Can't Install/Uninstall programs - policies to prevent Install

I have a laptop with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit and it can not install or uninstall programs in any normal way. When you try to do so, it comes up with this error "The System Administrator has set policies to prevent this installation." Now, I have googled it and most posts refer me to use the Local Security Policy editor/snap-in which is NOT available in Windows 7 Home Prem. So, most say you have to edit the registry to enable this support, but I have not ran across a reg edit that will help me with this specific issue. My account is an administrative account and I have even gone as far as creating a new account with admin privledges and still get the same error. I even got that error in the middle of creating the new account, too. So, is there anyone out there who might know what registry entry I need to add/modify to get passed this issue? I will add that you CAN install programs so long as you right click the installer and run it as administrator. Thanks for your time.

Yeah, Windows 7 Home Premium does not allow you access to gpedit.msc nor the local security policy. Yes, my user account is the only account and it is and administrator account. HP isn't going to do squat about changing the local policy settings. As to your comment about reloading, if I wanted to reload windows, I certainly would have done that already and not bothered posting. However, I would like to avoid reloading, so if anyone else has any ideas about what registry entry I might be able to change I am all ears. Thanks for your consideration.

Again, thanks for the response. What you are suggesting is against the windows EULA. Just because it would initially work and probably activate, the Windows would eventually see that my product key was an HP key and then deactivate it. That's just how Windows 7 works now. Plus, that's not legal.

Anyways, I discovered my own registry hack and will likely try and get back on here with what I exactly did, but it involved creating some Install and Uninstall keys in the registry under the policy keys in certain spots and then creating a DWord for DisableMSI in each of those. It had to be done in multiple spots, but it wound up working great. Yay me.

Anyway, again, think twice before suggesting people violate the Windows EULA. If I had followed your advice, not only would it have been illegal, but after MS deactivated my Windows as not genuine, I would have had to pay for a replacement key. Thanks but not thanks.

Karl,

Thanks for the reply. Would you care to elaborate on how Wachoo is correct?