Use built-in administrator account or create new one?
If I understand it correctly, for security reasons it's best to have a separate administrator account and a standard us...
Personal Administrator Account not acting like Administrator
Something has happened to my personal administrator account that makes believe I have lost permissions on a number of a...
UAC - wont allow user who is administrator to access "docume
Hi,I havent used Vista for very long,and i was just trying to get into the "documents and settings" folder bu...
login as Administrator on Vista Home Premium?
One of my users changed / forgot their login password. Is there a way that I can login as administrator to change their...
Opening as Administrator
Why is it that I sometimes have to open a programme as the administrator when I am the administrator (logged in as user ...
Administrator
How can I make IE always run as administrator? If not I can't print from it. Can from XP with same AVG8 & ZA.-- Joh...
Forgotten Administrator Password
I have a laptop running Vista Business which gives me three ways to log on to the PC: 1) User Account (working fine) 2)...
vista administrator privilages nightmare!
this is crazy! it was working a few days ago and Im not sure what happened.All I want to do is to restore thumbnails for...
Administrator Password from Standard Account
Toshiba M305D-S4831 laptop Vista HP 64bitToday, from my standard user account, I found that I was unable to get past th...
user/administrator
heyi was under the impression that there was a distinction between the terms 'user' and 'administrator'. is there?if the...
need to access the administrator pass on Windows Vista Home
i hae normal user account and i forget the pass i need to access the admin account so i can reset the pass of the user ...
Run as Administrator at startup
I have an utility from the WinXP days that starts up from the registry. This utility can easily be started from the sta...
XP -> Vista: You do not have access ... See administrator
I've done considerable research and have insured that I am in compliance with the MS article "File and Printer Sha...
Administrator can't delete files
I set up my Vista installation so that I am administrator with all priviledges. I now have installed an old HDD and wa...
How does one raise "administrator/administration" in Vista?
How does one raise "administrator/administration" in Vista? In WinXP it's tapping F8 for "safe mode"...
must use "run as administrator"
At 85 years, I am afraid to tinker with registry, security or internet settings. I leave these things for the experts. I...
administrator question
Does anyone know why I keep getting a notice to change to the adminsitrator mode when I am already in the administrator...
Vista Administrator Conflict
Somehow during migration, I'm not listed as the administrator of the computer. If I go to windows update I get an error ...
uninstall administrator priveleges
When trying to uninstall Incredimail from control panel I get this message.You need to have administrator or Power User ...
administrator priveliges
I installed Battlefield 1942 and all of it's expansions (except Vietnam) and when I double-click on it, this pops up &qu...
Administrator Rights
Whenever I try to install or delete any files or programs, I get a windows popup saying 'The System administrator Has S...
Administrator User Account issues
I am the only user on my account. Im trying to run a game which requires me to run asit as an administrator and as a Win...
'Run as administrator' option
Hello, Why Vista offers me 'Run as administrator' option when I am already the administrator. What is a diff...
To administrator of this Group
Quit deleting my posting when it's relevant. I may make people laugh at times, but at other times I help & they tahn...
Administrator priviliges
Hi folks,Some 3rd party applications recommend installation from an administrator account. Does this mean a "True&...
Unable to log into own user profile (administrator) - fail U
Hi guys I have Windows Vista Home Premium loaded in my laptop. So far all is well until I turned it on today and attempt...
Run as administrator option disabled
I apologize for any repetition but I'm pretty sure this is a fairly unique problem.My girlfriend bought a Toshiba laptop...
Need permission as the administrator?
Hi,Vista x64 SP1. I am trying to remove an item from the Start Menu/Programs that was just installed there. I get the m...
no administrator account
windows vista, I should have 3 accounts in my laptop, the original adminstrator, guest which is off, and another one wi...
See Account Administrator ( that's Me???)
:cry: I am having trouble trying to delete a standard user account. Under this user account the control panel is there. ...
The shortcut run as administrator does not work?
Right-click any shortcuts on desktop, and select run as administrator, but no response! right-click the exe file and sel...
Administrator Privileges
Hi, i keep trying to unlock my Adoe Photoshop (i have the unlock code) but everytime I do it tells me I do not have adm...
