Windows Vista User Mode Won't Let Me Install Programs & I Don't Have the Administrator Password

Windows Vista offers a feature to help prevent unauthorized changes to your system called User Account Control, or UAC. When UAC is enabled, you must enter the administrator password to install programs, make security changes and run certain programs that may alter your system. If Windows Vista won't let you install programs, and you don't have the administrator password, there is a way to install the program without trying to remember the password or find a user with administrative privileges.

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  Press the start button on your Windows Vista desktop.

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  Type "Task Scheduler" in the "Start Search" box and press "Enter."

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  Press "Create Task" in the action pane on the right side of the Task Scheduler window.

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  Type a name and description of your task. Use the name of the program you want to install. This name is used later on, so remember the exact name you use.

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  Check the "Run with Highest Privileges" check-box.

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  Select the "Actions" tab.

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  Press "New."

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  Browse for the program or executable file you want to install.

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  Press "OK."

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  Close "Task Scheduler."

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  Right-click any empty area on your desktop.

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  Choose "Shortcut."

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  Type the following in the "Create Shortcut" window: "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /run /tn "YourTask"

  Please note there is a space between "exe" and "/run." Use the name of your task in place of "YourTask." Include the quotes around "YourTask."

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  Press "Next."

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  Enter a name for your shortcut.

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  Double-click the shortcut to install the program.