Cannot access ADMIN$ on Windows XP Home from Vista Home Prem
On my home network of 6 computers, 3 Vista Home Premium and 3 Windows XP Home computers, from my Vista computer I can a...
VIsta won't let me be admin!!!!!
I go into user accounts, then change your account type, i select administrator, and the "Change your account type&q...
Running an Install from a .bat file with admin privileges?
Is there any way to run an application installation with elevated privileges from a bat file residing on a CD?We have an...
Why do i always need to "Run as an Admin"?
Hi, I have an application which i need to install in the the Program files and launch at the startup.With UAC enabled, I...
How to give non-admin user ability to chkdsk drive?
On some Vista Business systems I deploy, I need to be able to give non-admin uers the ability to chkdsk drives. I foun...
No admin password.
My lap top was stolen and I have since then been able to get it back. The only problem now is that the person has change...
W7: Admin account deactivated - locked out
Hi,just installed W7 Ultimate and made a mistake, I guess. During setup procedure I created the account "Jose"...
Public Folders - some files/folders need admin privileges
First of all an alarm: Can you believe administrator account on my Vista machine had no password 8={. I can't remember ...
Create user acct - transfer all files from admin to user?
Vista Home PremiumI'm the admin and I'm using an admin account. If I create a user account do I have to transfer all my ...
Forgot my admin password
Can anyone help me? I have searched for three days for a fix and I'm about to throw this dagg gum computer out the windo...
how to stop sharing my desktop files in admin account?
Hello, I.m using Vista Home premium 6.0 I have 3 accounnts: admins, standard-users and guest account. I set up passwords...
Vista Home Premium. Admin Account WiFi Speed Good. Other U
I have two accounts setup on my laptop, one for myself which is the admin account and another for my wife.My laptop can ...
Simplified Vista Admin for Home Users?
For a Vista CPU bought new for home use with no need for ownerships and permissions and rights, what step or set of ste...
Help - run as admin does not work on shortcuts
Hi Really need help with this. This was in a previous thread, but it was closed. Really do not want to rebuild . Last we...
domain user account UAC without domain admin id/password??
I've set up Vista Business on a notebook used within an Active Directory domain.with a domain user account as the main ...
Stop a admin user changing another admin users password or d
Stop a admin user changing another admin users password or deleting their account?Anyone know if this is possible?....
Admin: bounced mail notification
I receive a message that some e-mail was "bounced" and returned to sender indicating that my INBOX is over &q...
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 with...
Admin can't delete files - help please
I'm the admin and only user on my Vista comp and can't delete old files I no longer want. How do I delete these unwante...
System crashes on non-admin account
I run Vista Ultimate 64 on my "gaming" PC. Recently, I made a new (non-admin) account to use day-to-day. When...
ultimate: can't access "app data" folder on admin acct...
hi,on ultimate, all of a sudden I can't access Application Data folder under C:\Users\<Username>\ this is the fi...
Cannot open programs by using "run as admin" in any shortcut
Hi, By right clicking any shortcut links, I choose "run as admin" to open programs. However, there are none r...
Vista Admin Account and Napster
I have a strange problem going on with my computer. Napster only allows the administrator in Vista to utilize their serv...
Problem in creating multiple admin accounts - Vista Ultimate
I have Vista Ultimate 64 bit installed on my Dell Inspiron 1501 Laptop. I was able to create one administrator account ...
help with Admin priveleges
I'm trying to uninstall previous versions of Java thru control panel/uninstall programs - but it keeps saying that I don...
Admin rights
I have just upgraded from windows xp to windows vista home premium 32 ..There is some kind of issue whenever I try to ...
Parental controls + Admin privs + newbie = Help Me!
Hello all. I need your kind help in helping a friend who is across the country. I do not have Vista in my computer, so ...
Mouse Defaults when Running as Admin
HiI am runnig Windows Vista Enterprise and I have an intellimouse optical. I have the two side buttons set up as cut an...
Disable User Account Control just for admin profile? Vista H
Hello all:In Vista Home Premium, I want to disable User Account Control just for the admininstrator profile. I want User...
Does sharing folders required admin priveleges?
In our domain, we are starting to implement Windows Vista. To share folders, though, our users have to be administrators...
Parental Problems on Admin!!
Well I'm the admin of the Computer and I'm the only Account on it as well and Recently i Have bought GTA IV For Windows ...
missing Admin account
Hi I need to access my administrator account but cannot find it anywhere. I tried booting into safe mode and only got m...
Domain Admin - Prompts for Copy
Vista Ultimate 64bitHow can I disable the prompts for copying to specific folders ie the C:\Program Files (x86) or C:\I...
Managing External Hard Drive - "You'll need to provide admin
Hello everyone. I'm hoping that someone here will be able to help me in this predicament.Ever since I shifted to Vista, ...
No admin for our Vista PC
I'm sorry but cannot understand how to set up an admin. account in our new Laptop with Vista Home Supreme. There is no ...
HELP!!! Blank Control Panel, No Admin Tools, EXTREMELY Slow
God, I am getting sick and tired of how crappy Vista is! I used to recommend it to people, but now I wouldn't wish it o...
Can not reset admin password under safe mode due to password
Hi, all.I'll have to log into the default administrator account, because I can not do anything under the current standar...
Locked out of Admin Account
Hi, I stupidly changed my admin account (not the built-in one) into a standard user account. I have previously enabled t...
Changing an Admin acct into a Standard acct
I have been working in Vista for the first time for a couple of weeks now. Initially I set up myself as a admin and hav...
admin password
Basically put my young daughter changed the admin password and forgot it "just to get past the stupid change passw...
C drive and Admin Account
I am have 2 errors 1 is "Windows can't access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriat...
