ebo_obe Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Does anyone know if this is possible cos it seems to be the only thing i can think of if it is how do i change it??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Are you an Administrator on the PC, or do you only have a Limited account ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Please don't post the same question multiple times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo_obe Posted August 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Please don't post the same question multiple times.yes i am the administrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 What messages are you getting ?What are the games you are trying to install ?What spec is the PC you are trying to install them on ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo_obe Posted August 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 What messages are you getting ?What are the games you are trying to install ?What spec is the PC you are trying to install them on ?When i put in a 3+ games such as football manager 2008 it will open up and bring up the usual menu as when you istall any other game. So i put in Imperial Glory which is a 12+ and nothing came up so i went on my computer and there was no symbol of it in the disc drive so i clicked on it and it said 'no disc in drive'. I thought it might be the game or the drive but other games worked in the drive so i checked the game on a laptop i had and it worked but the game doesn't work on laptop cos of copying reasons or something. It was then i thought it could have something to do with the game rating cos i got the computer from my school (they bought new ones so were selling these cheap to students) where they might do that sort of thing like stop games of that rating. I have tried 4 other 12+ and 16+ games all of which it does the same and another 3+ which it let me install like normal so this backed up my idea. It is a guess but it seems feasable.I don't know what spec is and how would i find out?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 It does sound like the school have been playing with the settings to stop the pupils doing this ! :)Is this a clean install of Vista - that you have done yourself, or is it the system just as supplied to you by the school ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo_obe Posted August 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 It does sound like the school have been playing with the settings to stop the pupils doing this ! :)Is this a clean install of Vista - that you have done yourself, or is it the system just as supplied to you by the school ?there is no vista on it, it is XP and the school must have done it cos i haven't done anything to it. On vista it has a parental control thing on the control panel but on XP it doesn't have a symbol or section for this specifically is there anyway of finding if there is one??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 It does sound like the school have been playing with the settings to stop the pupils doing this ! :)Is this a clean install of Vista - that you have done yourself, or is it the system just as supplied to you by the school ?there is no vista on it, it is XP and the school must have done it cos i haven't done anything to it. On vista it has a parental control thing on the control panel but on XP it doesn't have a symbol or section for this specifically is there anyway of finding if there is one???In your other thread where you raised this same problem, you said that your new laptop had Vista on it. Is this the same machine that you are referring to now ? You must not skip about between different machines in threads, as it wastes both our time and yours ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo_obe Posted August 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 It does sound like the school have been playing with the settings to stop the pupils doing this ! :)Is this a clean install of Vista - that you have done yourself, or is it the system just as supplied to you by the school ?there is no vista on it, it is XP and the school must have done it cos i haven't done anything to it. On vista it has a parental control thing on the control panel but on XP it doesn't have a symbol or section for this specifically is there anyway of finding if there is one???In your other thread where you raised this same problem, you said that your new laptop had Vista on it. Is this the same machine that you are referring to now ? You must not skip about between different machines in threads, as it wastes both our time and yours !this is a different computer with no vista sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo_obe Posted August 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 It does sound like the school have been playing with the settings to stop the pupils doing this ! :)Is this a clean install of Vista - that you have done yourself, or is it the system just as supplied to you by the school ?there is no vista on it, it is XP and the school must have done it cos i haven't done anything to it. On vista it has a parental control thing on the control panel but on XP it doesn't have a symbol or section for this specifically is there anyway of finding if there is one???In your other thread where you raised this same problem, you said that your new laptop had Vista on it. Is this the same machine that you are referring to now ? You must not skip about between different machines in threads, as it wastes both our time and yours !this is a different computer with no vista sorry!Does anyone know how to help??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Do you have any Windows components missing ?Control PanelAdd or Remove ProgramsAdd/Remove Windows components ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo_obe Posted August 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Do you have any Windows components missing ?Control PanelAdd or Remove ProgramsAdd/Remove Windows components ?i seem to have all that but is there any components like parental controls or something to do with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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