Can't remove a com add-in Office 2007

[Deej Hernandez]

I have Office 2007 on a laptop running Windows Vista. I'm trying to remove
an add-in but all I can get is the message "This add-in is installed for all
users on this computer, and can only be connected or disconnected by an
administrator." I am the only user on this laptop and I am signed in as an
administrator.

Can someone please advise me how to fix this issue? The add-in is for Adobe
Acrobat Standard 8 and it just hangs up every so often. Always before (when
I was running Windows XP) when this happened I simply removed the add-in and
then loaded it again. If anyone knows how to make it work better I'd love to
know that too!

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Assuming you're trying to remove the add-in from Word, start Word as
Administrator. I.e., right-click on the shortcut you're using to start Word,
and choose Run As Administrator. Then see if you're now able to remove the
add-in.

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Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

 

[Deej Hernandez]

I have no option to run as an administrator when I right click any icon for
Word.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

What operating system are you using?

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Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

 

[BenMisko]

This worked for me, to get around the Administrator problem:

1- Right Click Outlook Icon
2- Properties
3- Security Tab

Ok, from here, I slogged around a little, including clicking on "Advanced"
"Edit" and eventually came across a button "Run this program as Admin." (or
something like that).

I can't find it now (I suspect because it already recognizes me as the admin).