Can't download as non-admin in Vista or later
redxii
password for an administrator account nothing happens. I don't have this
issue in the administrator account (I'd like to use my non-admin account
though) and don't have any issue with the Browse button in XP as non-admin. I
can't type in a directory either.
My account is in the Users group. The version of the activex control is
7.4.7057.223 but it also occurred with whatever version was before that.
Robert Aldwinckle
news:7F3A1946-5038-4B06...@microsoft.com...
Try using the Internet Options,... View Objects... Properties command on
that extension. Perhaps you need to change the permissions of it?
FWIW in W7 I'm seeing a quite different presentation for that command than I
remember seeing in XP. Vista may be closer to W7 in that regard too.
redxii
the downloading of files is malfunctioning. It wants admin credentials for
some stupid reason (should be able to save on my desktop without special
privileges) and probably due to security changes starting in Vista, it just
plain isn't possible to use a separate account to launch the Browse dialog.
They need to make it so admin isn't required to save/download files. It
really isn't required.
"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:
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Robert Aldwinckle
> Permissions aren't the problem. I am able to use Microsoft Update Catalog,
> the downloading of files is malfunctioning. It wants admin credentials for
> some stupid reason (should be able to save on my desktop without special
> privileges) and probably due to security changes starting in Vista, it
> just
> plain isn't possible to use a separate account to launch the Browse
> dialog.
Perhaps. Have you tried toggling Protected Mode: off?
Otherwise I would try running ProcMon to see what the differences are.
E.g. take traces of both cases and compare them for essential differences.
Good luck
Robert
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MowGreen
> Permissions aren't the problem. I am able to use Microsoft Update Catalog,
> the downloading of files is malfunctioning. It wants admin credentials for
> some stupid reason (should be able to save on my desktop without special
> privileges) and probably due to security changes starting in Vista, it just
> plain isn't possible to use a separate account to launch the Browse dialog.
>
> They need to make it so admin isn't required to save/download files. It
> really isn't required.
>
2 suggestions you can try:
1) Open IE by *right* clicking the shortcut on the Start Menu and choose
'Run as admin'
or
2) Save the file to your User Account's Download subfolder
BTW, is the edition of Vista x64 ? If yes, then open IE in 32 bit mode.
MowGreen
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"Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked
Leers@discussions.microsoft.com Ian Leers
go to Change Settings and check the "Allow all users to install updates ..."
option. (If it's already checked then I'm stumped.) Enabling that option
would alllow _all_ users to install updates, which you may not want. It's up
to you to decide the lesser of the two evils. However, it doesn't make sense
that windows update does not work when you provide the administrator
credentials. UAC bug or working as designed? Who knows ...
"MowGreen" wrote:
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redxii
that isn't the point, I should be able to *download* stuff as non-admin.
I don't download or install Windows updates from the catalog. I use it to
get updated drivers, not necessarily install them right away since I compile
them into an ISO.
Also, I'm talking about the Microsoft Update Catalog website. Not Windows
Update.