Uninstall programs in Vista as an administrator?

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• Need of administrator account to uninstall programs, but I'm in Administrator account?

  I've seen similar problems posted throughout these forums, but none of the solutions seem to have contributed to... Or I have not dug deep enough which is the more likely case, indeed.

  My problem is that whenever I try to uninstall some programs, I get an error message telling me that the administrator has prevented this, but I am connected to an administrator account.

  -J' tried to create a new account with the settings of the admin, but still had the same problem.
  -J' started in safe mode and receive a message about Windows Installer Service cannot be accessed.  Force started the installer... No help.
  -J' ran my newest Norton updates and scans and am clean.

  I'm sure I've done other things I just think not at this time, but these are the main things.  Any help would be great.  This is just a really frustrating issue to deal with.  Thank you for your time.

  ~ Josh

  Another method:

  How to troubleshoot issues that may occur when you install, uninstall, or upgrade a program
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2438651/en-us . for the benefits of others looking for answers, please mark as answer suggestion if it solves your problem.

• Impossible to uninstall programs as says needs administrator rights

  Hi, I'm trying to uninstall programs, but still, he stands up and says I need administrator rights, but it does not give me the "Run as Administrator" at this stage.  Does anyone know how to remedy this?  Thank you.

  Hello

  You can uninstall a program from your computer if you no longer use, or if you want to free up space on your hard drive. You can use the programs and features to uninstall programs or to change the configuration of the program by adding or removing certain options.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/uninstall-or-change-a-program

  1. Open programs and features by clicking on the button start , by clicking on the Control Panel, click programs, and then click programs and features.

  2. Select a program and then click on uninstall. Some programs include the ability to modify or repair the program in addition to uninstall. but many simply offer the option uninstall. To change a program, click on change or repair. If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

  or you have a problem program try the FREE version of revouninstaller

  http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html

• I try to install or uninstall programs, but a message appears and says "the Windows Installer service is not to be accessible" GOLD that the system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation

  Several times I tried to install itunes but a message pops up saying

  • Windows install is not properly installed and

  I also try to uninstall programs and whenever it says the system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation, but I've changed my settings so that I can be the administrator

  • the windows service install could not be accessed
  Hello
   
  You may encounter this error message when the Windows Installer files on the system are missing or damaged.
  You can resolve the error by using the methods mentioned below:
   
  Method 1: Start the Windows Installer service
   
  a. Click Start, type "Services.msc" and press {ENTER}
  b. double-click Windows Installer
  c. the value of the Windows Installer Manual startup type
  d. Click Start to start the service. Note the error message, if any.
  e. click OK.
   
  Method 2: Unsubscribe and re - register the Windows Installer
   
  a. Click Start, click Run, type "MSIEXEC /Unregister." and then click OK. Even if you do it right, it may seem that nothing is happening.
  b. Click Start, run, type "MSIEXEC/REGSERVER" and then click OK. Even if you do it right, it may seem that nothing happens, or you can briefly see an hourglass.
  After you run this command, the operation is complete.
  c. try your application based on Windows Installer again.
   
  Method 3: Scan SFC
   
  Perform a scan of the SFC to check if this is related to the missing or corrupt file system.
   
  How to use the System File Checker tool to fix the system files missing or corrupted on Windows Vista or Windows 7
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929833
   
  Aziz Nadeem - Microsoft Support

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• The installer of Windows Vista is not allowing to install or uninstall programs and my laptop came not with a CD/DVD installation, what to do?

  A few days ago I had some problems playing Halo 2. The program itself has suggested that I have reinstall. So, I uninstalled Halo 2 without incident. However, during my attempt to reinstall Halo 2, I received the following Message: redists\vcredist, msi: the Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if Windows Installer is not correctly. Contact your support team. Click Retry to try to complete the step failed, or click Cancel to cancel the installation.

  An error occurred when copying files in the background. An unexpected error has occurred while the application was copy files to your computer. Please try to reinstall the game, or contact customer support if that does not solve the problem.
  After contact with the teams of tech games Halo wasn't any help, solution phone a 1-888-xxx-xxxx, a refund of my game. I am bypassing the conversation that happened because the individual basically blew me off the coast. Run the verification tool file system, basically said that I had a corrupted file, and you run the recovery tool. I did this, but without success. I tried to research on issues such as the best of what I know how, only to discover that I need to use the Setup Windows Vista Home Premium CD/DVD. This is another problem. When my wife bought this laptop, she received only a couple of recovery disks. So with my limited resources, I'm in this river with pots of Earth on one side and on the other hippos and and a thumb in a plum for a paddle.
  I am in great need of a useful solution.
  Thank you...

