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Access denied error on driver install; same rights as NA

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by callenlong

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I will try to install a driver for a printer etc on a workstation where I have Local and domain admin rights and I get access denied error. My boss logs on (he says our rights are identical) and he is able to install driver with no problem.
He is stumped because he says he has given me EXACTLY the same rights he has. He has also given me the pleasure of researching this problem.... any and all help will be appreciated.

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by jiminpa

You are also in another group which has a deny access permission assigned? As I am sure you are aware rights are cumulative and you will always get the most restrictive. Also, did you always have admin privledges? If you previously had a lower priv level there may be some residual restrictions on your account. Have your boss delete your profile off that PC and try again. Hope that helps.

by callenlong

my account was copied from a former employee that from what I gather was very restricted. He has since removed all of the restrictions from my user account and given my account Admin rights on the DC, the Domain, and permission (more like an order) to add myself as local admin to every computer in the building. I do not have access to the server to view my own settings, but he repeatedly assures me that my account is no different than his. Since he is also a networking newb and I obviously have something keeping me from installing a simple hardware driver, there HAS to be a difference. How can I see the restrictions and possibly remove them? Or would it be easier to just create a new account? This is getting frustrating because it makes me look stupid when I have to come and beg him to log in on a computer for me to do anything....

by jiminpa

Copying an old restricted account then trying to give you more permissions from there is the wrong thing to do in my opinion. It should work in theory but what he should have done was use his account as a template. All to often I have seen residual restrictions remain although for some reason not always visable by doing it that way. My suggestion would be to have him delete your current account and create a new one.
You say your account was copied from an former employee. Did he just rename the old account or use it as a template? Each account has its own SSID in windows. If he just renamed the old account your account now has that old SSID and again, while it should be fine to try and give you more privleges, it doesn't always work.

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