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i'm using windows 98....and i jus downloaded a program off the internet...when i opened the file it gave me a messsage saying that i cant use and it tells me to contact the admin....this usally dosent happen..and i never knew there was a admin on my computer.....does anyone know how to fix this? is there a way to find out the admin is?

what program did you try to download?

uh...i think it was Tuneup Utilities...is that compatible with windows 98?

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Originally posted by - keef
i'm using windows 98....and i jus downloaded a program off the internet...when i opened the file it gave me a messsage saying that i cant use and it tells me to contact the admin....this usally dosent happen..and i never knew there was a admin on my computer.....does anyone know how to fix this? is there a way to find out the admin is?

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in that case, when the program says "admin", it doesn't mean the person of the admin account, because there's no account at all. It means the person responsible of the computer and/or the network connection etc... That person is most probably you, however it seems yo me that your computer (or internet connection or whatever) has something wronly configured and that's why the program can't be installed.

If you could give us more information about the error and what triggered it we could be admins and try to help you

ok..first this message comes up...saying msiexc caused a illegal program so i need to close it......then another message comes up and this is what it says : "This opderation has been cancelled due to resrictions in effect on this comuter. Please contact your system administrator." yea...thats all the detail i can give you..

btw, are you sure it is compatible with Windows 98? What is the link to that program?

yea..here's the link http://www.snapfiles.com/features/tuneuputils-703-444624.php

And what is the exact errormessage that you get, and is it when you try to install it, or when you actualy run the program...

btw, there is an extensive PDF manual on the creators site, read both the site and the manual, maybe there is something there that explains it....

personally, i think there are better ways to tune-up your computer than dealing with that program and all the spyware/adware/$|-|1+ware