Comments for How do I install an msi file that requires administrative privileges in Windows Vista?

Comment from mwlk04 on 2011-12-25

2011-12-25T16:02:57Z

Wow, what a great briefs ! Thank you sir, my problem with MSI solved now. Run as administrator in W7-HP almost make me suicide. Thanks again :)

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Comment from dd on 2011-07-25

2011-07-25T08:02:33Z

Hey nice screenshot too ?
Where did you get the screenshooter ?

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Comment from marin on 2011-02-08

2011-02-09T01:50:54Z

you are the best! it has worked!

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Comment from Julio Luzardo on 2010-10-26

2010-10-26T11:43:53Z

We also had the same problem with the .msi files we were creating. It was very frustrating. After googling for a very long time we found a registry based solution which worked, we adapted it and came up with the following:

http://www.sourcecodestore.com/Article.aspx?ID=10

Once the Install_As_Administrator.Reg patch is applied, it makes any .msi file run with elevated permissions.

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Comment from Rick on 2010-05-13

2010-05-13T16:20:13Z

So you're telling all users they should just log in and run everything as administrator?

That flys in the face of all conventional security advice. Running as admin means that if you happen to hit malware, it ALSO can install as admin. Brilliant. MSFT put that control in place for a reason.

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Comment from pulkit on 2009-12-21

2009-12-21T17:39:49Z

hey im experiencing a problem...this stupid anti virus deleted my some files from WINDOWS folder and now i can't view videos(only audio is coming),also i can't replace the files by copying the entire folder and merging it coz that requires admin priveledges and the file that controls the option has also been deleted...please help me asap...i really need your help...

Sounds like you either need the System File Checker, or to repair Windows or the steps outlined in How do I remove a virus?

22-Dec-2009

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Comment from Adolph Kpesese on 2009-05-07

2009-05-07T14:27:08Z

This is brilliant. It worked.

To run .msi file as an Administrator.

Thanks.

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Comment from Kirk Ransom on 2009-02-05

2009-02-05T13:38:11Z

I had a similar problem with a downloaded update file from HP for my scanner. Every attempt to run it, even using "Run as Administrator" failed with a comment that it must be run by the administrator.

The solution: right clicking on the file and getting the properties showed at the bottom this statement:

"This file came from another computer and might be blocked to help protect this computer" and next to it was an unblock button.

I click on it and then clicked Apply. When I clicked the Apply the message disappeared and it ran with just a double click as it should

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Comment from Kitty Ashenbrenner on 2008-10-14

2008-10-14T20:55:17Z

Mike, I also have a new HP with Vista Home Premium. Right clicking on "Run" doesn't do anything, but a left click brings up a new window to type in the name of the program. Below the box is a statement: "This task will be created with administrative privileges." I was thinking that maybe whenever run in used that it automatically runs as administrator and therefore no additional options are needed. I don't know, just a guess.

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Comment from Mike Santarcangelo on 2008-10-14

2008-10-14T19:16:14Z

I'm running Vista home Premium and when I right click on "Run", I don't see the "Run as administrator" option. I haven't turned off USer Access or Account Control, but could it be that my machine came from HP that way? How can I verify?

It's not "Run" that you right click on. Right click on the shortcut to the program you want to run.

- Leo
15-Oct-2008

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