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Unusual computer glitch
« on: September 29, 2024, 06:01:01 AM »
Just tried to install a desktop publishing program called Spring Publisher. It has been around for a long time and gets decent reviews. I downloaded the file from CNET, so I think it's valid.

But I can't install it. It's an .msi file. It starts to run, I go through agreeing the the EULA, I get the pop-up asking if I really and truly want to allow this software to install itself on my system, I tell it to proceed -- and I get a pop-up telling me that installation of this program has been blocked by an administrator, contact an administrator for more information.

This is my personal Windows 10 computer. I am the only administrator, and I'm quite certain I haven't told my computer not to allow installation of Spring Publisher.

What's going on? I have never encountered this particular error message before.
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Re: Unusual computer glitch
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2024, 08:06:58 AM »
Sounds like you may be logged on to a regular or guest user account, not administrator.  If you right click on the .msi, does it give you the option of, "Run as Administrator"?  If it does, try that.
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Re: Unusual computer glitch
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2024, 08:36:52 AM »
Try right click the msi, then "run as administrator".

Publisher appears defunct.  Not seeing any downloads that aren't from that sort of download site (which I don't really trust, anyway).
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Re: Unusual computer glitch
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2024, 12:41:47 PM »
"Run as administrator" was the first thing I tried when the initial installation failed. Same result. And this is MY computer. I only have two user accounts (both me), and both are admins.

I've deleted the download from my system. I'd like to see what the program looks like, but I don't need it so (for once) I'm not going to obsess over not being able to install it.
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Re: Unusual computer glitch
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2024, 05:58:39 PM »
If you're needing Desktop Publishing, Pagestream still exists.  I remember it from the Atari ST days, way the heck back when.
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Re: Unusual computer glitch
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2024, 06:56:10 PM »
Quote from: lee n. field on September 29, 2024, 05:58:39 PM
If you're needing Desktop Publishing, Pagestream still exists.  I remember it from the Atari ST days, way the heck back when.

WOW!

That's one I've never even heard of ... and I thought I was doing a decent job of keeping track. I'll check it out -- thanks.
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