Installing the Excel Client on Windows Vista

Posted on 23 April 2008 by Ed Robinson

If you have Windows Vista, you may experience set up installing the ActionThis Excel Client. The problem occurs because Windows Vista "User Access Control" prevents the setup from installing all the components. Here is a workaround for this, and we'll have a proper fix built into the setup soon.

NOTE: This doesn't affect the ActionThis Outlook Client, or the ActionThis Excel Client on Windows XP

How to install the ActionThis Excel Client on Windows Vista with UAC on

1. Open Windows control panel
2. In control panel, Open "User Accounts"
3. In Control Panel > User Accounts, open "User Accounts"
4. In Control Panel > User Accounts > Make changes to your account, click on "Turn User Account control on or off"
5. In Control Panel > User Accounts > Make changes to your account > Turn User Account Control On or Off page, uncheck the box "Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer". Click OK
6. You’ll need to restart your computer. After this you can install the ActionThis Excel client. After the Excel client is installed, you can turn UAC back on if you wish.

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