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Many programs require that you be administrator in order to install. If you're not, you have few options. Most boil down to: be the administrator.

by Leo A. Notenboom, © 2007

I'm trying to run in a 'safe' limited user account, but I often find that I need to install something - which I can't. Is there a way I can install software on my machine without having to be the administrator?

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This can be a very frustrating situation, I know. I have machineswhere the primary account is an administrator simply because of the frequentirritation of application updates and installations that require it.

Go to the Log on tab. Click the Local System account option. Go to the Recovery tab. Click Restart the Service from each of these drop-down menus: First failure, Second failure, and Subsequent failures. On your Mac, choose Apple menu System Preferences, then click Users & Groups. Open Users & Groups preferences for me. Click the lock icon to unlock it. Enter an administrator name and password. Click the Add button below the list of users. Click the New Account pop-up menu, then choose a type of user. Nov 03, 2011  Right click on Computer, and select Manage. On the left pick ' local users and groups'. Double click your username and on the top there will be a tab saying 'Member of'. Select it and make sure you see 'Administrators'. This is a message from your operating system and you must log in as a 'power user' or'administrator' to do powerful things, like installing software. If Windows or Mac pops up a message asking for an admin password, it really needs it. If you cancel from that dialog, you won't be able to use Prism. Windows 2000/NT/XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8. This entry was posted in Capital Mac News and Information, General Macintosh Information, Macintosh Advice, Macintosh Password, Macintosh Repair, Macintosh Security and tagged admin password, Administrator, Forgotten Password, Mac OS X, Macintosh Help, Macintosh Security, password on February 12, 2015 by Capital Mac Administrator. Post navigation.

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I will cut to the chase and say that if an application you're attempting toinstall is failing because you're not the administrator your only recourse isto login as the administrator. Or perhaps not install the application atall.

In other words, you're basically screwed.

The big variable is the program that you're attempting to install. They fallinto three buckets:

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• Wine software for mac review. Programs that don't need administrative access and don't ask for it. Theyjust install or update happily as needed.

• Programs that do need administrative access. I at least understand theseprograms. Perhaps they're installing or updating device drivers, secure areasof the system or registry, or who knows what. Basically the whole point ofrunning as a limited user is to prevent this kind of access by accident. Itmakes sense that they would be blocked and warrant the extra scrutiny ofsomeone who would login as administrator.

• Programs that don't need administrative access and ask for itanyway. Why, for example, do I have to be administrator to update MSN InstantMessenger? This is the frustrating bucket.

One clarification: even though I've said program's 'ask' for administrativeaccess, under Windows XP, at least that's really just a simplification. Mostjust try to do something administrative in nature, and that either works orfails if the user isn't logged in as administrator.

Now there's a very strong argument that installing any softwareshould be totally restricted to administrators. I'd even go along with that ifit weren't so darned impractical under XP. It seems every day or so somethingwants to update, requiring that the user logout from their limited user accountand login as administrator. (Or wait until the person with administrativeaccess can do so.)

The good news is that I believe that there's hope on the horizon.

Much like Linux and the Mac, rather than forcing you to log out and log inas administrator, Windows Vista will prompt you for the Administrative passwordif administrative access is needed. Yes, you still need to know that password,so it's not a free ticket for the kids to install something that mom or dad havehopefully protected the computer against. But it is a step in the rightdirection to both secure the system while minimizing the inconvenience.

I know that this 'feature' of Vista tends to pop up a little too often forsome people, but when it comes to installing software, the approach makes senseto me.

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I don't agree with your 'frustrating bucket' point. The whole purpose of limited accounts is to restrict access which in general isn't needed (such as writing to system directories like C:Program Files). Updating MSN Messenger naturally needs to change these files so needs to have write access to that folder.

Admittedly the Windows XP implementation is very poor because you can't log in as an administrator temporarily within your session.

Now what is frustrating is poorly written programs that need administrator access when they shouldn't really need it at all. That just stems from the fact that traditionally every user is an administrator. I very poor policy on Windows' part.

If you're running 2000, XP, or 2003 server; you can use runas, which lets you run a program as a different user whilst staying logged in. http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis/archive/2004/06/23/163229.aspx

No need to download a 'runas' program. Simply right-click the program's icon and select the 'run as' choice. I do this all the time on my kids' computers, where the younger ones use a 'restricted' account.