I AM the administrator!
Hello.... I have Vista Home Premium insatalled on a Dell Inspiron 531. When I try to download a program, (like the upg...
Logging in as Administrator
HiOn a brand new vista bunnies pc, how can I login as administrator? It doesn't give me the option at the login screen....
When Administrator is not administrator?
I am running Vista Business 64-bit.For some strange reasons I cannot add anything to System DSN tag in ODBC Administrat...
How to start cmd.exe BOTH as administrator locally AND domai
The new security model of Vista is nice. But I have the following problem: Some administrative actions cannot be started...
'Run as administrator' Context Menu
I do not have the 'Run as administrator' Context menu when I right click on an application. Is there anyway to restore t...
Administrator Access Problems
I'm using Windows Vista Ultimate. One of the things that drives me crazy about Vista is the number of error messages I...
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 doi...
booting to Administrator
Vista Home Premium This should be easy but an internet search came up empty. I have two problems, 1) my settings for scr...
System Administrator & Screen Saver
I am the only person using my machine. I am the only "user" and the administrator. Having said that, I'm try...
Issue w/ Password for Administrator Account
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blue screen after administrator logon
Hello, two days ago i got a blue screen, after this i my computer restart and i logon. I loose my setting like wallpape...
Administrator's Password
How to change vista administrator's password ? and how set for chkdsk scheduler every time vista start ?Thanks,...
Want to impose parental controls on administrator
Hello everyone, I know this is something of an odd request. I am looking for a way (or a program that will do it) to imp...
Administrator missing
OK, hopefully somebody out there can help on this one, as I have not seen anything like it among previously asked quest...
Administrator; UAC; Black Screen
When I turn on the UAC and reboot I cannot access the administrator Desktop after login.When I use my User Account (no ...
Re: my user has Administrator privileges, but I can't move a
"Toad" wrote in message Ok, in Vista being an administrator means that you can esculate your rights to that...
Administrator Account Ok. But others
administrator Account, C:\Users\administrator Folders And Registry Sid Key Ok but Another Users and other Admin Account ...
Username (Administrator) in cmd title
Hello everyone,I am wondering if it is possible remove the username displayed in the title of a cmd.exe window in Vista?...
Administrator Rights problem
hi...i have install windows vista home on toshiba laptop. in my laptop there is one user only me..administrator in my sy...
User and administrator keep changing.
I put out a question in Vista Games but unfortunately couldn't get the answer. Putting here on these General Discussion...
Can't access or activate my Administrator Account
I have Windows Home Premium, 32 bit running on my computer. Windows came loaded with my computer with a CD. It is not ...
Changed name of Administrator Account - now daily user - is
Folks,Last weekend I was setting up our new computer (Intel E8600, Asus P5k, 4GB RAM etc) with Vista Home Premium (64-bi...
Administrator settings
I started using Windows Vista Home Premium 64 recently and set it up with me as the single user. Sometimes when I try t...
Encrypting Administrator's profile
Is there any way to encrypt (EFS or similar) the entire administrator's profile folder (C:\Documents and Settings\Admini...
Backup: only administrator, no credentials request
At home, I'm trying to backup my files on Windows Vista Ultimate, but it says to me that only an administrator can do i...
shortcut "Run as administrator" checkbox is disabled
I right-click on a .sln ( Visual Studio solution file ) to "Send to > Desktop ( create shortcut )" ...Howe...
run as administrator in right click menu missing
How do I restore it?Thanks...
Administrator locked out
I have Windows Vista home. I was changing some settings on one of my user accounts (not the main one) on my computer. A...
administrator - not?
im really new to Vista and im beginning to hate it already.Im the only user on my laptop, im a gamer so updating addons ...
All Administrator Accounts have been changed to Standard Acc
Hello All, I recently started getting access denied errors to basic folders like MyDocuments/My Pictures.After some dig...
screen saver - administrator
I am the administrator of my machine. I'm trying to change the screen saver but the computer says my administrator has...
windows mail can now only run as administrator
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Can"t access administrator acct
I have Windows XP prof. Whenever I would turn my computer on it would show administrator acct which I always logged on ...
