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"You must be logged on as an administrator..." but I am an administrator


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#1 Yancakes

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Posted 03 July 2024 - 11:52 PM

Trying to update some drivers on Windows Professional SP 3 (downloaded from here https://archive.org/details/WinXPProSP3x86) on a Compaq Presario SR1650NX.

The full error is "You must be logged on as an administrator to install this update. Update has been cancelled. (9999)"

My account is admin, I went in to safe mode and logged in as the Admin default account and it gave me the same error.

It has happened with two different drivers (graphics driver and audio driver).

 

Any thoughts?



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Posted 04 July 2024 - 10:06 AM

Reinstall windows xp if you can.
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Posted 21 July 2024 - 08:38 PM

Get them from the manufacturers website only, if they still have them

I have an XP system that I still use for fun but there have been no driver updates for at least a decade or more.

Compaq was bought by HP in 2002.


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Posted 21 July 2024 - 11:13 PM

To follow up here, I have since installed several other drivers no problem (and the issue I was having was for a part I replaced anyways).






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