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    Help with Windows Permissions

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by GadsDad, Oct 23, 2007.

  1. GadsDad

    GadsDad Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello all,

    I am looking for some help with my C90. I ordered it from GenTech, and they have been extremely helpful and accomodating.

    I recently had to buy a new hard drive and had to re-install the OS, Vista Ultimate 32 bit.

    Everything went well enough with the installation and drivers but I am finding I don't have all the rights I should. It says I'm an administrator, and I can install programs but I can't uninstall anything. I can't create or delete folders in certain areas like Program Files, I can connect to the internet but I can't download anything, including Windows updates.

    I also can't add or change accounts, I can't enable/disable the UAC. Even more frustrating is I can't restore the complete system back-up that I made with Vista Ultimate from before.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Specs;
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    Asus C90
    Core 2 Duo 2.13 ghz
    2gigs RAM
    160 gig hard drive
    Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit
     
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    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    I reads as if you are installed, but not activated.

    Search on your PC in the Help box for Activate Vista
     
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    GadsDad Notebook Enthusiast

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    I activated last night, it said I was successfully activated, but that was when I was seeing that it wouldn't download updates.
     
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    And you have rebooted?
     
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    GadsDad Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes, but to be honest, I haven't looked at it extensively since activating.

    Have you (or anyone else here) experienced this in pre-activation? After I got mine in initially from GenTech, though I hadn't activated yet I didn't have permission problems. Shouldn't it have been giving me dialogue boxes or something saying I needed to activate if that was the problem?
     
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    I have not experienced an activation problem myself; however, running in "degraded mode" sure sounds like not being activated.

    I recently reinstalled my Vista Home Premium as well, but it reactivated and went on it's way.

    How did you reinstall Vista?
     
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    Stuck the hard drive in, stuck the Vista Ultimate disc in, and followed the prompts. I didn't notice anything unusual in the process.
     
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    Hmmm. There's a link in Help to actually Activate. Have you clicked on that to see if your copy thinks it is activated?
     
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    I'll try that when I get home from work. Thanks for all your help JohnDoe.

    Other help from anyone else is still welcome and appreciated.
     
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