Threads Replies Last Post 25 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23  24  25   UAC Nag - Nags I turned off the UAC and now I get a nag to turn it back on every time I boot. I also get nags for defender and calendar after a Microsoft update was installed. How do I get rid of these constant reminders?? ... 2 12/30/2008 7:12:26 PM outgoing server att.net? how do I enter this so I can open an outlook email acc.... 2 12/30/2008 10:19:22 AM Windows Mail I just set-up my Windows Mail and all went well until a box popped up when I went to access my mail for the 1st time that said(windows security) and ask for my username and password. I remember my password but not my username... How do I retrieve my username? ... 2 12/30/2008 1:11:04 AM *!NOT your usual Vista Password Problem - Incorrect Password even every time even after resetting Hi There Experts and Gurus, I've been doing Windows Tech Support for 5 years and I have never ran into a problem like this. Hope some one can help: Background: I know how to reset (to blank) my Windows Password using third party software, password reset disc. I AM NOT ASKING for help in logging into windows because I can always reset the password to blank and get in. So here's the "sym... 6 12/29/2008 10:28:51 PM Remember My ID and Password" Hi, I have a few minor problems with Vista that I would appreciate help with. One is that when I click "Remember My ID and Password", the Vista system appears to be very arbitrary in remembering the User ID and / or Password. I thought I had all the correct boxes checked of but it is very arbitrary in what it remembers and what it doesn't. Any help would be appreciated. The other is that I ... 1 12/29/2008 3:01:01 PM Password problems Ok so here is deal , like i cant download or install anything. my friend made and accoutn on his computer and now its randomly password protected. dont knwo the password and its on an admin account u cant do anything to change it cant install any programs to change it. is he screwed does he ahve to reformat. cause the profile hes on doesnt allow him to do anything. help please. -- pavo21... 1 12/29/2008 3:38:05 AM Admin authorization required when I AM the admin. Help? I just got my new computer yesterday (complete with Vista, which I have no experience with) and at one point I was downloading some zip files that were to be extracted into folders specified by myself; I did this all the time on my old computer. But when I try to do it now, an error message comes up telling me that that action requires an administrative authorization..........but there's only one... 2 12/26/2008 11:16:19 PM Desktop shortcut/program items not showing up I have an installation package (.msi) that is sent out thte users. This .msi creates a shortcut on the desktop and places entries under Start - Programs. On Windows Vista, the admin installs this .msi and logs off. Now the non-admin user logs in, but he doesn't see the shortcut and the item under Start - Programs. The non-admin user can browse to Program Files\xxx and create a shortcut of... 12 12/26/2008 9:23:00 PM Allow a user account to play games without admin password I have set up a user account on Vista Business and would like to allow my younger brother to play his Rail Sim game without have to enter my password into the UAC prompt. I have tried the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit with no luck. Giving him the admin password would negate the parent controls and I do not want him to have to call every time he wants to play his Rail Sim. Thank y... 1 12/26/2008 6:51:18 PM Lost MS User Name and Password I- -h-a-v-e- -V-i-s-t-a- -B-u-s-i-n-e-s-s- -o-n- -m-y- -V-A-I-O- -l-a-p-t-o-p-,- -a-n-d- -h-a-v-e- -u-p-g-r-a-d-e-d- -a- -v-e-r-s-i-o-n- -(-v-.- -1-0-)- -o-f- -D-r-a-g-o-n- -N-a-t-u-r-a-l-l-y-S-p-e-a-k-i-n-g-.- -W-h-e-n-e-v-e-r- -I- -t-r-y- -t-o- -a-c-c-e-s-s- -D-r-a-g-o-n- -I-'-m- -a-s-k-e-d- -f-o-r- -m-y- -M-S- -U-s-e-r-n-a-m-e- -a-n-d- -P-a-s-s-w-o-r-d-.- -I-'-v-e- -a-b-s-o-l-u-t-e-l-y- -l-o-s... 2 12/24/2008 2:01:28 PM Please Help My brother had just passed away, and left his computer at my house. Im not aware of what the password may be, so I need help trying to log in. If you could help, please write back. Thanks. -Kathy... 1 12/21/2008 7:37:15 PM Can't get rid of write-protection. Hey! I have a really enoying problem! The folder that I keep all my music in have turned itself into write protection and I cant turn it off!?! Every time I turn it of in properties and click on ok, exit and enter properties again its there!? I use windows vista home premium. thanks.... 7 12/20/2008 11:55:09 PM cannot configure advanced user profile properties in vista ultimate, i created a new user account as an administrator, logged in, and deleted the old account. when i click on "Configure advanced user profile properties" or "Change my account variables" (under the tasks sidebar in control panel -> user accounts), nothing happens at all. i cannot figure out any way to resolve the issue. UAC is disabled, and the new account is an administra... 