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Windows vista prompt "You must be logged in with administrator privilege..."
I have windows vista x64 ultimate. I 've been trying to run a BIOS update program for my HP laptop but unsuccessful. It keeps prompting me "You must be logged in with administrator privilege in order to update the system BIOS..." I am an advanced user and I am positive to my best knowledge I am logged in as an admin.
- I logged in using the built-in admin account (yes it was disable by default but I enabled it and logged in using it)
- I tried "Run as administrator"
- I tried to change the exe properties > compatibilities to "Run as administrator"
NONE WORKED. I am out of tricks and ready to award 500p to expert who can help me solve this
I got a workaround (use old win XP)...but still want to know why !!!
- I logged in using the built-in admin account (yes it was disable by default but I enabled it and logged in using it)
- I tried "Run as administrator"
- I tried to change the exe properties > compatibilities to "Run as administrator"
NONE WORKED. I am out of tricks and ready to award 500p to expert who can help me solve this
I got a workaround (use old win XP)...but still want to know why !!!
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--> Ryan_R : none of the comments here actually helped me solve the mystery
I begin to believe that it must be the bios update program may not be compatible with Windows Vista and I have to time to reverse engineer or debugging it.
I begin to believe that it must be the bios update program may not be compatible with Windows Vista and I have to time to reverse engineer or debugging it.
my only other suggestion would be to try 32bit Vista
...as others above have pointed towards :)
extract the software with an archiving software, i recommend 7-zip, treat it like you would an archive file
and then locate the exe and run the bios flash that way
i had the same problem
peace
and then locate the exe and run the bios flash that way
i had the same problem
peace
what was the outcome?