UAC disabled same as "Run as administrator"?
I'm just wondering why people need to use the hidden administrator account (there is a tutorial somewhere on this websit...
Administrator Problems
I am having a problem deleting a program that is causing problems.I keep getting the message that I do not have permissi...
Help! Error Message-->> The system administrator has set pol
I've searched around a bit and can't find a solution to this aggravating Error Message.My PC is running Vista Home and ...
Logged in as Administrator, but lacking rights, apparently
Some programs (e.g., Spybot) tell me that I need to log in as an Adminstrator to run them. But I'm already logged in a...
Administrator without any admin privlages
Hey there,I am running vista home edition and my only user account on my computer is of course administrator. I have att...
Administrator user
With xp you can press control/alt/delete to get a login screen up then login using the administrator account.On vista ...
Can a folder be shared without being administrator?
Greetings,in our AD2003 domain, we are now installing Vista computers for our users. The users are all in the Power User...
Printing only works under Administrator account
I insalled freshly downloaded drivers for a Brother MFC-215C from the brother site onto a Vista Box (vista drivers from ...
2nd administrator account password probs preventing installa
I have Windows Home Premium 32-bit installed on a HP PC about 4 months old.__Background_(and_problem_1)_ Initially I had...
Windows Vista Administrator account
Windows Vista strikes again? Whenever I try to open my SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition I get and error advising the ...
my son put himself as administrator on my computre how do i
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Administrator Account Runs Incredibly Slowly
That pretty much sums it up. When I log on as admin, I get at least a minute of delay when I try to start a program, res...
Determining an administrator on Vista
I am using the techinque to get the TokenElevationType using the API GetTokenInformation on Vista to determine if a use...
how to log on as administrator
I forgot how to log on as administrator, hel please!...
Compatibility administrator
There is a microsoft software named Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0 and it has a compatibility administ...
Need Administrator authority
I'm running Vista 64 bit Ultimate and I don't have sufficient privliges to do the things I need on my system. For inst...
Other users other than administrator can't log in
Suddenly over the past few days, when a user other than the administrator on my laptop tries to log in, they see the We...
How to Enable System Administrator
Hi,A few days ago, my Panda Antivirus had expired and thus exposed to viruse, adware, trojan etc etc...After i had remo...
Administrator Account Corrupted
About three weeks ago I tried to make an administrator account purely for administrator purposes so that I could go on t...
administrator issue
I get the following message when I type my password when trying to log on *the user profile service failed the login. U...
Always Run WinMail as a Administrator
Dont really know why this got posted, Please look here http://www.vistax64.com/vista-mail/191127-always-run-winmail-admi...
Locked out of Administrator
I own a dell laptop and I am the administrator of the computer. I thought it might be a good idea to also make a guest a...
The system administrator has set policies to prevent this in
I have been trying to install software on my Vista 32-bit Business. Windows Installer keeps me warning 'The system admi...
Run as Administrator option not always available
Why some installed programs is possible to start as administrator (there is option available with the mouse right click...
'Run as administrator' Context Menu Item
This is a somewhat trivial matter but it's annoying the hell outta me!How can I amend the 'Run as administrator' context...
administrator with ownership trying to change permission Ult
Vista Ulitimate.On installing a program I am confronted with a message."could not open key Hkey_local_machine\soft...
what keys are "Net user administrator /active:yes"?
Hi All, I have a customer that lost/forgot/typo'ed her password. Her Vista Home Edition administrator's account is d...
Is it possible to run as administrator without password?
I help to administer a small set of computers used for teaching. One of the courses requires a program that won't run u...
"run as administrator" box is greyed out???
I have a program that needs to be run as administrator. In the compatibility box the "Run as administrator is greye...
transfer itunes from Administrator to standard account
I have recently set up a standard account for my children. They cannot access my photos or music from this account. H...
administrator password
Is there any way to get into the administrator account without the password reset disk or reinstalling windows because,...
Administrator name vs. User name in Vista
A new Dell Studio 540S, Vista Home premium. It was a "demo" at Staples. They said they will restore it to its ...
