I am not sure if this is an IE7 issue or a Vista issue. I am using Vista Beta
2. I am trying to use a corporate VPN site which installs and runs a Juniper
ActiveX control to connect via VPN. I get prompted and tell IE to go ahead
and install the ActiveX control. I also turned off Protected Mode in IE and
got the same result. I also have local and domain admin rights.

It starts the installation process, and then comes back with the following
dialog:
You do not have the proper privileges to install the application



Works fine in Win XP Pro SP3 and IE6.
Any ideas on whether or not I can fix this?

Hello,

Even though you are logged in as an administrator, every program you run in
Windows Vista is only given limited, "normal user" access permissions.

The only programs that receive full administrator permissions are the ones
that ask for permission to run (the one where the screen dims and you have
to click continue is the one I'm talking about, the IE specific ones don't
count) or the ones where you explicitly give admin permission using Run As
Administrator (this works differently than Run As... in XP).

Normally, when you run an Installation program Windows Vista realizes this
is going to need admin permission and automatically prompts you.

However, in the case of an ActiveX control needing admin permission, it's
not so smart.

The way to get it to work is to open an "elevated" Internet Explorer window,
which means that you give a specific IE window full admin permission, and by
proxy, any activex control or other process IE spawns.

To do this:

- Click start
- Find the IE shortcut
- Right-click it
- Click Run As Administrator

And you should have no problems from there.

- JB

Vista FAQ
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/

Hi Jimmy,

Thanks for the help. I'm not sure if this worked or not, but I sure did get
different results than before. During the networking install process, Vista
blue-screened, so I guess it had the permission it needed to continue, but
the software is not compatible with Vista Beta 2 apparently.

Thanks
-L

"Jimmy Brush" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Even though you are logged in as an administrator, every program you run in
> Windows Vista is only given limited, "normal user" access permissions.
>
> The only programs that receive full administrator permissions are the ones
> that ask for permission to run (the one where the screen dims and you have
> to click continue is the one I'm talking about, the IE specific ones don't
> count) or the ones where you explicitly give admin permission using Run As
> Administrator (this works differently than Run As... in XP).
>
> Normally, when you run an Installation program Windows Vista realizes this
> is going to need admin permission and automatically prompts you.
>
> However, in the case of an ActiveX control needing admin permission, it's
> not so smart.
>
> The way to get it to work is to open an "elevated" Internet Explorer window,
> which means that you give a specific IE window full admin permission, and by
> proxy, any activex control or other process IE spawns.
>
> To do this:
>
> - Click start
> - Find the IE shortcut
> - Right-click it
> - Click Run As Administrator
>
> And you should have no problems from there.
>
> - JB
>
> Vista FAQ
> http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
>

Yea if it bluescreened I'd say it worked a little too well

- JB

Interestingly enough, I rebooted after the BSOD and then tried again, and
this time the software appeared to install but gave me a message that it
couldn't connect (presumably to the server it talks to to build the VPN
connection).

I think I've had some residual problems from a failed AV install, so I will
try again after cleaning that up...


"Jimmy Brush" wrote:

> Yea if it bluescreened I'd say it worked a little too well
>
> - JB

What I did that worked for me was, with admin priv, right click on your Vista
partition drive letter, choose properties. On security tab choose
TrustedInstaller, click advanced, click Owner tab. If you are not able to see
or highlight your user name click Edit. Highlight your user name. Tick the
box for replace owner etc. Click Apply then OK. Hightlight user name, click
Apply then OK. Click Apply then OK. It will take almost ten minutes for you
to take over ownership, but let it finish.
Worked for me ever since.

"lex3001" wrote:

> Interestingly enough, I rebooted after the BSOD and then tried again, and
> this time the software appeared to install but gave me a message that it
> couldn't connect (presumably to the server it talks to to build the VPN
> connection).
>
> I think I've had some residual problems from a failed AV install, so I will
> try again after cleaning that up...
>
>
> "Jimmy Brush" wrote:
>
> > Yea if it bluescreened I'd say it worked a little too well
> >
> > - JB