Vegas 8 problem

kevinashby wrote on 11/28/2007, 6:53 AM

I have tried to install vegas 8 but keep getting the message "you must have local system administrator privileges in order to install this software". As I am the only user on my desktop computer I am stumped, I have istalled vegas 7 with no problem & I am still waiting for a technical reply from Sony since the 15th. Can anyone help...P.S I get the same message on my laptop as well.

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TheHappyFriar wrote on 11/28/2007, 6:57 AM

XP or Vista?

if it's XP odds are your user doesn't have admin rights. Try logging in as administrator. If it's Vista maybe someone else can help, I don't have Vista so I don't know.

Cliff Etzel wrote on 11/28/2007, 7:02 AM

You may be the only user on the computer, but a typical default XP install still has a separate Admin account if I'm not mistaken. I always make myself as admin and as the only admin whenever I do a nuke and pave of my install.

I haven't seen an error like this a long time since doing this on a regular basis (like several years haven't seen).

You need to go into the control panel ->Administrative tools ->Computer management ->Local Users and Groups ->Users and confirm you are the Admin. It sounds to me you probably aren't but I'm only guessing.

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