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No Admin Privileges as Admin
So: I've had a recurring issue with Windows 7 that has only come to the forefront once again due to a need to upgrade Flash and finding I cannot delete a core file or do a fresh install of flash because it cannot write over said file. So. Let's get to business with the heart of the problem.
I'm on a custom built Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit OS machine. My primary account as admin privileges when the user data is brought up on mmc. I have attempted to run the installation as well as delete the offending file (Windows/SysWOW64/Macromed/Flash/NPSWF32.dll) on both the default administrator account and on my primary account. In both occasions, it has stated that I do not have administrator privileges and need to login to the administrator account.
Obviously, being done from the administrator account, this doesn't make the tiniest bit of sense. Nor does the fact that flash is working on Chrome, but not on Firefox. But let's not get into that for now.
So: computer gurus who know more than I: how do I solve this issue of not having administrator privileges on the administrator account? I'm not sure if I included all the information you might need, and I'm happy to provide more. Just ask away.
Edit:
I believe it's relevant to mention that I use PCTools antivirus protection, though I disabled IntelliGuard and the Computer Immunization while attempting this. No apparent effect on the administrator privileges though. Also, no viruses found in a complete system scan.