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Notification message when you remove or repair a program in Windows Vista: "An unidentified program wants to access your computer"

Article ID:929467
Last Review:March 15, 2007
Revision:1.4

SYMPTOMS

When you remove or repair a program in Windows Vista, you may receive the following notification message in the User Account Control dialog box:
An unidentified program wants to access your computer

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CAUSE

This issue may occur if the following conditions are true:
The program installation used a Microsoft Windows Installer package.
The package was digitally signed.
In this scenario, the User Account Control dialog box may not display correct certificate or package source information.

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WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, click Allow in the User Account Control dialog box to let the repair or remove operation continue.

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APPLIES TO
Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition
Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition
Windows Vista Enterprise
Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Ultimate
Windows Vista Starter

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