Re: Problem with installing downloaded software

2003-06-01 Thread Paul
Hi all At the risk of seeming a doom-sayer: While the work-around you have will work fine, you are supposed to be able to do what you have attempted! You are the Administrator after all. Sorry that I can't offer a better solution to your situation but if it was me, I wouldn't be fully

Problem with installing downloaded software

2003-05-30 Thread Greg Colgan
Hi Muggers, A colleague of mine is unable to install software downloaded from the net (or taken from a cd we have given him), even though two other people have succeeded in doing so. The difference, is that he is using an e-mac running OSX, while we are running OS8.6 and 9.2. The problem is that

Re: Problem with installing downloaded software

2003-05-30 Thread Shay Telfer
Any suggestions on getting around this problem would be appreciated! As always, thanks in advance.. Greg In the brave new world of Mac OS X (based on Unix) each user has their own box in which to play, install software, etc. theoretically without being able to affect other users. This is

Re: Problem with installing downloaded software

2003-05-30 Thread Kaye and Geoff
A colleague of mine is unable to install software downloaded from the net (or taken from a cd we have given him), even though two other people have succeeded in doing so. The difference, is that he is using an e-mac running OSX, while we are running OS8.6 and 9.2 We had this problem, even

Re: Problem with installing downloaded software

2003-05-30 Thread Greg Colgan
Hi there, Thanks to all who answered my query. Kaye, we tried your suggestion and it worked a treat! Excellent! Greg We had this problem, even though we only have one account on our eMac, and it has full administrator privileges. We solved it be rebooting in OS9, installing the software, then