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http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download....1_Prod_Version=Sho

Trying to install new version, I press install, does the little DirectX thing
askes me what language
does sum more loading bars crap
askes me I want Google Toolbar (that worked fine)
does more loading bars crap
and then OH! i'm not the admin, and I dont have enough authority.

Owned by Macromedia? Fuck Off. I'm the only person who uses this computer... :@

Anyway. Can someone help me fix this?
10-10-2006 02:24 AM
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RE: I'm Not Admin?!
Are you sure you are an administrator?   Double-check.

Go to your Control Panel, make sure your Control Panel is on the Classic view.  Double-click on "User Accounts".  Under "or pick an account to change".  Does it say "Computer Administrator" under your name?

If not, click on your username, "Change my account type" and choose "Computer administrator".

What version of Windows are you running, BTW?

This post was edited on 10-10-2006 at 04:09 AM by brian.
10-10-2006 04:08 AM
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I'm down as Admin... Like I said before, I'm the only fella that uses this, and I dont have my Guest Account activated....

I'm Running Windows XP
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Alright, do you mind trying to paste the exact message here?

You can do that when the message box of the error is open, click on it to make it active and press "Ctrl" & "C" at the same time, then come back here and paste it.
10-10-2006 04:16 AM
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RE: I'm Not Admin?!
This has to be done in safemode.

http://consumer.installshield.com/kb.asp?id=Q108340

Also you can try right clicking on the installation clicking Run As... and typing Administrator as the username and clicking OK.

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10-10-2006 04:19 AM
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Alright, do you mind trying to paste the exact message here?

You can do that when the message box of the error is open, click on it to make it active and press "Ctrl" & "C" at the same time, then come back here and paste it.

It Says:

"You do not have access to make the required system configuration modifications. Please rerun this installation from an administrators account."

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This has to be done in safemode.

http://consumer.installshield.com/kb.asp?id=Q108340

Also you can try right clicking on the installation clicking Run As... and typing Administrator as the username and clicking OK.

I cant rmember how to get into SafeMode so I havent tried yet, but, but I dont get this:

Error -1607: Unable to Install InstallShield Scripting Runtime

So do I still need to do that stuff?

This post was edited on 10-11-2006 at 01:35 AM by MC Inferno.
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I cant rmember how to get into SafeMode


http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsafe.htm#02
To get into the Windows 2000 / XP Safe mode, as the computer is booting press and hold your "F8 Key" which should bring up the "Windows Advanced Options Menu" as shown [in the image in that link]. Use your arrow keys to move to "Safe Mode" and press your Enter key.

anyway, that's all :$
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Also you can try right clicking on the installation clicking Run As... and typing Administrator as the username and clicking OK.
Do you ever read? No offence but I posted another thing you can try and that should work.
10-11-2006 03:42 AM
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Also you can try right clicking on the installation clicking Run As... and typing Administrator as the username and clicking OK.
Do you ever read? No offence but I posted another thing you can try and that should work.

Sorry, i frogot to mention that in the last post, I did try that, but that didnt work too. My bad, sorry. I'm at work atm, so I'll try the other things you mention about safe mode tonight when I get home.

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I cant rmember how to get into SafeMode


http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsafe.htm#02
To get into the Windows 2000 / XP Safe mode, as the computer is booting press and hold your "F8 Key" which should bring up the "Windows Advanced Options Menu" as shown [in the image in that link]. Use your arrow keys to move to "Safe Mode" and press your Enter key.

anyway, that's all :$

Thanks!

This post was edited on 10-11-2006 at 03:11 PM by MC Inferno.
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