Log on as Administrator
Once again, I'm receivng numerous messages that tell me I'm not logged on to my computer as the administrator. The mes...
Account 'NAMED' Administrator vs. 'administrator rights' que
many amatuer radio programs do not work well if installed into Vista's Programs directory. Hence we have learned to not ...
Accidentally Removed Administrator Account
Hopefully this is in the right forum, I don't know much about computers. Anyways, I have a Dell running Vista Buisness 3...
Security problem - Limited user can access administrator fil
I have discovered that when I start Adobe Photoshop Album (Starter Edition 3.2) as a limited user it displays not only ...
Can't get administrator privileges
Vista, SP1.I'm using a license install tool. I jump thru the hoops and get a final message, "Failed to install li...
Halo can't download patch no administrator rights
But my account is administrator. I assume it's an issue with Vista. I've never had that message before and I've install...
Can not disable the activated administrator account in Home
Hi, all. I am using vista home basic, PC is from HP.I have used "net user administrator active: yes"command li...
my user has Administrator privileges, but I can't move a fol
Trying to move C:\users\joe\Documents\bsfolder to C:\users\joe, but Vista complains that I need administrator privileges...
system administrator policies prevent installation
New to Vista, and I get an installer error that states "The system administrator has set policies to prevent this ...
Force asking to "Run as administrator"
I run Vista as non-administrator account. I just feel safer that way and I do not mind typing in administrator passwor...
Windows Mail... not Logged on as Administrator
Hi...Windows Mail opens... sends/receives can read/write/delete email, etc. BUT... when closing down I get a strange me...
Managing the Administrator's group
I have a question about removing somebody from the administrator's group via a .NET routine. -- Siege44 Posted via http...
What functions are restricted to administrator accounts?
OK, to keep me from banging my head against the wall any more than I have to, can anyone point me to a definitive list ...
Works Spreadsheet requires administrator's password
Vista Home Premium SP 1 current all updates, MS Works pre-installed. I have one administrative account used for software...
ODBC Data Source Administrator
About the ODBC core componentsadministrator version 6.0.6001.18000 Cursor Library version 6.0.6001.18000 Driver Manage...
Change settings need to be system administrator
I’m trying to change the settings on automatic updates to download and install, the settings screen will not allow me...
Automatic Login of Administrator (unwanted)
Vista UltimateFor some reason, when booting, Vista is automatically logging the computer on as administrator rather tha...
Administrator password causes hang
I have a Dell desktop, the model etc I don't think are relevant to my issue. Vista home premium ran well for about a yea...
How to run a .vbs file in administrator mode by default
Hi,I have a vb script file which does some thing like putting some files in program files folder and tweaking registry ...
I cannot change my account to administrator please HELPPPP!
Hello, my daughter and I share the same computer. She changed my account that was administrator to Standard and then cli...
User account is Administrator but isn't
Hi,I've had a problem for a while now with my Vista Ultimate 32bit. It is the Upgrade version. A few months ago I had to...
Administrator Account
Hi, I changed administrator Account to a Standard Account and now stuck with no administrator... How do I fix this? ple...
Please help - printer/administrator problem
Please help me! I'm trying to install drivers for a new printer today the HP 6310 all-in-one. Upon doing that it told ...
Can't get into administrator
I am having a problem deleting a program that is causing problems.I keep getting the message that I do not have permissi...
Display Administrator Account - Vista Business
Happy 2009Some time back I found an option that allowed me to display the system administrator account on my login scre...
Administrator Access
I am very new to this and have had to reinstall Vista Home Premium 32bit due to corruption of data. During the install I...
Vista Hidden Administrator:Password Use
The Hidden administrator account has elevated priviledges that the ordinary adminsitrator enitity/identity canot use.Som...
No Administrator Account Found
:: I have tried to follow all the directions on how to find the hidden administrator account with no luck! :confused: I...
Account types changed from Administrator to Standard User
I bought a Vista computer for my wife last Summer. She (as the owner) had administrator priviledges, so I used her acc...
