"The Administrator has set policies to prevent this installation"

As the title says, that is the message that I get every single time I try to uninstall pretty much anything. I am running Vista Premium which came with the laptop I was bought for christmas a few years ago. I am the only user on the computer and that means I am the administrator and I did no such thing. Can anyone suggest anything to help? Such as altering the policies or whatever.
Help!
Davstrife
P.S Thanks!

"davstrife" <davstrife.3n1l7b@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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> As the title says, that is the message that I get every single time I
> try to uninstall pretty much anything. I am running Vista Premium which
> came with the laptop I was bought for christmas a few years ago. I am
> the only user on the computer and that means I am the administrator and
> I did no such thing. Can anyone suggest anything to help? Such as
> altering the policies or whatever.
> Help!
> Davstrife
> P.S Thanks!
>
are you the only profile on the computer or do other people use it?

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"davstrife" <davstrife.3n1l7b@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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> As the title says, that is the message that I get every single time I
> try to uninstall pretty much anything. I am running Vista Premium which
> came with the laptop I was bought for christmas a few years ago. I am
> the only user on the computer and that means I am the administrator

Not neccesarily at all! You need to do Control panel-User Accounts and check
that your user IS an administrator.

> and I did no such thing. Can anyone suggest anything to help? Such as
> altering the policies or whatever.
> Help!
> Davstrife
> P.S Thanks!
>
>



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davstrife;957535 Wrote:
> As the title says, that is the message that I get every single time I
> try to uninstall pretty much anything. I am running Vista Premium which
> came with the laptop I was bought for christmas a few years ago. I am
> the only user on the computer and that means I am the administrator and
> I did no such thing. Can anyone suggest anything to help? Such as
> altering the policies or whatever.
> Help!
> Davstrife
> P.S Thanks!
>
>
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So many options:if you are administrator

1.Check you have this key

HKLM\SOFTWARE\POLICIES\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\INSTALLER
if you find this key ->remove it + restart

2.Try create another admin account


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Flavius

Hey sorry for the delay in answering, it is the only profile on the computer yes and how would I check if I have this key?
Thanks.

davstrife;958828 Wrote:
> how would I check if I have this key?
> Thanks.
>
Just open regedit.exe

Start>>Search and type regedit then in regedit open HKEY_LOCALE_MACHINE
hive (HKLM=HKEY_LOCALE_MACHINE) and check you have this key or not

see also:http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/17...y-editing.html


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> Hey sorry for the delay in answering, it is the only profile on the
> computer yes and how would I check if I have this key?
> Thanks.
>


Please quote the post you are replying to.
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Originally Posted by Flavius

davstrife;958828 Wrote:
> how would I check if I have this key?
> Thanks.
>
Just open regedit.exe

Start>>Search and type regedit then in regedit open HKEY_LOCALE_MACHINE
hive (HKLM=HKEY_LOCALE_MACHINE) and check you have this key or not

see also:http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/17...y-editing.html


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Hey,
I have tried and there nothing by that name and still I get the same message when I try to uninstall. Is there anything else which could be causing this annoying problem?
Thanks!

davstrife;959574 Wrote:
> Flavius;4224197 Wrote:> > >
> > > davstrife;958828 Wrote:> > > > >
> > > > > how would I check if I have this key?
> > > > > Thanks.
> > > > >> > > > > Just open regedit.exe
> > >
> > > Start>>Search and type regedit then in regedit open
> > > HKEY_LOCALE_MACHINE
> > > hive (HKLM=HKEY_LOCALE_MACHINE) and check you have this key or
> > not
> > >
> > > see
> > >
> > also:http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/17...y-editing.html
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Flavius > > Hey,
> I have tried and there nothing by that name and still I get the same
> message when I try to uninstall. Is there anything else which could
> be
> causing this annoying problem?
> Thanks!
>
>
> --
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> View this thread: '\"The Administrator has set policies to prevent
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>
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Create another admin account and on new account check results.It's very
difficult to say exactly whats cause this.


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Originally Posted by Flavius

davstrife;959574 Wrote:
> Flavius;4224197 Wrote:> > >
> > > davstrife;958828 Wrote:> > > > >
> > > > > how would I check if I have this key?
> > > > > Thanks.
> > > > >> > > > > Just open regedit.exe
> > >
> > > Start>>Search and type regedit then in regedit open
> > > HKEY_LOCALE_MACHINE
> > > hive (HKLM=HKEY_LOCALE_MACHINE) and check you have this key or
> > not
> > >
> > > see
> > >
> > also:http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/17...y-editing.html
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Flavius > > Hey,
> I have tried and there nothing by that name and still I get the same
> message when I try to uninstall. Is there anything else which could
> be
> causing this annoying problem?
> Thanks!
>
>
> --
> davstrife
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> Hardware Support Forums of India'
> (http://forums.techarena.in/members/davstrife.htm)
> View this thread: '\"The Administrator has set policies to prevent
> this installation\" - Vista Help'
> (http://forums.techarena.in/vista-help/1114831.htm)
>
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Create another admin account and on new account check results.It's very
difficult to say exactly whats cause this.


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Flavius

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Hey I tried that too and still I cannot uninstall anything :/

Try this

1.Disable UAC + restart and enable UAC again +restart
2.Try both methods to reset restrictions from this
thread:http://www.vistax64.com/general-disc...tml#post854047
3.Uninstall completly any protected software:non-system
firewall,antivirus,antimalware


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Flavius

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Originally Posted by Flavius

Try this

1.Disable UAC + restart and enable UAC again +restart
2.Try both methods to reset restrictions from this
thread:http://www.vistax64.com/general-disc...tml#post854047
3.Uninstall completly any protected software:non-system
firewall,antivirus,antimalware


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Flavius

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Hey there, despite your numerous suggestions I have no idea why it still is not working, I have removed my AVG Free Edition, Norton 360 and still nothing, I tried the disabling and enabling UAC that did nothing and neither did creating another account, I got the same answer there. Oh, and resetting the restrictions did not work either, I am at my wits end with this... I am considering rebooting my entire laptop but that would lose everything so it really is a last ditch resort, any other suggestions that might work?
Thanks,
David Johnson

Try this:
Find key *HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer* - make copy this key and next
remove completly this key +restart


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Flavius

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Originally Posted by Flavius

Try this:
Find key *HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer* - make copy this key and next
remove completly this key +restart


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Flavius

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You will have to elaborate on that, I cant really understand it... Prob'ly me being stupid.

"davstrife" <davstrife.3neuzb@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message news:davstrife.3neuzb@DoNotSpam.com...
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> Flavius;4233477 Wrote:
>> Try this:
>> Find key *HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer* - make copy this key and next
>> remove completly this key +restart
>>
>>
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>> Flavius
>
> You will have to elaborate on that, I cant really understand it...
> Prob'ly me being stupid.


I think he is saying ' Find this key.....'
Then copy that key.
Then delete that key.
Then reboot.

So when you have found your key in regedit select that key, right-click and 'Export'.
Choose ' Selected branch' in the dialog box, and give it a name - say , 'install.reg'.
Save it to your desktop. If you need to restore that key, right-click the reg file and Merge.
Now you can rename the key (instead of deleting).
Now reboot to effect the change.