got it now. used this
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/507-built-administrator-account-enable-disable.html opened the command prompt as the administrator. Then on the command line: net user administrator /active:yes I did a reboot, logged on as the administrator and now I could install the beta. thanks for the help, regards, Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: Edward Pottasch To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [amibroker] windows 7 64-bits tried from the command prompt: net user administrator /active:yes but it says: system error 5, access denied regards, Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: Aron To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 6:50 PM Subject: Re: [amibroker] windows 7 64-bits Actually you are not a "real administrator" http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67567-administrator-account.html On 2/3/2010 6:40 PM, Edward Pottasch wrote: hmmm but I am in Administrator Mode I believe. The ab5296beta file is downloaded in the "Downloads" area of the Administration. And I am logged in as the Adminstrator. I can not find much on the net about this problem. Thanks, Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: -= Chris =- To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 6:26 PM Subject: Re: [amibroker] windows 7 64-bits This is the BIG issue introduced with Vista. Either turn off User Account Control, or run the program as Administrator. I think this feature was in XP Pro, but turned off by default, in Vista, it was turned on by default, hence the shock to new users. Go to [Control Panel]>[User Account] and turn off User Account Control. Albeit, some rogue program could execute an exe file without your authorization. BUT if you turn that off, you are now more in an XP world. Otherwise, and maybe the safer mode, is to execute the program in Administrator mode, which in effect YOU are, as this is a PC at home, and not in a public office environment. Do look at Total Commander as an Explorer replacement, and check the boxes under properties to [X] Run as Admin.... Your choice. All 32 bit applications do go by default to the <x86> program folder on a 64 bit system. Comments? ----- Edward Pottasch wrote: > I received the 64-bits version of Windows 7 on a > new computer. Installed Amibroker up to 5.2 (32 bits version) and want to > install the latest beta now. Go to the devlog page and download the latest > beta. The run it. It starts off asking to extract it in C:\Program Files > (x86)\Amibroker