  Hi Jimmie,

  Given that you are facing problem installing Halo 2 and receives Windows Installer errors, to start with, you can try the following steps and check if it helps.

  Method 1:

  Try running the fixit provided in the following article and check.

  Diagnose and solve the program installation and uninstallation problems automatically

  Method 2:

  You can also try the steps in the following article and check if it helps.

  Problems installing and uninstalling programs on Windows computers

• Cannot uninstall programs even administrator 'rights '.

  Even though I am administrator on my pc (and the only user) why don't can't uninstall programs as "I don't have administrator rights?  Does not make much sense to me, but guess miss me something, somewhere.  Any suggestions please and thanks?

  Try the Microsoft Fixit solutions for uninstall programs.

  Diagnose and solve the program installation and uninstallation problems automatically
  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/Program_Install_and_Uninstall/

  I hope this helps.

• a roxio program seems to have frozen my pc can't access windows to uninstall program or Internet Explore. Any ideas?

  Fortunately, I use my VISTA HOME PREMIUM PC when a message appears - something on a runtime with ROXIO error.

  Well, between you, me and the in the system, I don't know what ROXIO is or NOR did I install it.

  Now I can't access windows mail, internet Explorer - NOTHING.

  Tried to get help from windows to remove the program roxio as a first attempt but no access whatsoever.

  SO I'm alone and dead.

  is there anyone out there that can help you with a solution please?

  Hi, Terry,

  Roxio is a software that comes pre-installed on the computer systems of DVD burning

  http://www.Roxio.com/

  Roxio instructions about uninstalling software

  Complete uninstall of Creator 9 & 10 on Windows XP

  http://KB.Roxio.com/Search.aspx?URL=/content/KB/Creator/000086CR¶ms=

  What exactly is the Message you get.  Word for Word, please.

  When you tried to remove Roxio was in the characteristics of uninstall from Control Panel or start > menu all programs?  If you find the software in the all programs list, click the uninstall program.

  Troubleshooting access Email Windows and IE

  Method 1:

  Click Start > default of programs

  Select Set Program Access and Computer Defaults

  Click the down arrow next to the custom

  Select the messaging application (Windows Mail), that you want for the default program

  Click Ok

  Restart your computer and restart e-mail application

  Method 2:

  Go into safe mode and see if you can access the Application of e-mail from there. Sure Modeprevents several software and drivers to start. This can help to solve the problem of system.

  Note: Remove all floppy disks, CDs and DVDs, printer, etc... from your computer before going into safe mode.

  To go in Safe Mode.

  1) click the Start button, then click on restart.

  (2) do one of the following:

  · If your computer has a single operating system installed, press and hold the F8 key as your computer restarts. You need to press F8 before the Windows logo appears. If the Windows logo appears, you need to try again by waiting until the Windows logon prompt appears, and then stop and restart your computer.

  · If your computer has more than one operating system, use the arrow keys to select the operating system you want to start in safe mode, and then press F8.

  (3) on the Advanced Boot Options screen, use the arrow keys to select the safe mode with networking option and press ENTER.

  (4) log in your computer with a user account with administrator rights.

  (5) if the problem is not reappear in safe mode, go back to the normal starting upwards and perform the clean boot.

  To leave safe mode, restart your computer and let Windows start normally.

  Steps to put your computer in a clean boot:

  (1) log the computer by using an account with administrator rights.

  2) click Start, typemsconfig.exe in the start search box and press ENTER to startThe System Configuration utility.

  (3) If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or clickcontinue.

  (4) on the general tab, clickSelective startup, and then clear the check box load startup items. (The check box use the file Boot is not available.)

  (5) on the Services tab, click to select thehide all Microsoft services check box, and then all disable.

  6) click OK, and then clickrestart.

  After your system is in a clean boot state, do divide and conquer method to check which particular application is the cause of the crash. In this, you will need to disable half of the services outside of Microsoft services, check if the problem returns and so on. Ditto for the startup items.

  For more information about the clean boot, follow the link below.
  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

  After you determine the startup item or the service that is causing the problem, contact the manufacturer of the program to determine if the problem can be solved.