1 12/20/2008 4:07:50 AM startup password My parents laptop with vista basic locked-up. They could not clear it so they turned the power off. When they rebooted, it came up with a black screen. Then they turned the power off and pulled the battery. Now it comes up with the black screen and is asking for a password (this is before the vista logo appears). They are over 80 and have no idea what the password is. Any ideas on how to get this... 4 12/20/2008 12:38:00 AM Standard user account not limited My specs:Toshiba Satellite A205-S5825 Intel Pentium Dual-Core T2370 1.73GHz2.5 GB RAM 32-bit operating system120GB Win Vista Home Premium I am the administrator on my computer and my son has a standard account.I would like to set up parental controls on my computer. I tried using the Vista parental controls. My problem is that my son's standard account doesn't require him to use my password to byp... 2 12/19/2008 10:15:00 PM Won't ask for password when waking up from hibernation. Okay, I was forced to buy a new computer two days ago (my old XP Pro Dell is dead - so sad...) Anyway I'm a new Vista user and still setting up the new machine (HP Pavilion dv2911us) to my preferences and I have already encountered a problem. Starting yesterday, Vista no longer asks me for a password when I wake the computer up from hibernation. Then it wouldn't boot at all. I did ... 5 12/18/2008 2:54:34 PM public folder sharing/on (password required) i have a vista desktop(hard wired to the router) a vista laptop (wireless) a 2nd XP desktop (hardwired) and 2nd XP laptop (wireless), before Vista, i could get files and make changes to all computers from any where, now it says that i have to enter a user and password when i chose a computer i want to access. i have resetup the network 2 times, and each time i have NOT setup with passwor... 3 12/18/2008 9:28:13 AM Made both users standard in error I bought a new computer with Vista installed. I tried to set up 2 accounts, one for me and one for my son. I set him up as a standard user and I THOUGHT I set myself up as the administrator. I was able to set the parental controls and then I restarted the computer. Now for some reason it shows BOTH of us being standard users and I am unable to do anything including using the "Use as ... 2 12/17/2008 10:16:49 PM ODBC32.dll Error. Admin rights not working I currently have an error with the ODBC32.dll. When trying to copy in a new DLL system stated I did not have permission. In Safemode, commad prompt I ran "sfc /scannow". The scan found errors but was unable to correct some. When I tried to read the log file.... I did not have permission. The user id I am using (the only one on the system) has "admin rights"..... Any Ideas Regards ... 2 12/17/2008 6:05:56 PM Administrator policies that need to change when i try to uninstall a certain program i gave system adminstrative control to before when i didnt know what i was doing a window pops up and says that the adminstrator set policies to not allow the installation or uninstallation of the program i tried many different ways and in doing so deleted all the files but the program is still on my computer can anyone tell me if its possible to still ge... 2 12/16/2008 8:45:47 PM Administrator policies that need to change when i try to uninstall a certain program i gave system adminstrative control to before when i didnt know what i was doing a window pops up and says that the adminstrator set policies to not allow the installation or uninstallation of the program i tried many different ways and in doing so deleted all the files but the program is still on my computer can anyone tell me if its possible to still ge... 3 12/16/2008 12:56:31 PM Forgot Password in Vista Home Premium Hello all Recently I've got a laptop wich came with WIndos Vista HOme Premium installed. I decided to put a Password in my administrator account, but I've forgotten it...And there is no other open account, just the administrator one of wich I've lost the password - I didn't create a pssword reset disk. Is there anything I can do? Can You please Help me? -- Thank You for the attentio... 2 12/15/2008 10:27:03 PM reboot vista and can't find os and hard drive when i try to boot, i get a message that it can't find the os. if i put an xp cd in and reboot, i get a message to press any key to boot from cd. if i DON'T press any key, it will go to install vista screen, when i click install a fresh windows, i realise that both my hard drive is gone. any help would be greatly appreicated.... 3 12/14/2008 3:23:00 AM apple newsgroup thank you guys for your help, but is there an apple newsgroup, or mactintosh that i can type in to my NNTP box e.g.(msnews.microsoft.com)? i am using windows mail for this(vista basic ... 3 12/13/2008 11:32:32 AM Administrators' profiles deleted when having Guest status Our solution for preventing users from leaving behind profiles on lab machines has been to add the Domain Users group to the Guests group on those machines. As long as a user was a member of the Administrators group on the machine, that user's profile would not be deleted. I just discovered that with Vista, even Adminstrators' profiles are deleted in this scenario (of course I mean use... 4 12/12/2008 8:39:32 AM 25 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23  24  25