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Problem with Windows 7 "Starforce Copy Protection System".
First; Hi. I'm new to these forums, and my Dell Studio XPS just arrived, I really like it.
And to the main point, I just finished installing my my new laptop with Windows 7 and whatnot, and I just installed one of my computer games. Unfortuantly, when I try to launch it, now that I've installed it, this "Starforce Copy Protection System" pops up, and says "To install this application, you must have Administrator privilages on your computer."
Odd, seeing that this is my first account and thus, I do have administrator privilages over my computer.
Thanks, and sorry if this is the wrong area in the forum. I wasn't sure where to post this.
DELL-Jesse L
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September 2nd, 2010 11:00
jacos,
This system is not designed for playing games too well unless you have a video card that meets games requirements. Which XPS Studio system do you have? I will look up the specs.. What vide card do you have in this system? What is the minimum size video card does the game say to use in order for it to work properly?
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September 2nd, 2010 11:00
jacos,
Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.
If you right click on that pop up and choose run or install as an administrator may help.
Jacos
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September 2nd, 2010 11:00
It seems this is affecting most games.
Also, if I attempt to run it as an administrator, it will say it works and ask me to reboot, and when I reboot, it seems to have reinstalled everything.
Also, when I attempt to run a game called Rogue Survivor I enjoy, it never works.
It seems this new laptop isn't very good - nothing freaking installs or runs!!
Jacos
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September 2nd, 2010 11:00
"Dell Studio XPS 1645/1647"
I talked to some representative or somebody like that while I was shopping for a laptop, they referred me to this one which I am now using, as I told them I was looking for one which was decent for gaming.
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September 2nd, 2010 12:00
1. According to the Dell site (shop) the XPS Studio 16 uses a ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5730 - 1GB, which is more than ample to run most games.
2. “To install this application, you must have Administrator privileges on your computer." This is not a video card problem, but a system configuration problem. Possibility you are not actually the administrator.
Jacos
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September 2nd, 2010 13:00
I've checked. I am an administrator. Any other ideas, please?
Also, earlier I said it "reinstalls" everything when I run it as an administrator. It also uninstalls the game.
Jacos
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September 4th, 2010 08:00
Hello? I'm still needing an answer!!
Jeff Hoffman
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September 4th, 2010 16:00
Well Hello to you! Maybe you should have tried "please" & "Thank You" instead of demanding an answer.
Good Luck.
Jeff :emotion-22: