Installing a DXLab Application on Windows Vista
DXLab applications will run on both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors of Windows Vista. By default, Vista prevents applications from modifying files that reside anywhere within protected folders:
- c:\program files
- c:\program files (x86)
To install or run a DXLab application within these protected folders, you must override this prohibition by logging into the Vista account named Administrator; you must also log into this account before running a DXLab application installed within a protected folder on Vista. If you install DXLab outside the protected folders listed above, you can install and run DXLab applications while logged into a Standard account; you may be prompted for an Administrator password during installation.
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 or run a DXLab application in a protected folder. There is also a unique account named Administrator; logging into this account provides the privilege required to install and run a DXLab application in a protected folder.
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 the account whose name is Administrator will appear in the User Accounts Control Panel
- In other Vista editions,
click the Vista Start button to display Vista's Start window, and type the three letters cmd in the Start Search box at the bottom of the window (don't strike the Enter key!)
the Start window will display the word Programs in its upper-left corner; below this, an icon labeled cmd will appear
right-click the cmd icon and choose Run as administrator
when the User Account Control window appears, click its Continue button
an Administrator: Command Prompt window will appear; in this window, type Net user administrator /active:yes and strike the Enter key (be sure to insert a space character between administrator and /active:yes)
- Log off
log on as Administrator
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