"Sherlock, Ric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This is the intended process. To bypass issues with the Virtual Store > in Vista, Pacman checks to see if it write access to > <JinstallDir>\bin. If not it won't run Package Manager. See the thread > <http://www.jsoftware.com/pipermail/beta/2008-February/003069.html>
Ric, Thanks. It didn't solve my problem, but I understand a bit better. > I agree that would be nicer. I don't think it would be possible to use > Package Manager online, but it might be possible to open Package > Manager using the local catalog offline. That would let you check > which addons you have installed and what versions as well as access > the Info button etc. Anything like that to see what I had, what versions I had, and what Info had to say about them would be nice. It'd be even nicer if it would also at least tell me which packages were out of date so I could decide if it's worth becoming administrator (oh, for su or sudo). > I think you are using XP. In which case you should be able to run an > Explorer session or Command prompt as another (Admin) user and make > your changes. Start|All Programs|Accessories| Right click Windows > Explorer| Run as... Good assumption. I had high hopes you had the secret, but I've tried that. On my XP system, right-clicking things in the Start menu (including exactly what you suggested above) does not bring up any menu at all, let alone one with a Run as... option. Is it supposed to work as you describe in XP? If I had that ability, it would help. Right now, I have to open Windows Explorer, navigate to j.exe or whatever program I want to run, and then Run as .... That's slow, and it's even slower with things such as Windows Explorer because I suspect that's not in Program Files but somewhere in Windows that I'd have to go find. Thanks, Bill -- Bill Harris http://facilitatedsystems.com/weblog/ Facilitated Systems Everett, WA 98208 USA http://facilitatedsystems.com/ phone: +1 425 337-5541 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
