Re: [libreoffice-users] Can't uninstall because "not an administrator"?

On 09/25/2013 01:45 PM, Mark Bourne wrote:
> leah wrote:
> > I'm trying to uninstall 4.1 from a Windows Vista OS using the Windows
> > uninstaller.
> >
> > It works for a while, then gives an error message saying I am not
> > logged in
> > as an administrator.
> >
> > I am logged in as an administrator of my computer. I don't remember
> > LibreOffice asking me to become an admin of it. What the heck is it
> > talking
> > about?
>
> Did you get a UAC (User Account Control) prompt asking to use elevated
> privileges? If not, try right-clicking the uninstaller and selecting
> "Run as Administrator", and confirm the resulting UAC prompt.
>
> On Vista onwards, even when you're "logged in as an administrator"
> most programs still run with restricted privileges; you have to
> explicitly allow them to "elevate" to use administrative privileges.
> The difference between restricted user and administrator accounts is
> that restricted users have to enter an administrator's password, while
> administrators can just click "yes" to allow elevation. Most recent
> software will make this request when it needs to, so you don't need to
> right-click and tell it to run as administrator, but worth a try if
> for some reason it's not asking.
>
> I hope that helps.
>
> Mark.

I have had the same issues with Vista myself.  That is one reason I
upgraded it to Win7. [not Win8].  I was the admin and that was the only
account on the laptop and the account that was created when I set up the
laptop for the first time.

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