XP Pro System Administration

[Guest]

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I'm trying to resolve an issue with a program, and I'm supposed to
download and install a Windows Installer cleanup utility. I downloaded
it from the Microsoft Site, but when i try to install it I get the
following message:

"The system administrator has set policies to prevent this
installation."

This is my own personal computer, I built it, and I'm the only one who
uses it. I thought that last year when I put the machine together, and
installed Windows XP Pro, I chose whatever options that made me the
system administrator. But now this message. I've never seen it before
this past week. I also saw it a few days ago trying to install or
remove a program, I forget which. Where do I go to correct this
problem, if I even can? Thanks.

 

[Tom]

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<rfdjr1@optonline.net> wrote in message
news:ccmk215rr4fsh5bv8vtmo24jdjdbtvu0im@4ax.com...
> I'm trying to resolve an issue with a program, and I'm supposed to
> download and install a Windows Installer cleanup utility. I downloaded
> it from the Microsoft Site, but when i try to install it I get the
> following message:
>
> "The system administrator has set policies to prevent this
> installation."
>
> This is my own personal computer, I built it, and I'm the only one who
> uses it. I thought that last year when I put the machine together, and
> installed Windows XP Pro, I chose whatever options that made me the
> system administrator. But now this message. I've never seen it before
> this past week. I also saw it a few days ago trying to install or
> remove a program, I forget which. Where do I go to correct this
> problem, if I even can? Thanks.
>

Since you have XP Pro, logon to the admin account, and retry what you want.
Post back with results.

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

Not sure what you mean by log onto the Admin account. When I boot up
my system, it just goes into Windows desktop. I don't have to chose
any users or accounts.

>
><rfdjr1@optonline.net> wrote in message
>news:ccmk215rr4fsh5bv8vtmo24jdjdbtvu0im@4ax.com...
>> I'm trying to resolve an issue with a program, and I'm supposed to
>> download and install a Windows Installer cleanup utility. I downloaded
>> it from the Microsoft Site, but when i try to install it I get the
>> following message:
>>
>> "The system administrator has set policies to prevent this
>> installation."
>>
>> This is my own personal computer, I built it, and I'm the only one who
>> uses it. I thought that last year when I put the machine together, and
>> installed Windows XP Pro, I chose whatever options that made me the
>> system administrator. But now this message. I've never seen it before
>> this past week. I also saw it a few days ago trying to install or
>> remove a program, I forget which. Where do I go to correct this
>> problem, if I even can? Thanks.
>>
>
>Since you have XP Pro, logon to the admin account, and retry what you want.
>Post back with results.
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

Hi,

To enter the hidden Administrator account reboot, hitting F8 as BIOS
info goes to black to get the Menu and take Safe Mode. That should
then at 'Welcome' include an icon for
'Administrator'; if not hit CTL-ALT-DEL twice to get a logon dialog,
enter the explicit name Administrator and assume that password is
null, so Enter immediately.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/


rfdjr1@optonline.net wrote:
> Not sure what you mean by log onto the Admin account.
> When I boot up my system, it just goes into Windows
> desktop. I don't have to chose any users or accounts.
>
>>
>> <rfdjr1@optonline.net> wrote in message
>> news:ccmk215rr4fsh5bv8vtmo24jdjdbtvu0im@4ax.com...
>>> I'm trying to resolve an issue with a program, and I'm
>>> supposed to download and install a Windows Installer
>>> cleanup utility. I downloaded it from the Microsoft
>>> Site, but when i try to install it I get the following
>>> message:
>>>
>>> "The system administrator has set policies to prevent
>>> this installation."
>>>
>>> This is my own personal computer, I built it, and I'm
>>> the only one who uses it. I thought that last year when
>>> I put the machine together, and installed Windows XP
>>> Pro, I chose whatever options that made me the system
>>> administrator. But now this message. I've never seen it
>>> before this past week. I also saw it a few days ago
>>> trying to install or remove a program, I forget which.
>>> Where do I go to correct this problem, if I even can?
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>
>> Since you have XP Pro, logon to the admin account, and
>> retry what you want. Post back with results.