If it's on an auto-run CD, you need to go to 'my computer', right-click the drive's icon and select 'open' (rather than 'autorun'), and examine the 'autorun.inf' file to see which program to run.

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Ken: when you right-click the program and select 'run as.', the resulting dialogue calls the runas.exe program that I refer to in my post; that's how it works. Of course there's no need to download it; it's been a part of Windows since Windows 2000.

I agree with Ken and Simon regarding exe's but when the program is a .msi install file you won'nt find the runas option when u right click on the icon.No problem write the runas command to start a command prompt(cmd.exe) remember the command prompt with admin previleges is a powerful tool its true that this command line cannot do a list of simle things.Ok this is the command >runas /env /user:administrator 'cmd.exe' if you are in a domain and need domain admin previleges then the command >runas /env /user:mydomainadministrator 'cmd.exe' These will open a command line with admin previleges then simply navigate to the .msi file and type >msiexec /i myapplication.msi .That's it its very simple!.Always remember that it is a good practice to use the machine with a restricted user previlege account to avoid attacks from viruses,hackers,malware. .etc.Read this article for more information.It also provides you a solution as to how you should run programs that need an administrator previlege. http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/windows_security_whynot_admin.mspx?mfr=true

I have to tell you, I once tried running in a limited account but it turned out to be more of a hassle than it was worth, I feel if you use due diligence handling downloads(like scanning every file multiple times before trusting it), you've covered your ass pretty good. It seems to me that for a home user to run a limited account is abit paranoid, I don't think I've ever installed a program w/o knowing it.lol

I am a developer that has always used a limited account for everything I don't need Administrator privileges for. I prefer to use the Administrator account to install software since I hope that the software will install for 'All Users'.

If say one day I log into my windows XP Packg.II,
And I TRY to change my mothers Picture Icon, & Her desktop to another picture; Something she can't do for herself, I am the 'ADMINISTRATOR', BUT..I have NO IDEA HOW I got this 'Frustrating ADMINISTRATOR' Thing Opened in the first place?! HOW Can I Remove Myself as the ADMINISTRATOR?? Please. It's driving me, and Mother CRAZY!!
Thanks,
Kelly S.S.

Its no great shakes in XP to simply switch user and and log in as Administrator to instal the MSI (as I did two minutes ago), log out of Administrator and back to your regular user account.

In answer to Kelly SS, set yourself up as a Poweruser and leave the Administrator account hidden.

how I install Massanger yahoo without administrator installtion

I am the only user on this *)#@ Vista machine, and when running certain programs I get the message 'Need Administrator Privileges'. I AM The administrator and there is only one user account, mine! How do I get around this ?

I try to download veterans forms and vista want let me, how can I get through this block.

How can i install winrar on my pc. actually i have a limited account in server.

This post is not helpful to those who searching for a solution to install a program without administrator privilages. please look for something else.

this discusses some workarounds: http://abtevrythng.blogspot.com/2009/08/using-installing-applications-without.html

This post is really not helpful to those who are searching for a solution to install a program without administrator privileges.
And Leo's answer is not right, there's always an answer to some of these issues, take a look
http://www.varesano.net/blog/fabio/installing+flash+player+plugin+firefox+without+having+administrator+access+or+premissions

Well there are some simple basic things to know. Earlier it was not possible to acheive this but with the advancement in technology now you can use your favourite applications on any computer in the world. you just need to have internet connection and a user account in that PC(only windows)

Okay coming to the solution of the problem, you can use portable versions of the software that you want to use on the internet and if they are not available you can create your own portable applications and host them for free on internet and which can be accessed by anyone in the world anywhere. Just read my how to do this post at http://abtevrythng.blogspot.com/2009/11/creating-web-hosted-portable.html

I use runas and if i want to enter the administrator account with password automatically i use this tool
http://www.robotronic.de/runasspcEn.html
But sure.
1) you need the administrator account with password to install an application
2) normaly an application should be run with standard rights. But some applications cannot run without administrator rights. So i use runasspc

Well I installed as an administrator but somehow cannot use the same as a limited user; it keeps requesting for installation. How do I do this now?

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