Re: Need Administrator Rights to Install 3COM Diagnostics

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From: Bruce Sanderson (bsanders_at_junk.junk)
Date: 10/03/04 

Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 18:28:22 -0700

It may be a red herring, but see if
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=263693 is applicable.

It is not unusual for groups to be nested, so the number of groups a user
account is a member of can get quite large. 

-- 
Bruce Sanderson MVP Printing
It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.
"Firewall" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:260f01c4a4e8$3959f060$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> We are using 3COM's embedded firewall product with the
> 3COM network cards model 3CRFW103.  When I go to install
> the 3COM diagnostics for the card I receive the message
> indicating I am not an administrator and the install
> fails.  I am an administrator and can install any other
> software product witout a problem.
>
> I have narrowed down the problem this far.  If I have 1 to
> 19 NT groups assigned to my NT ID, I can run the 3COM
> diagnostics install program.  If I have 20 or more NT
> groups assigned to my NT ID, I receive the message that
> says I do not have administrator rights and the install
> fails.
>
> I reported this problem to 3COM and they don't feel this
> is a problem with their software and suggest I contact
> Microsoft to see if this is a problem with the OS.  I am
> not sure exactly what 3COM is getting at.  Why would the
> number of NT groups assigned to my NT ID cause me to loose
> Administrator rights with the 3COM Diagnostics program?
>
> Firewall

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