Software Install quirk


  1. tbernstein
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    Software Install quirk


    I upgraded from Vista while the computer was logged in to my wife's log-in.

    But I've since discovered a small handful of programmes that won't install in my log-in. The install aborts with a useless error message.
    But they do install if I try in my wife's log-in.
    Examples are Paint.net and Microsoft Uninstaller.

    I created a new log-in and profile for myself after the upgrade and deleted the old one. My wife's is original.
    Does this mean that not all Admin accounts are equal?
    ( 7 Home Premium).
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  3. seekermeister
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    W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
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    Built-in Administrator Account - Enable or Disable
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  4. tbernstein
    Posts : 106
    Win 7
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    Yes. But what interests me is that my wife's permissions and mine are different in some subtle way, yet they are both the same type of log-in, in theory.
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