How Do You Resolve Software/Driver Install Account Permissions Issues In Windows XP?
In order to install software and drivers in Windows XP, Administrator or Power User permissions are required for the account that is logged into the computer. If the account that is logged in does not have the above permissions, you may receive “Access Denied” and/or “Cannot find Directory”, “Cannot Access Drive” and other similar errors displayed by the software/drivers install programs while installing software and/or drivers in Microsoft Windows XP. The instructions below outline two methods for changing account permissions so that you can successfully install software and drivers. 1. The first option outlined is to upgrade account permissions from User permissions to Administrator permissions. This is convenient because future attempts to install software and drivers will not require additional procedures to change permissions. 2. The second and preferred option is to use the Run As feature provided with Windows XP to run the installation under the Administrator account while still
