Can't install Adobe Reader

I'm trying to install Adobe Reader and get the following message: "The Temp
folder is on a drive that is full or is inaccessible. Free up space on the
drive or verify that you have write permission on the Temp folder." I have
saved the Adobe install file to a 300 Gig hard drive with a clean install of
Vista and Office 2007. Nothing else is on it. 259 Gigs are free to use. I
am running into one security over ride after another while transferring my
document files, my pst files, etc. Roadblocks each step of the way. Lots of
security. I'm the sole user/administrator here and would like to be able to
install my programs! Any help would be aprreciated.


Thanks,
Robert

Robert wrote:
> I'm trying to install Adobe Reader and get the following message: "The Temp
> folder is on a drive that is full or is inaccessible. Free up space on the
> drive or verify that you have write permission on the Temp folder." I have
> saved the Adobe install file to a 300 Gig hard drive with a clean install of
> Vista and Office 2007. Nothing else is on it. 259 Gigs are free to use. I
> am running into one security over ride after another while transferring my
> document files, my pst files, etc. Roadblocks each step of the way. Lots of
> security. I'm the sole user/administrator here and would like to be able to
> install my programs! Any help would be aprreciated.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Robert
Leave error message open.

search for adobe (advanced search - search computer)

start install again from temp folder.

It will install ok.

This is an error related to the annoying user account control thing that
everyone turns off immediately after install. If that is turned on, the
install goes ok without this workaround.

regards,

Tom

On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 21:17:00 -0800, Robert
<Robert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I'm trying to install Adobe Reader and get the following message: "The Temp
>folder is on a drive that is full or is inaccessible. Free up space on the
>drive or verify that you have write permission on the Temp folder." I have
>saved the Adobe install file to a 300 Gig hard drive with a clean install of
>Vista and Office 2007. Nothing else is on it. 259 Gigs are free to use. I
>am running into one security over ride after another while transferring my
>document files, my pst files, etc. Roadblocks each step of the way. Lots of
>security. I'm the sole user/administrator here and would like to be able to
>install my programs! Any help would be aprreciated.

Try saving it to your desktop then running it from there.
That's how I installed it last week.

"Robert" <Robert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

> I'm trying to install Adobe Reader and get the following message: "The
> Temp
> folder is on a drive that is full or is inaccessible. Free up space on
> the
> drive or verify that you have write permission on the Temp folder." I
> have
> saved the Adobe install file to a 300 Gig hard drive with a clean install
> of
> Vista and Office 2007. Nothing else is on it. 259 Gigs are free to use.
> I
> am running into one security over ride after another while transferring my
> document files, my pst files, etc. Roadblocks each step of the way. Lots
> of
> security. I'm the sole user/administrator here and would like to be able
> to
> install my programs! Any help would be aprreciated.

Right click the Adobe set up file, and choose Run as administrator.

--
Rock [MVP - User/Shell]

"Robert" <Robert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:72D61237-6110-4E79-9B6D-7D28FCA7ACA9@microsoft.com...
> I'm trying to install Adobe Reader and get the following message: "The
> Temp
> folder is on a drive that is full or is inaccessible. Free up space on
> the
> drive or verify that you have write permission on the Temp folder." I
> have
> saved the Adobe install file to a 300 Gig hard drive with a clean install
> of
> Vista and Office 2007. Nothing else is on it. 259 Gigs are free to use.
> I
> am running into one security over ride after another while transferring my
> document files, my pst files, etc. Roadblocks each step of the way. Lots
> of
> security. I'm the sole user/administrator here and would like to be able
> to
> install my programs! Any help would be aprreciated.
>
>
I had the same problem, i rebooted and it installed OK, Acrobat Reader 8.

Problem solved by turning user account control back on. Very annoying. I
can't seem to do anything without being told that I don't have access to do
something.

Thanks for the help on that .

"Nicole & Tom" wrote:

> Robert wrote:
> > I'm trying to install Adobe Reader and get the following message: "The Temp
> > folder is on a drive that is full or is inaccessible. Free up space on the
> > drive or verify that you have write permission on the Temp folder." I have
> > saved the Adobe install file to a 300 Gig hard drive with a clean install of
> > Vista and Office 2007. Nothing else is on it. 259 Gigs are free to use. I
> > am running into one security over ride after another while transferring my
> > document files, my pst files, etc. Roadblocks each step of the way. Lots of
> > security. I'm the sole user/administrator here and would like to be able to
> > install my programs! Any help would be aprreciated.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Robert
> Leave error message open.
>
> search for adobe (advanced search - search computer)
>
> start install again from temp folder.
>
> It will install ok.
>
> This is an error related to the annoying user account control thing that
> everyone turns off immediately after install. If that is turned on, the
> install goes ok without this workaround.
>
> regards,
>
> Tom
>

It's not telling you that you don't have access. It lets you do it without
even typing in a password. UAC is simply confirming that you really asked
the administrative task to run and that it wasn't requested by some unknown
malware on your PC.

I hate to sound like Firewall2 here but, Isn't Vista wonderful?

Dale

"Robert" <Robert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0AF42BBD-22E1-43A9-9302-98736A04F5CC@microsoft.com...
> Problem solved by turning user account control back on. Very annoying. I
> can't seem to do anything without being told that I don't have access to
> do
> something.
>
> Thanks for the help on that .
>
> "Nicole & Tom" wrote:
>
>> Robert wrote:
>> > I'm trying to install Adobe Reader and get the following message: "The
>> > Temp
>> > folder is on a drive that is full or is inaccessible. Free up space on
>> > the
>> > drive or verify that you have write permission on the Temp folder." I
>> > have
>> > saved the Adobe install file to a 300 Gig hard drive with a clean
>> > install of
>> > Vista and Office 2007. Nothing else is on it. 259 Gigs are free to
>> > use. I
>> > am running into one security over ride after another while transferring
>> > my
>> > document files, my pst files, etc. Roadblocks each step of the way.
>> > Lots of
>> > security. I'm the sole user/administrator here and would like to be
>> > able to
>> > install my programs! Any help would be aprreciated.
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Robert
>> Leave error message open.
>>
>> search for adobe (advanced search - search computer)
>>
>> start install again from temp folder.
>>
>> It will install ok.
>>
>> This is an error related to the annoying user account control thing that
>> everyone turns off immediately after install. If that is turned on, the
>> install goes ok without this workaround.
>>
>> regards,
>>
>> Tom
>>

"Dale" <nospam@nospam.ever> wrote in message
news:uKZ5XkMTHHA.3428@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> It's not telling you that you don't have access. It lets you do it
> without even typing in a password. UAC is simply confirming that you
> really asked the administrative task to run and that it wasn't requested
> by some unknown malware on your PC.
>
> I hate to sound like Firewall2 here but, Isn't Vista wonderful?
>
No that aspect of it is a major pain in the arse.