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| Guest | UAC-Permission problems HP Vista Premium 32. I'm trying to replace a 3 year old program that has problems with a new 2008 version. The 'old' program doesn't show up in the Uninstall list. When I try to delete it I need permission. I'm the only user on this computer and I'm listed as the Administrator, but I can't make sense of the "UAC, Special Permissions, etc. I need a 'simple' explanation taking me through the process to allow me to delete the entire folder. Three days of reading and trying have worn me out. Help will be greatly appreciated. bob |
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| Guest | Re: UAC-Permission problems Rightclick the Command Prompt icon on start, and click 'run as administrator'. cd to the folder you want, and use the command del /s *.* Alternatively, you can use the command 'start explorer' to delete with the GUI interface. -- Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web interface. http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales....htm#RateAPost Mark L. Ferguson .. "bobg" <bganon@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:8118BF42-B2C6-468E-A6E6-BA0E483BE53E@xxxxxx Quote: > HP Vista Premium 32. I'm trying to replace a 3 year old program that has > problems with a new 2008 version. The 'old' program doesn't show up in > the Uninstall list. When I try to delete it I need permission. I'm the > only user on this computer and I'm listed as the Administrator, but I > can't make sense of the "UAC, Special Permissions, etc. > > I need a 'simple' explanation taking me through the process to allow me to > delete the entire folder. > > Three days of reading and trying have worn me out. Help will be greatly > appreciated. > bob |
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| Guest | Re: UAC-Permission problems Try running gpedit.msc. Go to Local Comp Policy/Local Comp Config/Windows Settings/Security Settings/Local Policies/Security Options. Scroll to the bottom where User Account Control listings are. Second UAC listing, Admin Approval Mode for Administrators... set to Elevate Withour Prompt. "bobg" <bganon@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:8118BF42-B2C6-468E-A6E6-BA0E483BE53E@xxxxxx Quote: > HP Vista Premium 32. I'm trying to replace a 3 year old program that has > problems with a new 2008 version. The 'old' program doesn't show up in > the Uninstall list. When I try to delete it I need permission. I'm the > only user on this computer and I'm listed as the Administrator, but I > can't make sense of the "UAC, Special Permissions, etc. > > I need a 'simple' explanation taking me through the process to allow me to > delete the entire folder. > > Three days of reading and trying have worn me out. Help will be greatly > appreciated. > bob |
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| Guest | Re: UAC-Permission problems Thanks for all the help...however I was unsuccssful with most of the suggestions...probably because I'm computer stupid! But...I finally tried turning off UAC then selecting the items, holding down the shift key, and pressing the Delete button on the keyboard. (I never was able to "Allow Permission" because the program wasn't listed properly). Thanks again...now I hope the replacement program installs good...and I'm back to normal. Havae a nice day. bobg "bobg" <bganon@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:8118BF42-B2C6-468E-A6E6-BA0E483BE53E@xxxxxx Quote: > HP Vista Premium 32. I'm trying to replace a 3 year old program that has > problems with a new 2008 version. The 'old' program doesn't show up in > the Uninstall list. When I try to delete it I need permission. I'm the > only user on this computer and I'm listed as the Administrator, but I > can't make sense of the "UAC, Special Permissions, etc. > > I need a 'simple' explanation taking me through the process to allow me to > delete the entire folder. > > Three days of reading and trying have worn me out. Help will be greatly > appreciated. > bob |
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