i'm trying to uninstall things on my computer and it keeps saying that "the system administrator has prevented this installation"
PLEASE HELP!
2007-09-21 10:01:30 · 5 answers · asked by Jesse C 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
are you an admistrator?
because if you aren't, you have no control whatsoever over installing or uninstalling programs
or a bunch of other stuff for that matter
2007-09-21 10:04:55 · answer #1 · answered by shockdude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, first of all make sure that u r the administrator of ur computer, u can check that in user accounts in control panel. If u aren't then get an administrator to do it for u. If u r then u may have some spyware or malware causing corruption. Do the following steps:
1.disable system restore
2.restart in safe mode
3.visit http://onecare.live.com and run Microsoft's free safety scanner to remove all viruses, trojans and spyware, and registry errors.
4.restart in normal mode
5.update ur security software though I recommend u remove them and get these instead. They are free and the best of their kind:
AVG Antivirus: http://free.grisoft.com
Spybot: http://www.download.com
Comodo Firewall: http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com
5.update and scan from these tools and restart ur pc.
6.re enable system restore and create a new restore point.
Now ur pc should work all right and u should be able to remove software if u r the administrator.
If this doesn't work either then try booting in last known good configuration after doing the above steps or u may need to reinstall windows.
Good Luck!
2007-09-21 17:15:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uninstall it manually by going to My computer>C>program file>file name> then right click it and choose properties. select the security tab choose edit and go throu all the boxes make sure you check allow in each box. Then select ok and choose uninstall.
2007-09-21 17:06:14 · answer #3 · answered by Moe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can only install programmes if you are logged on as the administrator if you don't know the password you are stuffed
or you could try log off and re log on as administrator if there is no password set you will be able to
be lucky
2007-09-21 17:18:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to your controll panel then click on where it says uninstall programs
2007-09-21 17:09:43 · answer #5 · answered by Effie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