Can't install programs by left clicking

tcow24

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Hi, I've been browsing this forum for hours now and still don't know what's wrong with my laptop.

Some background: My wife and I have a Lenovo Z585 laptop with Windows 7 Ultimate. Recently she accidentally installed some adware/malware name SweetIM. That caused a lot of errors in our browsers. I was able to remove all of it through spybot & avast, but one problem still remains.

Problem: Every time I try to install a program by left clicking, it wouldn't install. If I right click with "Run as administrator", it would work. While this is a short term fix, but I would to know why I can't left click/install like usual. For example, if I try to install spybot, I get the following message:

"Unable to execute in the temporary directory. Setup aborted.
Error 5: Access is denied."

When I try to install common programs like Adobe Flash or Firefox, nothing would happen with a left click.

When I enabled the built-in elevated administrator account, left click to install is no problem in the Administrator account. However, it still doesn't work in the User account. We only have one user account between the two of us, and everything I've checked showed that it is admin.

I've already ran Avast virusscan/hijackthis/spybot and can't find any issues. Any help is appreciated.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
BGC (Bob's Garage Crew)
OS
win 7 X64 Ultimate SP1
CPU
I3770K
Motherboard
Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe
Memory
G Skill F3-14900CL9-4GBXL x 4
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX670 + Intel 4000
Sound Card
Realtek HD 5.1 (MOB)
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VW224T (1)
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
SATA Corsair Force GT 2.5" 180GB (System) Sata 3
OCZ Vertex3 120GB
OCZ Vertex 2 120GB 2.5" SATA II
ST31000524AS 1000.2GB
WD15EARS (External)
PSU
CoolerMaster 1000 Watt
Case
CoolerMaster HAF X
Cooling
CPU -- CoolerMaster 520N
Keyboard
MS Wireless 3000 V2
Mouse
MS Wireless 3000 V2
Internet Speed
Cable
Antivirus
Norton Internet Security
Browser
IE9
Other Info
AMI Bios 1805
OC'd 3%
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