Administrator Access

[clearmist]

I am receiving an error message regarding the need to logon as an
administrator in Windows 98 in order to download anything requiring Active X,
including Windows Update, how can I make my profile be an administrator
profile?

 

[PCR]

clearmist wrote:
| I am receiving an error message regarding the need to logon as an
| administrator in Windows 98 in order to download anything requiring
| Active X, including Windows Update, how can I make my profile be an
| administrator profile?

When "Administrator" is mentioned & you don't know why...

(a) Better update definitions, & run a virus check.
(b) "START, Run, PolEdit".

Likely, it won't be there, or you'd have known to do that. So...
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=147381
How to Use System Policies On a Standalone Computer

(c) The MSKB...
http://search.support.microsoft.com/kb/c.asp?fr=0&SD=GN&LN=EN-US
Search "System Administrator" Windows 98 Full Text Exact Phrase does
come up with many, including...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kben-us326686&Product=w98
"Windows Update was disabled by your system administrator" error message
(326686) - You may experience one or more of the following symptoms:
Windows Update is not on the Start menu. Note On a Windows XP-based
computer or a Windows Server 2003-based computer, Windows Update will
not appear on the Start menu unless you are using the...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kben-us179644&Product=w98
Policy That Disables MS-DOS Prompt Disables All MS-DOS Programs
(179644) - When you double-click an MS-DOS-based program, you may
receive the following error message: This program cannot be run due to
restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system
administrator. This same behavior may occur if you type...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kben-us192393&Product=w98
The Windows 98 Desktop Icons Are Missing
(192393) - When you start your Windows 98-based computer, your desktop
icons may be missing, and a menu may be missing if you right-click the
desktop. Also, if you click Show Desktop, you may receive the following
error message: This operation has been cancelled...

(c) I guess, post the following Registry key for examination...

"START button, Run, RegEdit", & navigate to...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Exp
lorer

That is,
(a) Click plus signs, beginning left of "HKEY_CURRENT_USER",
& ending left of "Policies".
(b) Click "Explorer" in the left pane.
(c) "Registry menu, Export Registry file".
Name the file... Policies.txt.

This offers to create a file of the entire Key that is open...
all the items in the right pane & any sub-keys in the left pane
(supposing there was a plus sign on the one highlighted). Give
it a name & location of your choosing, even to the Desktop or
My Documents.

(d) Exit, & post the Policies.txt file.

WARNING: Do not get carried away in the Registry. It is very important
to the proper functioning of Windows. Muss it badly, & you must boot to
DOS & "Scanreg /Restore". Then, choose the date of the last successful
boot from the five offered.


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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
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