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No permission to uninstall a program from administrator account

Anonymous
2010-09-19T10:51:08+00:00

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I am trying to uninstall a program but I get a message saying that I do not have permission to do so. It says that only the administrator can do so. Even though I am the administrator, I still cannot uninstall the program.

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-09-20T03:47:07+00:00

    Hi noxy,

    Which program are you trying to uninstall?

    One possible option is to enable the hidden administrator account and then try the uninstallation.

    Note: You really shouldn’t use this account for anything other than troubleshooting. Disable this account once you’re done with the troubleshooting. If you want to keep the built-in Administrator account, it is recommended to create a password for it to help keep it secured.

    Enable Built-in Administrator Account

    a.    Go to start and type “cmd” without the quotes in the search field.

    b.    Right-Click on cmd and select “Run as administrator”.

    c.     In the elevated command prompt, type the following command without the quotes and press Enter.

    “net user administrator /active:yes”

    Close the elevated command prompt.

    d.    Log off, and you will now see the built-in Administrator account log on icon added in the log on screen.

    e.    Click on the Administrator icon to log on to the built-in Administrator account.

    To disable the account, type “net user administrator /active:no” without the quotes and press Enter in the step c above.

    Regards,

    Shinmila H - Microsoft Support

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-07-30T09:04:11+00:00

    I followed the steps but nothing changed. It is showing the same error. The program that i'm trying to uninstall is 'Assassin's Creed Revelations'

    Thanks

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-07-01T08:53:49+00:00

    Hello,

    I had a similar issue to the user you replied to, followed your steps and it worked fine, my issue

    is that the "net user administrator /active:no" command will now not work, in short i

    apparently do not have permission to un-activate the admin account :(

    help...???

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-03-04T23:53:46+00:00

    hi

    uninstall expired av before installing new one

    try these steps to remove malware

    download update and scan with the free version of malwarebytes anti-malware

    http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

    you could also download and run rkill to stop the problem process before downloading and scanning with malwarebytes

    http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/anti-virus/rkill

    if it does not remove the problem and or work correctly in normal mode do the above work in safe mode with networking  

    Windows Vista

    Using the F8 Method:

    1. Restart your computer.
    2. When the computer starts you will see your computer's hardware being listed. When you see this information start to gently tap theF8 key repeatedly until you are presented with theWindows Vista Advanced Boot Options.
    3. Select the Safe Mode with Networking option using the arrow keys.
    4. Then press the enter key on your keyboard to boot into Vista Safe Mode.
    5. When Windows starts you will be at a typical logon screen. Logon to your computer and Vista will enter Safe mode.
    6. Do whatever tasks you require, and when you are done, reboot to go back into normal mode.

    select which free anti-virus you wish you use

    only install ONE

    http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download#tab4

    http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-03-04T19:57:34+00:00

    i like to experiment. consequently i downloaded hotbar a virus hot spot my virus protection is expired and im now trying to remove hot bar files but the system keeps telling me to contact my adminstrator. i dont get it. what should i do? and how do i get some temporary free virus protection.? my pc has some low level treats i need to clean up including cookies and those from hot bar.

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