Re: Administrator can't install

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 03/23/04 

Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 20:59:33 -0000

Have you checked the membership of the Local Administrators group?

"Scott" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1223601c41116$8bb03470$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Hope someone can help. I am the administrator on a
> workstation, but when I try to install Macromedia's
> Shockwave Player, it runs through the install, then tells
> me I don't have sufficient permission to install the
> program. I've also tried logging in under the
> Administrator account and get the same error. Any ideas?
> I'm completely stumped.
>
> Scott

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