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    trumpeter48 Guest

    system administrator policies prevent installation

    New to Vista, and I get an installer error that states "The system
    administrator has set policies to prevent this installation". How do I
    change policies to allow installation of other software?



  2. #2
    Jimmy Brush Guest

    Re: system administrator policies prevent installation

    Hello,

    - What edition of Vista are you using?
    - Are you joined to a domain?

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    trumpeter48 Guest

    Re: system administrator policies prevent installation

    I am running Vista Home Premium, not joined to a domain.

    I since have found out that if I go to users in the control panel and then
    deactivate User Account Control, the issue disappears.

    Thanks for your questions.

  4. #4
    Mick Murphy Guest

    Re: system administrator policies prevent installation

    You can also right-click on the setup.exe of the program>Run as Admin.

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    trumpeter48 Guest

    Re: system administrator policies prevent installation

    I'll remember that also. If I am logged in as the admin, isn't that good
    enough?

  6. #6
    oscar Guest

    Re: system administrator policies prevent installation

    Yes, if you are running as the Administrator, you should be able to install
    new software. With UAC on a pop-up will ask for Administrator permission. If
    you’re signed in as Administrator all you need to do is mouse click Yes or
    Enter in most cases. With some old software that was designed for XP or even
    Win 98 you may find it better to install the software using the Program
    Compatibility Wizard. More information on this and UAC can be found in the
    Start Menu > Help and Support. Also, Vista may have a problem with older
    (crummy) software.

    Overall, UAC should be turned back on for better system security, especially
    if you’re sharing the computer with others, such as family.

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    Re: system administrator policies prevent installation

    Hi I am trying to load Dragon naturally speaking 10 onto Vista home premium and get the message The administrator has set policies to prevent this installation.
    I am the administrator, I have switches off U.A.C. and there is no setup.exe on the program. This is because there are some prerequisits to load first. You can use run as administrator to run the prerequisits but the main program will not follow on and load afterwards.

    Have you got any ideas please

    Regards
    Nigel

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