Vista Home Premium Problems

Hi all,

I've searched the site and cannot find a solution to my problem so if
it is out there and I've missed it I apologise.

I've got a couple of laptops running Vista Home Basic and I am happy
with the performance.

Today I bought a couple more with Vista Home Premium pre-installed and
I'm unimpressed to say the least.

I've spent the best part of the day trying to download and install
messenger but keep getting messages telling me I do not have permission
to do so and need Administrator permission.

There is only one user account which should have administrator
permissions by default (I assume). That said, I even went and enabled
the real built-in administrator account and tried to download messenger
using that account - it came up with:

::Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may
not have the appropriate permission to access the item.::

::So now I'm stumped!::

::Additionally it won't allow the installation of active x software
either.::

::I've downloaded and installed all updates, including SP1 so I am out
of ideas.::

::Any suggestions (other than beating the shopkeeper who sold me them
over the head with them)?::

::Thanks::

::E::


--
E-Layer

Right-click on the setup.exe> Run as Admin.
--
Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


"E-Layer" wrote:

>
> Hi all,
>
> I've searched the site and cannot find a solution to my problem so if
> it is out there and I've missed it I apologise.
>
> I've got a couple of laptops running Vista Home Basic and I am happy
> with the performance.
>
> Today I bought a couple more with Vista Home Premium pre-installed and
> I'm unimpressed to say the least.
>
> I've spent the best part of the day trying to download and install
> messenger but keep getting messages telling me I do not have permission
> to do so and need Administrator permission.
>
> There is only one user account which should have administrator
> permissions by default (I assume). That said, I even went and enabled
> the real built-in administrator account and tried to download messenger
> using that account - it came up with:
>
> ::Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may
> not have the appropriate permission to access the item.::
>
> ::So now I'm stumped!::
>
> ::Additionally it won't allow the installation of active x software
> either.::
>
> ::I've downloaded and installed all updates, including SP1 so I am out
> of ideas.::
>
> ::Any suggestions (other than beating the shopkeeper who sold me them
> over the head with them)?::
>
> ::Thanks::
>
> ::E::
>
>
> --
> E-Layer
>