A recent google search came up with an article on installing non Vista compliant program came up with this info. Maybe someone can give it a try. I don't have Vista.
PC Magazine, Vista Made Easy: 50 tips and tricks It was suggested that Vista users login to the account whose name is "Administrator". As the "Vista made easy" article points out, the phrase "Administrator account" has two independent meanings, and thus is ambiguous: "...there are two kinds of user accounts, Administrator and Standard. This refers to the level of privileges -t he things you're allowed to do. In addition, and separately, there is an account named Administrator." An account whose "kind" is Standard does not have the privileges required to install some Legacy programs. An account whose "kind" is Administrator does not have the the required privileges either. Only the account whose name is "Administrator" has the privileges required to install a program like DxBase in c:\program files . In case this isn't sufficiently confusing, the account whose name is "Administrator" doesn't appear in the User Accounts control panel, as it is by default disabled. To enab;e the account whose name is "Administrator" so you can login with its privileges - In Vista Ultimate or Business editions, right-click Computer and click Manage. Under Local Users and Groups, open Users, and right- click the one named Administrator, and select Properties. Uncheck "Account is disabled" and, and the account whose name is "Administrator" will appear in the User Accounts control panel. - In other editions, click Start, type cmd, right-click the cmd.exe item at top, and choose "Run as administrator". Type net user administrator /active:yes and log off. The account whose name is "Administrator" will now appear on the welcome screen. ----------------------------------------------------- "It's time for the human race to enter the solar system!" Dan Quayle ----------------------------------------------------- Bill H. in Chicagoland webcams at http://76.16.160.118:8080/ weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org