Administrator privileges for chkdsk
I want to run chkdsk but vista says I need adminstrator clout to do it. This is in the command prompt, of course, so how...
administrator og sikkerhet
hei. how can i get started , when i have forgoten my password to log on to my administrator konto? is there something i...
ASP.NET is the administrator on my computer, "Access is deni
i am curently very fustrated!!! as a new user has appeared on my computer (ASP.NET Machine Account administrator). This ...
"For Windows Vista Administrator Account Set Up".
*** GROUP: "Windows Vista". POST: "W - Vista administrator Accounts and Passwords". POLL: "For ...
BuiltIn Administrator Account
G'Day All,In Windows XP one could choose not to display 'administrator' on the Welcome Screen. One then used CTRL+ALT+D...
Administrator Account broken in Vista Home Premium.
I activated the administrator account on my OEM install of Windows Vista Home Premium so I could actually get access to...
Lost administrator rights in Vista business
I previously had set up Vista on my laptop so that both userids had administrator rights. That's changed (I don't know h...
Changing system administrator policies
I needed to install Microsoft WSE 3.0 Runtime so I could use Family Tree Maker 2010. During installation of WSE I kept...
Run As Administrator?
I want to uninstall Roxio Creator 9 and reinstall it with the same OEM CD. However when I try to do this in the Contro...
equate user to administrator
I am forever being told that I cannot do something (like use Adobe Flash) because I have the wrong version of it. When...
Deleting the Administrator profile and all Juntion Points
HII noticed that, deleting all profiles of users and running, again from the administrator, the commands net user admini...
Cannot Create System Dsn Odbc Data Souce as Administrator
I am logged on to Vista 64-bit as an administrator. Using the ODBC data source administrator that is in the Control Pan...
How to Run Executable as Administrator Without Right-Click
Is there a way to run an executable file as the administrator without using the right-click context menu? I ask becaus...
"The Administrator has set policies to prevent this installa
As the title says, that is the message that I get every single time I try to uninstall pretty much anything. I am runnin...
vista administrator settings
attempting to uninstall a program i keep getting "administrator has set policies to not allow "yet i cant fin...
Windows Vista Administrator lost password
I'm quite savy at computers but this is tricky. My mom has me set on parental controls for Windows Vista. She gave me he...
Please help, no administrator access!
I was led to believe that if you remove your user account from the administrators group UAC would prompt you when Admin...
Stop asking administrator password on start of program?
Hi!First of all, sorry for my english. My "problem" is the following: - I have a program that asks administra...
Protect Administrator Account
Hi,I just installed Windows Vista Ultimate Service Pack 1,and I have create my administrator Account with Password Prot...
Vista Home: Administrator can't download from Windows Update
I have a personal Dell XPS laptop. Today, I tried doing a system restore but Vista advised that it couldn't complete ...
I'm not an administrator when UAC enabled
Hello,I don't know if this is the right place to post this question but if not may someone could advise me where would ...
Run as administrator problem
Well, after unsuccessfully uninstalling a program in windows Vista, I tried to manually delete everything from the progr...
Administrator Privleges
I cannot unninstall any programs now even though I am the administrator. Everytime I try I get a message saying the admi...
Microsoft Access/ODBC Administrator
I'm trying to add Microsoft Access (.mdb) to the system dsn, under the ODBC administrator in a new computer running Vis...
Standard User being 'Owner/Administrator' Issue
Hi: Whenever I either install or uninstall softwares or such, one of standard user names being as owner, although I am ...
Starting a program as an administrator during login
I have a program that needs administrator privileges to start when I log in. But Vista SP1 64-bit won't let it start u...
Run as Administrator message-again
This is getting old. I cannot get into Windows Mail, as I keep getting a message that says I'm not logged on as the ad...
Access Denied to Administrator
While logged in with administrator privileges, why can I not access certain folders, such as Application Data, Local Se...
Help..can't log in as administrator
I set up a set up a new administrator account and new a standard user account. For some reason...don't ask me why, just...
No administrator account on vista
I used to have an administrator account and one standard user account.Then, I accidentally changed my administrator acco...
Run As Administrator from vbScript
I want to use the "Run As administrator" functionality of Windows Vista (UAC), from a vbScript to call any ap...