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Installing firfox on windows 7 error

post #1 of 10
11/7/09 at 2:36pm
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i cannot install firefox [first thing ive tried] on windows 7,

comes up in a box with 'run as' in the title and says

'you may not have the necessary permissions... '
then asks to instal as administrator, asking for a password, or as me

im stuck!
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post #2 of 10
11/7/09 at 4:13pm
When you install Software, you have to be installing from an Administrator account.
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post #3 of 10
11/7/09 at 4:15pm
Thread Starter 
yes i am set as the administrator, i checked that before, but that does seem to be the issue
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post #4 of 10
11/7/09 at 4:30pm
Right click on the file, "Run As Administrator"
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post #5 of 10
11/7/09 at 5:01pm
If it's asking for a password, then your account doesn't have admin credentials. Did you log out/in after setting your account to an Administrator?
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post #6 of 10
11/7/09 at 5:20pm
Thread Starter 
yes the computer has been fully restarted a few times

ie never had to put 'run as admin' in vista or xp for a program installation before
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post #7 of 10
11/7/09 at 5:59pm
Are you the super-secret top-level Administrator, or just the regular admin account?
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post #8 of 10
11/7/09 at 6:04pm
I installed firefox on a regular admin account just fine.
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post #9 of 10
11/7/09 at 6:28pm
Thread Starter 
thanks all, it has resolved the issue itself, with no apparent changes, im none the wiser :/

and yes, i was top level, (tell no one, super secret] admin lol
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post #10 of 10
11/7/09 at 6:29pm
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its a pain, ive partitioned the hard drive to instal 7, and i have to keep switching between them until its 'ready'
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