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Dan C.6
10 years agoNew member | Level 1
Can only install with "Run as administrator", possibly causing sync'ing problems
On Windows 7, my account is the administrator account, yet I could only install dropbox by running the install file 'as administrator' (right-click > Run as Administrator). I received a warning when ...
- 10 years ago
FIXED! Had to set the installer exe to run in compatibility mode.
Elgin C.
10 years agoNew member | Level 1
Dan C can someone please step by step explain how they fixed this. I have had this issue on my computer for almost a year, and this is the first time I have seen someone else with the same problem and able to fix it. I tried the compatibility but it is still not working. Everytime i restart my computer I have to reinstall Dropbox.. its getting very frustrating, and still will only install if I run as administrator.
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