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02-06-2007
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| | Permissions I have just installed vista home premium and tried to install my first program which is a motherboard driver update. i am trying to save into the 'program files' folder but it tells me that i don't have permission 'contact the administrator' i have created my own user account and i am an administrator (not standard account). why can't i save to this location? thanks. steve. |
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02-06-2007
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| | Re: Permissions just found the answer.... in the user accounts, turn off 'user account control' "Rat_UK" <ratty@nowhere.co.uk> wrote in message news:62F6F515-C3CD-4464-9547-AB40FFAE8389@microsoft.com... >I have just installed vista home premium and tried to install my first > program which is a motherboard driver update. i am trying to save into the > 'program files' folder but it tells me that i don't have permission > 'contact > the administrator' > > i have created my own user account and i am an administrator (not standard > account). > > why can't i save to this location? > > thanks. > > steve. > > |
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