Installing a DXLab Application on Microsoft Vista
Because DXLab applications install software components, you must login to the account whose name is Administrator in order to obtain the necessary privileges.
In Vista, the phrase Administrator account has two independent meanings, and is thus ambiguous. There are two kinds of user accounts, Administrator and Standard. A user account of kind Administrator has more privileges than a user account of kind Standard, but not enough privileges to install a DXLab application. There is also a unique account named Administrator; this account does have sufficient privilege to install a DXLab application.
The account whose name is Administrator won't initially appear in the User Accounts Control Panel because it is disabled by default. The procedure to enable this account so you can login with its privileges depends on the version of Vista you're using:
In Vista Ultimate or Business editions,
right-click Computer and click Manage
Under Local Users and Groups, open Users, right-click the one named Administrator, and select Properties
Uncheck Account is disabled and, and the account whose name is Administrator will appear in the User Accounts Control Panel
- In other Vista editions,
click the Vista Start button, and , type cmd in the Start Search box; a Command Prompt window will appear
Click the Vista Start button, right-click the Command Prompt icon on the left and choose Run as administrator; click the User Account Control window's Continue button, and an Administrator: Command Prompt window will appear
In the Administrator: Command Prompt window, type Net user administrator /active:yes and strike the Return key
Log off, and log on as Administrator
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