  After the clean boot, it is important that your system to normal startup. To do so,

  1) click Start, typemsconfig.exe in the start search box and press ENTER.
  If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or clickcontinue.

  (2) on the general tab, click theNormal startup option, and then click OK.

  (3) when you are prompted to restart the computer, click Restart.
  

• Impossible to uninstall programs programs & features

  When I go to the programs & features and try to uninstall a program... a pop in the box that says: The Installscript engine is missing from this machine... If it is available, run ISScript.msi... I found the ISScript.msi on the web and in my office... double clicked and installed & received message installation was successful. I have to still cant uninstall & get the same error message... I have Install Shield engine700 day... I do not know it was a good idea and that does not work either. I saved the file (.reg) registry CCleaner since 07/01/10 & considered clean restore cause when I searched results put ISScript.msi file cleaning but when I double clicked on it a scary warning popped up.

  I am running Vista Home Basic on a s 531 Dell Inspiron... I had been manually delete files trying to get rid of any trace of some programs, I didn't... I also did CCleaner to get rid of leftovers... I'm afraid I messed up Windows Installer or install the shield (alto who worked to install ISScript.msi I found on microsoft site recommended) can anyone help please? Thank you

  When I go to the programs & features and try to uninstall a program... a pop in the box that says: The Installscript engine is missing from this machine... If it is available, run ISScript.msi... I found the ISScript.msi on the web and in my office... double clicked and installed & received message installation was successful. I have to still cant uninstall & get the same error message... I have Install Shield engine700 day... I do not know it was a good idea and that does not work either. I saved the file (.reg) registry CCleaner since 07/01/10 & considered clean restore cause when I searched results put ISScript.msi file cleaning but when I double clicked on it a scary warning popped up.

  I am running Vista Home Basic on a s 531 Dell Inspiron... I had been manually delete files trying to get rid of any trace of some programs, I didn't... I also did CCleaner to get rid of leftovers... I'm afraid I messed up Windows Installer or install the shield (alto who worked to install ISScript.msi I found on microsoft site recommended) can anyone help please? Thank you

  Hey PHARMERBILL

  Try runniing the sfc/scannow command. to attempt to repair the corrupted system files

  under microsoft link is how to use it and read logs of errors that it

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929833

  Use the (SFC.exe) System File Checker tool to determine which file is causing the problem and then replace the file. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Open an elevated command prompt. To do this, click Start, click principally madeprograms, Accessories, right-click guest, and then click run as administrator. If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password, or clickallow.
  2. Type the following command and press ENTER:
     sfc/scannow

     The sfc/scannow command analyzes all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with appropriate Microsoft versions.

  If the above does not she, you may need to perform a repair upgrade installation

  you will need to borrow a vista microsoft dvd if you don't

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-repair-install-Vista.html

  a good program to uninstall programs is the free version of revouninstaller

  http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html

  Walter, the time zone traveller

• cannot uninstall program vgrabber

  I installed this program is called vgrabber and it allows me to uninstall has 3 different parts to him please help me with a solution

  Hello

  1. how exactly have you tried to uninstall the program Vgrabber?

  2. what exactly happens when you try to uninstall the program?

  3. you receive an error message when uninstalling the program?

  4. are you able to uninstall or install other programs?

  Please provide more information on the issue so that we can better help you.

  In the meantime, you can try the methods provided below and check if the problem persists.

  Method 1:

  The issue may be related to spy/Virus software, I suggest that you download and run a full scan of the system using the Microsoft Safety Scanner and then try to uninstall the program.

  Visit the link below to download the Microsoft Safety Scanner.

  Microsoft safety scanner

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  Note:

  The data files that are infected must be cleaned only by removing the file completely, which means that there is a risk of data loss.

  Method 2:

  Try to start the computer in a clean boot state, and then try to uninstall the program.

  Put your boot system helps determine if third-party applications or startup items are causing the problem. If so, you need to maybe contact the manufacturer of the program for updates or uninstall and reinstall the program.

  See the following article in the Microsoft KB for more information on how to solve a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or Windows 7:

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

  Note:

  After troubleshooting, be sure to set the computer to start as usual as mentioned in step 7 in the above article.

  See also:

  Problems installing and uninstalling programs on Windows computers

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2438651

   

• Cannot install new programs in Vista 64-Bit.

  original title: can not new programs in Vista 64-Bit.

