The system administrator has set policies to prevent vista

This is when I get the Windows Installer error that the system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation.

This is my home computer and my account is the administrator account. I'm not sure what else I need to do. Any suggestions? Wednesday, November 26, AM. If that fails try downloading the latest quicktime it should see the is an old version there and remove it. I was having the same problem uninstalling programs until I tried the uninstaller in Glary Utilities. It works great. If you are still having problems uninstalling programs in Win 7, give it a try.

It has some other really nice features, and it's free and has no spyware. Monday, August 17, PM. Thanks Jamie. This helped for installing webex player on my Vista bit.

Monday, March 22, PM. It hepled me! Monday, May 10, PM. Jamie : I normally just read the post and get the answers, but today i had to reply. Tuesday, May 11, PM. Friday, December 31, AM. Thankgod for that! I was having the same problems with Itunes! It was driving me batty!! Now to teach my father how to do that Thankyou for the help!! Saturday, February 5, AM. Keep posting such good ideas to forums Thursday, March 24, PM. If your are getting error as " Administrator has Set Policies to prevent this installation " You can find its solution in the below link.

Bubbaleone said:. If the state for all Windows Installer settings is Not configured ; I'd suggest taking ownership of C: , then confirm that the user group Administrators have Full control permission to This folder, subfolder , and files by checking the Replace all child object permissions with inheritable permissions from this object box, then click Apply and OK. Ferzerp Diamond Member. Oct 12, 6, You have to launch msiexec with the proper flags to install the MSI from an elevated command prompt.

XZeroII Lifer. Jun 30, 12, 0 0. Choose properties. Click Unblock. Clicking 'unblock' didn't work. I don't want to always be running installers through an elevated command prompt.

Last edited: Aug 14, You must log in or register to reply here. Similar threads Discussion Pastiche to Linux distros. Post thread. Step 1 : Open Run window, input gpedit. Step 3 : In the right pane, double-click Turn off Windows Installer policy to edit its settings.

This article is written to provide effective ways to fix this problem in different cases. Download Partition Wizard. Note: The administrator account has the highest privileges. Read More. Step 3: a. Click Start, type "Local Security Policy" without quotes and press enter. Click on Software Restriction Policies. In the right pane, double click on the "enforcement".

Click Ok and restart the computer and check if the issue is fixed. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site.