XP Administrative policies

[Michael]

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

I am trying to install a program on my XP, but when I try, it says admin
policies prohibit this. What can I do to fix this. I have not set any such
policies. it is XP home edition.

 

[Gordon]

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

Michael wrote:
|| I am trying to install a program on my XP, but when I try, it says
|| admin policies prohibit this. What can I do to fix this. I have not
|| set any such policies. it is XP home edition.

Are you logged in as an Administrator?

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Interim Systems and Management Accounting
Gordon Burgess-Parker
Director
www.gbpcomputing.co.uk

 

[Michael]

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

Yes I am signed as an administrator

"Gordon" wrote:

> Michael wrote:
> || I am trying to install a program on my XP, but when I try, it says
> || admin policies prohibit this. What can I do to fix this. I have not
> || set any such policies. it is XP home edition.
>
> Are you logged in as an Administrator?
>
> --
> Interim Systems and Management Accounting
> Gordon Burgess-Parker
> Director
> www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
>
>
>

 

[Gordon]

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

Michael wrote:
|| Yes I am signed as an administrator
||
|| "Gordon" wrote:
||
||| Michael wrote:
||||| I am trying to install a program on my XP, but when I try, it says
||||| admin policies prohibit this. What can I do to fix this. I have
||||| not set any such policies. it is XP home edition.
|||
||| Are you logged in as an Administrator?
|||

Not sure about Home Edition - maybe you have to be logged in as THE
administrator, not AN administrator?

--
Interim Systems and Management Accounting
Gordon Burgess-Parker
Director
www.gbpcomputing.co.uk