question for dvdshrink?

[JRSWIFEY2004]

i am trying to download dvdshrink which apparently there is only one version out there for this feature, when it completes the download i get a red area box telling me i do not have authorization to open this file? any suggestion would be helpful thank you!!

[Baldrick]

from where did you download?
http://www.mrbass.org/dvdshrink/
http://www.digital-digest.com/software/download.php?sid=423&ssid=0&did=1
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/DVD-Shrink-Download-4128.html

or do you want some special version?

[JRSWIFEY2004]

i downloaded from mrbass

[mats.hogberg]

You don't have admin priviledges on your computer, maybe?

/Mats

[JRSWIFEY2004]

see thats what i thought to i bought my computer from a shop but i never had to add my name as administrator do you know where i go to do this? i am very computer illiterate if you cant tell

[bigstusexy]

Most likely you'll be running some version of NT, don't worry at all what that means, just tell me if your version of windows says 98 or soemthing when you start up.

try going to my computer and right clicking it, in that menu select
Manage computer.

A new window will open, in the left hand side of that window you'll see many options. Select System tools - Local users and Groups - users.

How man users do you see there? Do you see any users listed that do not have a description?

Next select the folder like icon below it that says groups.
In the right hand side double click the group Administrators
What users (members) are listed in there?
Is your user name listed?
If you don't know you user name go to the start menu, hit run and type in that box
%username%
hit ok, you'll get an error box stating that "windows can not find 'NAME' what ever the name in single quotes was will be your username.


Finally if none of this worked because you are running windowsxp home edition fine. Go to the start menu, and select settings - control panel (or control panel may be listed on the start menu). Find the user account applette From there find your account and check to see if its an administrator or limited account. If its limited you may be able to hit the button to change its privlages to administrator.


Try these, and answer those questions and we can go from there.

[JRSWIFEY2004]

hmmmmmm. everything u walked me through pans out but i still cant download dvd shrink i can download everything else i need except dvd shrink i guess im not understanding why but maybe my next step is to take it to a computer specialist? oh i also am running windows 2000 pro, but again i bought my computer from a 3rd party which he rebuilt this computer but hen i went back to him he said he cant remember the password so i was able to find it myself and reinstate my password myself, but now im having problems?

[Scorpion King]

It might be easy to simply log-off then when faced with logging back on just read the writing beside the icons on the welcome screen. You should have your icon and user name there and if you are not the computer administrator then that icon should be there also and the words administrator under it.

If you can log-in to the administrators account without a password then you are good to go. If it requests a password then someone has locked you out.....

Might work.

Good luck.

[bigstusexy]

scorpion king he is on windows 2000, they don't have family login.

So JRS you can download anything and install it but just not this one program?

Ok, so you download from mbrass's site, are you trying to open dvdshirnk32setup.zip or dvdshirnk32set.exe?