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10-29-2007
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| | Need administrative rights I am a member of a domain. When I install programs on a different machine, I'm able to do it. However, when I try to install programs on this new PC, it says that I don't have administrative rights. When I look in the user accounts program to modify it, my account doesn't even show up. What's going on here, and what should I do? |
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10-29-2007
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| | Re: Need administrative rights Ken W wrote: Quote: > I am a member of a domain. When I install programs on a different machine, > I'm able to do it. However, when I try to install programs on this new PC, > it says that I don't have administrative rights. When I look in the user > accounts program to modify it, my account doesn't even show up. What's going > on here, and what should I do? not have the right to install programs. Normally one logs into the workstation as local administrator to install programs. Check with your systems administrator. Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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10-29-2007
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| | Re: Need administrative rights We're a small company. I guess I'm the system administrator. A consultant helps me out. Why would I be able to install programs on two different Vista machines with the same domain account? "Malke" wrote: Quote: > Ken W wrote: Quote: > > I am a member of a domain. When I install programs on a different machine, > > I'm able to do it. However, when I try to install programs on this new PC, > > it says that I don't have administrative rights. When I look in the user > > accounts program to modify it, my account doesn't even show up. What's going > > on here, and what should I do? > In a domain, it is usual to set workstations up so that domain users do > not have the right to install programs. Normally one logs into the > workstation as local administrator to install programs. > > Check with your systems administrator. > > > Malke > -- > Elephant Boy Computers > www.elephantboycomputers.com > "Don't Panic!" > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User > |
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10-29-2007
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| | Re: Need administrative rights Ken W wrote: Quote: > We're a small company. I guess I'm the system administrator. A consultant > helps me out. > > Why would I be able to install programs on two different Vista machines with > the same domain account? them (and obviously something is different), I can't answer that. Sorry I was unable to help you. Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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10-30-2007
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| | Re: Need administrative rights Log out of your account, log in with a domain administrator account (if it's a small company, someone's got it or can do it for you) and add Domain Users to the administrators local group. Log back in as your original account, you're now a local admin. rtk "Ken W" <KenW@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:59C6ADD5-5D1A-473A-8D93-7194E81BE791@xxxxxx Quote: > I am a member of a domain. When I install programs on a different > machine, > I'm able to do it. However, when I try to install programs on this new > PC, > it says that I don't have administrative rights. When I look in the user > accounts program to modify it, my account doesn't even show up. What's > going > on here, and what should I do? |
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