Vista - 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.

just found the answer....

in the user accounts, turn off 'user account control'

"Rat_UK" <ratty@nowhere.co.uk> wrote in message
news:ADC15925-B5E5-4394-87E3-AB221B70EE51@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.
>

That is correct. UAC sometimes gets too intrusive. While it's a good
security measure, it should have been nothing but a concept...
Rat_UK wrote:
> just found the answer....
>
> in the user accounts, turn off 'user account control'
>
> "Rat_UK" <ratty@nowhere.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:ADC15925-B5E5-4394-87E3-AB221B70EE51@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.
>>
>