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Multimedia: Only Administrator Can Install Program Under NT 4.0

Article ID: 178153

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007


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SYMPTOMS

If you attempt to install one of the programs listed earlier in this article on a computer running Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, you may receive one of the following error messages:
You need to have Administrator permissions to install this program.

You must have administrative rights to install Encarta 98 Encyclopedia when running Windows NT. Setup cannot continue.

Encarta Virtual Globe 1998 Edition requires Administrator privileges to install. Please log on to this machine using an account with administrator privileges, then restart Setup.
Setup will now exit.

You must be an Administrator to install Bookshelf 99 on this computer.

You must be an Administrator to install Encarta Encyclopedia 99 on this computer.

You must be an Administrator to install Encarta Virtual Globe 99 on this computer.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the account you are using does not have administrative privileges. You must have administrative privileges to install these programs under Windows NT 4.0.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, log in to Windows NT using an account with administrative privileges, and then install the program.

MORE INFORMATION

Windows NT is an operating system that incorporates user-level security to enable an administrator to restrict the actions that a particular user or group of users are permitted to perform.

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