to install as administrator / set up the administrator account in windows 7

Note for Windows Vista/7 (or later) users:

In Windows Vista/7 (or later), User Account Control (UAC) is enabled by default, members of the administrators group do NOT have full administrator privileges.

When you install (by double-clicking the installer or right-clicking the installer and choose Run as administrator), an User Account Control prompt may be displayed and ask you if you allow the program to make changes to your computer, click Yes to let the installer run elevated.

If you still cannot install successfully, log in Windows as the built-in administrator account to install. The built-in administrator account is disabled by default, you may need to enable the built-in administrator account first:

1. Login as administrator. Open a command prompt (under All Programs -> Accessories) in administrator mode by right-clicking and choosing Run as administrator,
2. Type the command: net user administrator /active:yes. You should see: "The command completed successfully."
3. Log out. You'll now see the Administrator account show up on the login screen.

Log in as the built-in administrator and install again. After successful installation, if you want to disable the built-in administrator account. Logout and re-login as your regular user account, and then open an administrator mode command prompt as above. Type the command: net user administrator /active:no. The administrator account will now be disabled, and should not show up on the login screen anymore.

 

8/25/2014

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