  Hello

  My laptop has a Vista 64 bit installed. For some reason, I couldn't install the new program on my laptop. I tried running configurations an administrator. But it did not work for me. Sometimes I see a file not found message. Any help will be much appreciated.

  Hello

  Read the following article to resolve installation problems: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2438651

  Good luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Crazy" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

• Try to add a printer, but it says that it is already installed. But it is not in my list of installed/uninstalled programs.

  I tried to add my printer to run off of my laptop wireless, my desktop computer, is connected with a Linky router, my DSL. When I use add printer to my laptop, I do very well, until a box opens and indicates that the printer I am trying to add, is already on my laptop, & let me not then add it. I checked my list of installed/uninstalled program, but it is not listed there. My printer work very well on my laptop, when I had Windows XP on my desktop, but since I upgraded to Windows 7, it will not work. Please help me & thank you!

  Hello

  ·        What is the operating system on your laptop Windows Vista or Windows 7)?

  ·        Where is the printer connected (to the desktop or the router)?

  Check if the printer is already connected.

  If Windows Vista installed on the laptop

  (a) go to control panel

  (b) select the printer and check to see if the printer is already listed. If so try to print a test page and check what is happening.

  If Windows 7 is installed on the laptop

  (a) go to devices and printers

  (b) check if the printer is already listed. If so try to print a test page and check what is happening.

  Hope this information is useful.

  Amrita M

  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Too slow - need to uninstall programs, but don't know what that is sure to uninstall

  Hi, can someone please help me?  My windows vista computer is very very slow.  I had (apparently) Windows 8 here.  We're told to uninstall programs, but do not know what is safe to uninstall.  I defragmented and did a cleaning disc, but is still very slow.  Can someone help me please?

  See...

  Help! My computer is slow!
  http://miekiemoes.blogspot.com/2008/02/help-my-computer-is-slow.html

  List of troubleshooting for a slow computer
  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic44694.html

  What to do if your computer is running slowly
  http://www.malwareremoval.com/tutorials/runningslowly.php

  ~ Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (that is to say, mail, security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ WARNING: MS MVPs represent or work for Microsoft

• Error failed to uninstall programs!

  When I go to programs and features, I can't uninstall all of the programs that I downloaded before, I just downloaded a program and it allows me to uninstall, but the previous things I downloaded cannot be uninstalled. Why this phenomenon happens and tried to uninstall the sims 2 and then it froze for 5 seconds, then it does not uninstall and then I tried to uninstall my old broadband and then it says you have already uninstall the program and then I got an error message and now I can't uninstall anything I downloaded before.

  It does not give me the option to uninstall programs so I don't know

  Hi joshua,.

  1. what happens when trying to uninstall the program?
  2. you receive an error message?
  3. did you of recent changes on the computer?

  If the program does not uninstall completely the first time, sometimes running the uninstall program a second time will succeed.

  If you face the question during the uninstallation of a specific program you can also check if this program has any tool to uninstall or remove.

  Troubleshoot installing or uninstalling programs
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/Troubleshoot-installing-or-uninstalling-programs

  Please provide us with more information about the issue to help you!

  I hope this helps!

  Halima S - Microsoft technical support.
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• By clicking on uninstall on Biz Vista 32 bit in Control Panel - not opening.

  By clicking on uninstall on Biz Vista 32 bit in Control Panel - not opening. No error message. Saw a mistake early on the osbaseln.dll not correct. Please help :) Try to install Windows 7 but recommended, I need to uninstall Windows Onecare. I'm unable to open the ' uninstall option.

  Try to download http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/revo-uninstaller/revouninstaller.html Revo and uninstall the program using Revo uninstall Vista feature which doessn can't seem to work.  If it's only then you can move to Windows7 there is no real need try to find and correct the uninstall process if Revo works since that will be replaced when you upgrade.

  I hope this helps.

  Good lcul!

  Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• Cannot deframent my system due to lack of disk space, I uninstalled programs and deleted files uneeded what else there is to do

  I uninstalled programs and deleted the uneeded files, what else is there to make

  If you have a single hard drive which is divided into a small space for the operating system and a large space for data, you can merge those partitions.

  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/resize-a-partition-for-free-in-Windows-Vista/

  Or buy a bigger hard drive. MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - don't panic!