Guest clearmist Posted December 5, 2007 Posted December 5, 2007 I am receiving an error message regarding the need to logon as an administrator in Windows 98 in order to download anything requiring Active X, including Windows Update, how can I make my profile be an administrator profile?
Guest PCR Posted December 6, 2007 Posted December 6, 2007 Re: Administrator Access clearmist wrote: | I am receiving an error message regarding the need to logon as an | administrator in Windows 98 in order to download anything requiring | Active X, including Windows Update, how can I make my profile be an | administrator profile? When "Administrator" is mentioned & you don't know why... (a) Better update definitions, & run a virus check. (b) "START, Run, PolEdit". Likely, it won't be there, or you'd have known to do that. So... http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=147381 How to Use System Policies On a Standalone Computer © The MSKB... http://search.support.microsoft.com/kb/c.asp?fr=0&SD=GN&LN=EN-US Search "System Administrator"; Windows 98; Full Text; Exact Phrase; does come up with many, including... http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326686&Product=w98 "Windows Update was disabled by your system administrator" error message (326686) - You may experience one or more of the following symptoms: Windows Update is not on the Start menu. Note On a Windows XP-based computer or a Windows Server 2003-based computer, Windows Update will not appear on the Start menu unless you are using the... http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;179644&Product=w98 Policy That Disables MS-DOS Prompt Disables All MS-DOS Programs (179644) - When you double-click an MS-DOS-based program, you may receive the following error message: This program cannot be run due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator. This same behavior may occur if you type... http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;192393&Product=w98 The Windows 98 Desktop Icons Are Missing (192393) - When you start your Windows 98-based computer, your desktop icons may be missing, and a menu may be missing if you right-click the desktop. Also, if you click Show Desktop, you may receive the following error message: This operation has been cancelled... © I guess, post the following Registry key for examination... "START button, Run, RegEdit", & navigate to... HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Exp lorer That is, (a) Click plus signs, beginning left of "HKEY_CURRENT_USER", & ending left of "Policies". (b) Click "Explorer" in the left pane. © "Registry menu, Export Registry file". Name the file... Policies.txt. This offers to create a file of the entire Key that is open... all the items in the right pane & any sub-keys in the left pane (supposing there was a plus sign on the one highlighted). Give it a name & location of your choosing, even to the Desktop or My Documents. (d) Exit, & post the Policies.txt file. WARNING: Do not get carried away in the Registry. It is very important to the proper functioning of Windows. Muss it badly, & you must boot to DOS & "Scanreg /Restore". Then, choose the date of the last successful boot from the five offered. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, Should things get worse after this, PCR pcrrcp@netzero.net
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