- Insufficient Privileges
- Posted by Richard B. Gardner on March 19th, 2006
I am trying to upgrade certain software products. When attempting the
upgrade I receive the following: "Error 1321: Insufficient privileges to
modify the file." I am the only user on my computer (standalone) and have
full admin rights. I am running WinXP with SP2. Any suggestions? Thanks in
advance for any help.
- Posted by Amnon Feiner on March 19th, 2006
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Richard B. Gardner wrote:
use, hence you need to restart your pc before trying again?
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TIA
Amnon Feiner
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Solid Wood and Stone PC Peripherals
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- Posted by Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers on March 19th, 2006
Hi,
Oddly enough, some software requires that you logon as *the* administrator.
Just logging on with admin privileges is not enough. Blame lazy developers.
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Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
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- Posted by philo on March 19th, 2006
"Richard B. Gardner" <rbgea@cox.net> wrote in message
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try copying the files to a folder not within a profile and see if that
helps...
you may want to create a folder such as C:\shared (for example)
- Posted by Richard B. Gardner on March 20th, 2006
I don't know that I have that option (do I?). The main program is already
installed and I am just trying to upgrade.
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- Posted by Richard B. Gardner on March 20th, 2006
Actually, I am "the" administrator. There are no other admins - I'm the only
user. Or, am I missing something here?
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- Posted by Richard B. Gardner on March 20th, 2006
Yep, logged on as "the" administrator. I also have problems trying uninstall
certain programs - the uninstall gives me the same error message 
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- Posted by Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers on March 20th, 2006
Hi,
Often times, the user thinks they are *the* administrator, when actually
they are the *user* with administrative privileges. A simple test: click
start/run, type %userprofile% and click ok. What folder does it open to? If
it's C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator, then you are indeed logged on
as *the* administrator. Anything else and you are not.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
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- Posted by Richard B. Gardner on March 20th, 2006
Hi Rick,
I typed in %userprofile% and it took me directly to the C:\Documents and
Settings\Administrator folder. It appears that I am "the" administrator,
although my computer obviously doesn't think so at time [grin]. I certainly
welcome any other suggestions. Thanks again.
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- Posted by Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers on March 20th, 2006
Ok, then that just points out that there is a problem with the software's
installer routine. Have you approached the software distributor with this
issue yet?
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
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- Posted by Richard B. Gardner on March 20th, 2006
I'll contact them. However, I think it may extend beyond that particular
software (I-Tunes). I have the same problem when trying to "uninstall" Adobe
6.0 Pro.
Again, thanks for the help
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- Posted by John John on March 21st, 2006
The security permissions on your Administrator or System accounts may
have been modified thus denying you access to registry keys or files on
the hard drive.
John
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