MSI vs Windows Vista Home

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Gustavo Arriola

Guest
Hello everyone!

I try to install an application (Windows Installer), the wizard

Installation opens smoothly, but when you start copying

Files to disk bypasses the following error:

"The system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation"

What could be the problem?

I have Windows Vista Home Edition and i'm the 'Administrator'!

Since already many thanks!

Gustavo Arriola

 
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Jesper

Guest
Vista Home tells you that? I can only think of three reasons why that would

happen:

1. You have a 64-bit version of Vista and you are trying to install an

unsigned driver. However, it ought to install but then fail to run, not fail

the installation.

2. You have some kind of malware that is preventing software installation.

3. The installer fails to be detected as such and attempts to install

without elevation.

There are some other options that can cause installations to fail, but those

are not surfaced on Vista Home.

Two questions to make sure we have the full scenario:

1. What software is it?

2. The installer is elevated, right? In other words, you did get a User

Account Control prompt and accept it when you launched the installer? This

one could cause it to fail, but I thought the error would be different.

---

Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047010155...rotectyourwi-20

"Gustavo Arriola" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Hello everyone!

>

> I try to install an application (Windows Installer), the wizard

> Installation opens smoothly, but when you start copying

> Files to disk bypasses the following error:

>

> "The system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation"

>

> What could be the problem?

> I have Windows Vista Home Edition and i'm the 'Administrator'!

>

> Since already many thanks!

> Gustavo Arriola

>

>

> </span>

 
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Gustavo Arriola

Guest
Hello Jesper

Thanks for responding!

<span style="color:blue"><span style="color:green">

>>1. What software is it?</span></span>

The software is trying to install LogMeIn, a software remote access, and use

that equipment has not attempt to manage an IP public.

<span style="color:blue"><span style="color:green">

>>2. The installer is elevated, right? In other words, you did get a User

>>Account Control prompt and accept it when you launched the installer? This

>>one could cause it to fail, but I thought the error would be different.</span></span>

No, there were no dialog box before the error message.

Besides, as the person using the computer, the system leaves no uninstall

any package (or install) with the same problem.

Thanks already!

Gustavo Arriola

 
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Jesper

Guest
<cringe>

Sorry, but the idea of having traffic to my PC, containing personal

information, tunneled through a third party, just makes me shiver.

I just downloaded a copy of the LogMeIn installer, and it does prompt me for

elevation. The version on the one I got was 4.00.680. It even has a little

shield on the Next> button on the "Choose Destination Location" page. Are you

sure you are using the latest version of the installer? You could be using an

older one that is not designed for Vista.

---

Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047010155...rotectyourwi-20

"Gustavo Arriola" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Hello Jesper

> Thanks for responding!

> <span style="color:green"><span style="color:darkred">

> >>1. What software is it?</span></span>

>

> The software is trying to install LogMeIn, a software remote access, and use

> that equipment has not attempt to manage an IP public.

> <span style="color:green"><span style="color:darkred">

> >>2. The installer is elevated, right? In other words, you did get a User

> >>Account Control prompt and accept it when you launched the installer? This

> >>one could cause it to fail, but I thought the error would be different.</span></span>

>

> No, there were no dialog box before the error message.

>

> Besides, as the person using the computer, the system leaves no uninstall

> any package (or install) with the same problem.

>

> Thanks already!

> Gustavo Arriola

>

>

> </span>

 
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Susan Bradley

Guest
I'll loan you a coat.

I use it at my office with clients on an approval mode. It's TONS better

than pcanywhere, actually logs events, can be set up in an approval use

only mode (I use IT reach), as far as remote software goes, it's one of

the more security aware ones out there.

It has it's risks and it's uses.

What security software do you have running? I've not seen this on any

Vista that I've remoted into and I'm starting to remote into more and

more of them. It was one of the first to handle remoting into Vista,

lets the consultant know if the user is running in admin rights, etc.

Even has a cross platform client for Macintosh.

I'm thinking there's some security software bundle you have that may be

doing this?

Jesper wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> <cringe>

>

> Sorry, but the idea of having traffic to my PC, containing personal

> information, tunneled through a third party, just makes me shiver.

