This is my first post but probably not my last!
I have recently bought a new laptop with Win 8.1 installed (I also have an older one with Windows 8.0 which I have not used until a couple of days ago - don't ask)
I have managed to download and install a lot of software from the web on both machines, no problem. Then I tried to download and install my own program from my website (ie an .exe that I have written). It downloaded fine but when I tried to install it, after the usual warnings it came up with (on both machines):
"blah blah. Log on as administrator blah blah"
So, I went to the Control panel and duly appointed myself as an administrator and closed the machine. When I restarted it, there I was, as an administrator. Hurrah!
But it still did NOT allow me to install my program. Many hours later (I hate you Microsoft) I realised that what the warning message should have said was:
blah blah "Log on as The Administrator blah blah". Not just any old administrator but as the Superbeing known as "The Administrator". So, who is he and where does he live? Well, it appears he lives hidden on your PC.
So, how do you unleash this dragon from his cave and set him to work. Well, this worked for me:
1. Control Panel (I use ClassicShell to make my life easier - am I allowed to say that? - no connection to me and it is free)
2. Programs
3. WindowsSystems
4. Command Prompt BUT do NOT left click on it. RIGHT click on it and then
5. Left Click on "Run as administrator" (this is CRUCIAL)
6. Then the familiar DOS Black Box headed: "Administrator: Command Prompt" should come up
(It does not seem to matter which directory you are in but if you need to change or are just curious, you can change directory like this "cd C:\" but without the quotes - this will bring up the C: drive for example. This is what we worked with back in the mid 1980's but with .bat files to make life a little easier)
7. Then type precisely this:
net user administrator /active:yes
It should then come up with "Command was completed successfully". Anything else and you are in trouble
8. Close down PC
9. Start the PC
10. The opening screen should show just you but with a crucial ARROW pointing left
11. Click on the arrow and the dragon will be there - probably with no password (later, be patient)
12. Log on as the "Administrator". Everything will look totally different because this is a different user
(OR you can just use the switch user option in the closing down options)
13. Attempt to install your program (it will deny it is present in downloads but if you look properly on the drive it will be there under users etc). Or just download it again. It should now install
14. Switch back to being plain old you! You can put the dragon back in his cave via
net user administrator /active:no
if you want to
15. Make a new shortcut on the Desktop to your program
16. To run it, right click and run as administrator if it refuses to run
Simples.
So, my question: Is this really the only way to do this or am I missing something simple?
Thank you in anticipation
I have recently bought a new laptop with Win 8.1 installed (I also have an older one with Windows 8.0 which I have not used until a couple of days ago - don't ask)
I have managed to download and install a lot of software from the web on both machines, no problem. Then I tried to download and install my own program from my website (ie an .exe that I have written). It downloaded fine but when I tried to install it, after the usual warnings it came up with (on both machines):
"blah blah. Log on as administrator blah blah"
So, I went to the Control panel and duly appointed myself as an administrator and closed the machine. When I restarted it, there I was, as an administrator. Hurrah!
But it still did NOT allow me to install my program. Many hours later (I hate you Microsoft) I realised that what the warning message should have said was:
blah blah "Log on as The Administrator blah blah". Not just any old administrator but as the Superbeing known as "The Administrator". So, who is he and where does he live? Well, it appears he lives hidden on your PC.
So, how do you unleash this dragon from his cave and set him to work. Well, this worked for me:
1. Control Panel (I use ClassicShell to make my life easier - am I allowed to say that? - no connection to me and it is free)
2. Programs
3. WindowsSystems
4. Command Prompt BUT do NOT left click on it. RIGHT click on it and then
5. Left Click on "Run as administrator" (this is CRUCIAL)
6. Then the familiar DOS Black Box headed: "Administrator: Command Prompt" should come up
(It does not seem to matter which directory you are in but if you need to change or are just curious, you can change directory like this "cd C:\" but without the quotes - this will bring up the C: drive for example. This is what we worked with back in the mid 1980's but with .bat files to make life a little easier)
7. Then type precisely this:
net user administrator /active:yes
It should then come up with "Command was completed successfully". Anything else and you are in trouble
8. Close down PC
9. Start the PC
10. The opening screen should show just you but with a crucial ARROW pointing left
11. Click on the arrow and the dragon will be there - probably with no password (later, be patient)
12. Log on as the "Administrator". Everything will look totally different because this is a different user
(OR you can just use the switch user option in the closing down options)
13. Attempt to install your program (it will deny it is present in downloads but if you look properly on the drive it will be there under users etc). Or just download it again. It should now install
14. Switch back to being plain old you! You can put the dragon back in his cave via
net user administrator /active:no
if you want to
15. Make a new shortcut on the Desktop to your program
16. To run it, right click and run as administrator if it refuses to run
Simples.
So, my question: Is this really the only way to do this or am I missing something simple?
Thank you in anticipation
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My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1