If you are running Windows Vista as a non-Administrator user, you will
find out pretty quickly that you do not have the privileges to perform
a lot of the tasks that you could normally perform with Window XP.
One of the tasks that you might not be able to perform as a Standard
user (non-Administrator) is installing software. You might get
"Permission Denied" or "Access Denied" errors if the installation
process tries to write to your Windows system folder or Windows
registry.
In order to ensure a smooth installation process and to prevent
permission errors when using our software, we recommend that you set
yourself up as an Administrator in Windows Vista. If you have not
done so, below are the steps to check whether you are already set up as an
Administrator in Windows Vista:
1) Click on the
Windows Vista Start button on the lower left corner of your computer
screen:
2) Click on the
Control Panel menu item:
3) Click on the
User Account and Family Safety link on the Control Panel:
4) Click on the green
User Accounts link:
5) Click on the
Change your account type link:
6) On the
Select your new account type screen, you will see what type of account
you are currently running under. If you do not have the Administrator checkbox selected, you will need
to ask someone who has an Administrator account on your computer to assign you as an Administrator.
As a Standard user, you might not have sufficient privilege to assign yourself as an Administrator.
After checking the Administrator checkbox, click on the "Change Account Type" button to commit your
change. You might be asked to restart your computer.
7) Restart your computer. When you log back in, you should be running as an Administrator account type.
8) You are not completely out of the woods yet! There is one more thing you need to do. You need to
turn off User Account Control
to suppress those annoying Windows Vista security warning messages that accomplish nothing but reduce productivity.