>

> I just downloaded a copy of the LogMeIn installer, and it does prompt me for

> elevation. The version on the one I got was 4.00.680. It even has a little

> shield on the Next> button on the "Choose Destination Location" page. Are you

> sure you are using the latest version of the installer? You could be using an

> older one that is not designed for Vista.

>

> ---

> Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:

> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047010155...rotectyourwi-20

>

>

> "Gustavo Arriola" wrote:

> <span style="color:green">

>> Hello Jesper

>> Thanks for responding!

>><span style="color:darkred">

>>>> 1. What software is it?</span>

>> The software is trying to install LogMeIn, a software remote access, and use

>> that equipment has not attempt to manage an IP public.

>><span style="color:darkred">

>>>> 2. The installer is elevated, right? In other words, you did get a User

>>>> Account Control prompt and accept it when you launched the installer? This

>>>> one could cause it to fail, but I thought the error would be different.</span>

>> No, there were no dialog box before the error message.

>>

>> Besides, as the person using the computer, the system leaves no uninstall

>> any package (or install) with the same problem.

>>

>> Thanks already!

>> Gustavo Arriola

>>

>>

>></span></span>

 
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psyclops

Guest
Hi,

I came up with a workaround for the "the system administrator has set

policies to prevent this installation" issue. To overcome the error we

must run the installer as admin but since the logmein installer is an

msi file it does not provide the 'run as admin' option on right click as

you are not directly running it, you are sending it to msiexec.exe. So

here's how to launch it as admin:

1. Create a batch file logmein.bat containing the following line:

msiexec.exe /i C:\PATH\TO\FILE\LogMeIn.msi

(change \PATH\TO\FILE to the actual path you have)

2. Right click the logmein.bat file and select 'Run as admin'

3. Allow security access and install as normal.

Bingo! Got it installed. An annoying amount of hoops to jump thru as

usual with Vista. Nice one microsoft.

cheers,

nick.

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psyclops

 
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Nonny

Guest
psyclops <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

>

>Hi,

>

>I came up with a workaround for the "the system administrator has set

>policies to prevent this installation" issue. </span>

It's doubtful that the OP waited FIVE MONTHS to get your solution.

<span style="color:blue">

> To overcome the error we

>must run the installer as admin but since the logmein installer is an

>msi file it does not provide the 'run as admin' option on right click as

>you are not directly running it, you are sending it to msiexec.exe. So

>here's how to launch it as admin:

>

>1. Create a batch file logmein.bat containing the following line:

>

>msiexec.exe /i C:pATHTOFILELogMeIn.msi

>

>(change PATHTOFILE to the actual path you have)

>

>2. Right click the logmein.bat file and select 'Run as admin'

>

>3. Allow security access and install as normal.

>

>Bingo! Got it installed. An annoying amount of hoops to jump thru as

>usual with Vista. Nice one microsoft.

>

>cheers,

>

>nick.</span>

 
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Charlie Tame

Guest
Probably not but it may still prove to be handy for anyone searching the

group for such as "Run as admin" etc. Even if it is a repeat it would

show up earlier than an older post.

Well done Nick.

Nonny wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> psyclops <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote:

> <span style="color:green">

>> Hi,

>>

>> I came up with a workaround for the "the system administrator has set

>> policies to prevent this installation" issue. </span>

>

> It's doubtful that the OP waited FIVE MONTHS to get your solution.

> <span style="color:green">

>> To overcome the error we

>> must run the installer as admin but since the logmein installer is an

>> msi file it does not provide the 'run as admin' option on right click as

>> you are not directly running it, you are sending it to msiexec.exe. So

>> here's how to launch it as admin:

>>

>> 1. Create a batch file logmein.bat containing the following line:

>>

>> msiexec.exe /i C:pATHTOFILELogMeIn.msi

>>

>> (change PATHTOFILE to the actual path you have)

>>

>> 2. Right click the logmein.bat file and select 'Run as admin'

>>

>> 3. Allow security access and install as normal.

>>

>> Bingo! Got it installed. An annoying amount of hoops to jump thru as

>> usual with Vista. Nice one microsoft.

>>

>> cheers,

>>

>> nick.</span></span>

 
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