Thanks for the reply... I figured it out. In my Windows install the
default Program Files directory was changed to D: instead of C:.
Money doesn't like that, as it tries to create a temp directory inside
C:\Program Files\ at the beginning of the installer. When it cannot
do so, it apparently figures it must not have admin rights. I created
an empty Program Files Directory on C:, and it installed just fine (to
D.

Funny that MS isn't following their own environment variables...

"Mark" <abcd[at]abcd.com> wrote in message news:<41a4b56f$1[at]news.microsoft.com> ...
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Even though the error is not exactly what you reported, you might try the
following KB articles:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;886567
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;886549
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;870881

-Mark
"Chris" <chris.goffredo[at]ctg.com> wrote in message
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I'm trying to install Money 2005 Premium on a freshly installed WinXP
SP2 system. The installer immediately quits complaining that you must
have administrator or power user priviliges to install. The account
I'm using is indeed an administrator. I've tried logging in as
'administrator' as well, and it does not help. I've also tried
creating a new account and giving it admin rights, adding power user
to my existing account, removing and readding admin rights, creating a
power user, and making an account with both power user and admin
rights -- none of it helps. The computer is not part of any domain,
so there are no overriding security settings.

The only other things on this system are Office 2003, Sun Java, Nero,
..Net Framework, and WMP10. I've emailed MS support, only to be told
to uninstall Money and try reinstalling -- an infuriating response!
Since then (over a week ago) the only responses I've recieved have
been the automated COMPASS manager telling me my response was accepted
and added to my case (I've emailed back a couple times.) Other than
that, no response.

Any thoughts?? I have installed from this same CD on another computer
(my original machine, I am upgrading now) with no problem. Obviously
the installer is checking something that it doesn't like, and is
confusing it with a rights issue. I have no idea what that might be
though...

Thanks!