Adminstrator Access Required

Vista requires me to be an administrator to perform some functions. The
problem I have is that I am an administrator already but it doesn't seem to
recognise that...stuck!! Is this a software issue???Please help

J

I have same problem,hoping for fix too.


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grosssr

Jarrod;721769 Wrote:

> Vista requires me to be an administrator to perform some functions. The
> problem I have is that I am an administrator already but it doesn't
> seem to
> recognise that...stuck!! Is this a software issue???Please help
>
> J

Hello Jarrod,
No, it is not a software issue. It's UAC, user accounts control, at
work. UAC is part of the "features" of Vista. It's purpose basically is
security, the integrity of the computer. Even when you are logged on in
an administrator account, and therefore an administrator, there are
still certain "functions" which require you to make one more step in
order to proceed. Such a step will usually be : right click on the
file/program, click Run As Administrator, then do what you want to do in
the first place. If you try to mess around with Vista's application
programs, UAC will stop you dead on the track. If you had XP before,
then this UAC might appear to be an annoyance. However, it helps to
protect where XP fails. Hope I have answered your question.


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t-4-2

Hello t-4-2
I guess my problem is different.When I click on icons in control pane
such as windows update or uac I get nothing. The cerser changes from
hand to the arrow,thats all.On the desktop the same click results in
quick flash to the program and off

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grosssr

This is a common point of confusion for new Vista users. Vista has, in
effect, an administrator and superuser-administrator (the built in
administrator) accounts. A regular administrator account does not have the
same unlimited rights as it does in XP. For certain functions, generally
related to system administration, the User Account Control prompt requires
confirmation. Microsoft, inexplicably, used terminology guaranteed to cause
confusion by simply using the term administrator all around.

The idea behind this is that malware, when running in the context of a
basic administrator account, will not have full administrative access which
may limit the damage it can cause. At the same time, we need a quick way to
give an elevated permission (i..e. the UAC prompt), which was lacking in XP
in a limited user account. This is a good idea though, in some respects,
has been implemented poorly causing unnecessary frustration and some
confusion.
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"Jarrod" <Jarrod@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1FAF78E7-E134-45EC-83BB-78D865A5978E@microsoft.com...

> Vista requires me to be an administrator to perform some functions. The
> problem I have is that I am an administrator already but it doesn't seem
> to
> recognise that...stuck!! Is this a software issue???Please help
>
> J

grosssr;722090 Wrote:

> Hello t-4-2,
> I guess my problem is different.When I click on icons in control panel
> such as windows update or uac I get nothing. The cerser changes from a
> hand to the arrow,thats all.On the desktop the same click results in a
> quick flash to the program and off.

Hello grosssr,
I need to understand fully what you had said.
First, When you "click" on ,say, Windows Update, you have to either
Double Click(left click twice) ,or left click(highlight click) then
right click(activate click), Before you can launch the program.
Please explain the last sentence. What do you mean "a quick flash to
the program and off". What "off" means ? Off as in gone, nothing ?


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t-4-2

t-4-2;722130 Wrote:

> Hello grosssr,
> I need to understand fully what you had said.
> First, When you "click" on ,say, Windows Update, you have to either
> Double Click(left click twice) ,or left click(highlight click) then
> right click(activate click), Before you can launch the program.
> Please explain the last sentence. What do you mean "a quick flash to
> the program and off". What "off" means ? Off as in gone, nothing ?

hey,t-4-2
I ment to say,double click and the quick flash is the program opening,I
think.Only the out line of the window is visible as a flash. The off as
in not opening.Sorry.


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grosssr

grosssr;722673 Wrote:

> hey,t-4-2
> I ment to say,double click and the quick flash is the program opening,I
> think.Only the out line of the window is visible as a flash. The off as
> in not opening.Sorry.

Hello grosssr,
How long ago since you have this problem? If it was less than 10 days
time, you can try do a system restore, choosing the date which you
remembered everything was running normally as your restore point. Do you
know how to do that ?


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t-4-2