means that it will not auto run (although it asks me
    > what I would like to do with a disc) when I insert a disc.
    > I am, of course, logged in as an administrator and I am not having this
    > problem with any other program.


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