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Yesterday I want to set up a web server on my computer.After installing some software(probably MySQL cause the problem,I think),there is an odd problem with my Windows 7.
I'm an admin user,but now I can't change some advanced system settings,for example,environment variables and vitural memory,the buttons are gray.What's more,when I open devices manager,a window pops up and say that I can only view,but can't make any changes because I'm a standard user.However,if I search device manager in start menu,right click and run it as admin,I can make changes.The same thing apply to other admin tools like msconfig and gpedit.msc.Also,in the past,when I run some installer,there will be UAC prompt to run it as admin,but now there isn't,and if I just run it by double click,it will run as non-admin and the installtion fails.I have to right click and run it as admin.
I have a guess about the problem:when you run some things,such as administrative tools,windows run them as admin by default(if you are an admin user).But now,the installtion of some software mess up some system settings so windows doesn't run them as admin by default,and cause my problem above.
I tried to create another admin user,and everything is normal when I log in as that user,no such problem.Unfortunately,I have to use my old user,for some reason.
Please help me deal with the problem.Thanks.
UPDATE: I managed to gain access to environment variables and vitural memory settings by killing exlorer.exe process and re-running it as admin.But then everything I run automatically has admin privilege,and I don't want that to happen.
Sorry,my but my UAC setting is already at this level.I tried to change it to the lowest level,but the problem still exists. – Lsmll – 2013-07-06T00:47:59.263
Have you tried to create a new user could be problem with the current user environment. – Homer Simpsons – 2013-07-06T00:49:44.733
No,I can create new admin users,and as said above,new users don't have the problem.I do have admin privilege,but the problem is administrative tools isn't automatically run as admin.For example,I can right click and run msconfig and gpedit.msc as admin,no problem.But if I run them by left click,it denied access and say I'm a standard user. – Lsmll – 2013-07-06T00:57:59.283
However,advanced system settings like network ID and environment variable,they are in explorer.exe,there is no way to right click and run as admin. – Lsmll – 2013-07-06T01:00:50.790
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By the way,some softwares wasn't installed for all users....And I can't see them in the new admin user.Will I be able to use them without reinstalling them in the recreated user? – Lsmll – 2013-07-06T01:15:00.183
yes its located in c:\users(YOUR ADMIN USER ACCOUNT)\Start Menu\Programs or run (echo %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs) in cmd its just created shortcut from the installation path – Homer Simpsons – 2013-07-06T01:18:18.053
It's a good tip, but didn't work (UAC level already set). This used to work, I've updated the path many times before. I want to know how the account got fubar or at least how to fix it without creating a new account (my account is a domain account with local Admin privileges) – joel – 2014-05-13T18:22:00.233
Another interesting note: I can delete items from the Path, but not add new strings... anyone seen that? Very strange. – joel – 2014-05-13T18:22:42.543