Guest Gustavo Arriola Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 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 Quote
Guest Jesper Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 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> Quote
Guest Gustavo Arriola Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 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 Quote
Guest Jesper Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 <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> Quote
Guest Susan Bradley Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 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> Quote
Guest psyclops Posted July 6, 2008 Posted July 6, 2008 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. -- psyclops Quote
Guest Nonny Posted July 6, 2008 Posted July 6, 2008 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> Quote
Guest Charlie Tame Posted July 6, 2008 Posted July 6, 2008 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> Quote
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