OK, I looked far and wide and did it the long way round:
1) start an elevated command prompt window - thanks to Tim Sneath
http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/archive/2...eystrokes.aspx
2) optional: create shortcut to msi, properties, copy the path
3) msiexec /i <paste or type?!?!?!? the path to the msi file here>
Simple...
"PeterG" wrote:
> I have run into a somewhat ironic problem: I am an admin on my own laptop.
> When I install software, I am prompted by UAC for elevation.
>
> Worked fine untill I tried to install MS Standard User Analyzer - no Run as
> Administrator on right-click, no prompt to elevate, but it sure fails with
> the not authorized message. Anybody has a workaround? As a bonus, anybody
> knwos why?
>
> Thanks!