[dba-Tech] Windows 7 Administrator

Thanks. I'll experiment and report back.

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 5:51 PM, James Barash <james at fcidms.com> wrote:

> Arthur:
>
> If you right-click on the installation program for the software (setup.exe
> or whatever it is called), you should see an option to "Run as
> administrator". Assuming your user is an administrator, and it should be if
> you are the only user, this should run with all the correct permissions.
> I've run into that a few times and this has always worked for me.
>
> Hope it helps.
>
> James Barash
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:
> dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 2:51 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows 7 Administrator
>
>  I'm trying to install a piece of software that demands that I have
> administrative rights. I am the only user on the computer. The list of users
> includes only "Arthur". Is the Administrator button hidden, and if so how
> can I reveal it, and if not, how do I get to my user permissions page so I
> can grant myself admin rights?
>
> TIA,
> Arthur
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