I can't get Vista Security to let me Admin HP Printer
I have an older HP LaserJet 2100. Vista will not let me manage the printer with the EI using the IP address of the prin...
local admin on vista
How can i grant admin-rights to all my domain users that access vista machine's? For xp i used the restricted group pol...
Can only Print "As Admin"
Just recently purchased a Lexmark X3550 (which is Vista Certified [for what it's worth]) ... At any rate, after install...
How can I use Local Admin privilages when connected to a dom
This is my senorio. I have a laptop that I want to have the user log in with normal user rights. I want to leave UAC ac...
Admin & Main user
I have an administrator account and then, as suggested, a main user account. When I put in software, it usually goes t...
Can a standard user access the Admin account via Safe Mode?
I have a situation where I want to be the administrator for my son's laptop, and convert him to a standard (non-admin) a...
Admin vs Guest accounts in Vista 64
I remember talk about in XP you should setup 2 accounts, one as admin that just used to update system stuff and a guest ...
Vista treating Admin as regular user?
I am in the administrator group on my own network, i am also in the admin group of the local Vista pc, connected to a 2...
Windows Defender Error and Admin Error
Not even a week ago I ran into an issue where I wasn't able to run a .exe program it tells me it can't access the files....
How to Access True Admin Account [Windows Home Premium]
I understand that you can access the true admin account via the MMC Users section to enable it through Vista Business or...
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...
standard vs admin account
I'm having troubles with a Cintiq Tablet in the standard account. I narrowed down the problem to something to do with ad...
Java Update triggering for admin pronpt
on my mother's laptop, the Java update will come up and it asks for the admin login to run. Once given, it tries to ru...
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...
mail admin.
Every time i log off my e-mail a box pops up saying that i am not logged in as the administrator and I must log off and...
Admin Password, how to find?
Can any one help please? I can not access any admin.on my pc. to do anything, unistall/install, I get an error message, ...
creating standard account has ruined the admin account
admin accountthe user account image folder has disappeared. Can't change the user image. Stuck on orange flowersThe side...
Unable to read / move / delete file with admin rights
Hi all,Not sure if this is posted in the right place but hey ho... When I try to copy all of my personal files to an ext...
Admin user vs. Standard user
::-Microsoft recommends everyone setup and use a Standard user account to enhance protection.... -::"The 'standard ...
Admin/privilige problems
Alright so when I am installing certain 3rd party software/games I get a prompt stating that the installer dose not hav...
Won't let me chkdsk /f in admin
I thought I could figure out how to run chkdsk /f . How do I run chkdsk /f?I ran chkdsk /f in administrator account. C...
Remove Admin as the local key recovery agent?
Running Vista ultimate on a laptop, how can I remove the administrator as the key recovery agent for EFS? I want one ac...
IE 7 on Vista not asking for Admin password..
I have figured out how to open the control panel through windows vista and IE7 now, by going to tools>Internet option...
Install application via package that includes Admin credenti
Hello. I have 14 users in different parts of the U.S. all running Vista Business. I have configured their administrat...
Help! Admin account problem
I recently installed corel graphics suite 13 on my laptop. There was no problem with the installation.However when i tri...
Vista Admin Privileges appear to be load
I am running Vista Ultimate on a Dell XPS laptop. I appear to have lost admin privileges (my own PC, no other accounts)...
Virus killed the admin...vista
hey. i got a programme and when i ran it it had a virus, windows fire wall found it and i clicked the wrong button(ignor...
All e-mails received are Admin- bounce backs
All my e-mail messages I receive is like this. It started about 3 weeks ago about the time I renewd my Norton to a Nor...
PaperSize not available when Run as Admin
I've got a Windows app written in C# that errors out when it is Run as admin. I've boiled it down to setting the PaperS...
How to use UAC without domain admin account??
I've set up Vista Business on a notebook used within an Active Directory domain.with a domain user account as the main l...
admin password not recognized after sleep
i have vista ultimate and decided to try out the sleep function.when i woke my system out of sleep my admin password no ...
Admin rights WITHOUT ability to change security??
Re: VISTA Is it possible to give my son admin rights so that he can download files, yet make it so he *cannot* remove s...
Admin Password reset in regedit
I have a laptop with Vista Business on it. There are two accounts, one admin and one User. I can log into the user as i...
Why does it say I need admin priveleges when I know I have t
I am trying to install Sony Vegas 9.0 on my computer but I can't even open the trial version. Every time I do I get a ...
How to set Admin password from an admin user account
Hi All, Not to ask too stupid a question, but how do I modify the "administrators" password from a "us...
Even the hidden admin account won't work
I had my VIsta Home Premium system freeze on me about a week ago so I had no choice but to switch off to reboot.So far s...
weird issue involving BSOD when enable main admin account
I had this strange issue, but when I enabled the real admin account, for some reason, when I tried to log into the acco...
Cannot run "Contig" (defrag tool) as Admin on Vista
I have a Vista Ultimate on my system. I want to defrag some specific directories/files, so I have downloaded "Cont...
Cannot open program by using "run as admin" in the desktop i
Hi, By right clicking the desktop icon, I choose "run as admin" to open some programs. But there is none...
Cant delete, rename, ect. tried admin rights, moveonboot, ec
I have i dvd file that is empty from attempting to rip my dvd to convert onto my psp. The process failed, but i still ha...
How to install a com dll with non-admin a/c, per-user
Hi,I'm using Windows Vista Ultimate, Version 6.0, Service Pack 1.0 I've developed a com dll setup file, which gets insta...
cant install aything from non admin account
I have vista home premium 64bit installed on my pc.The issue I am having is that i can not install anything from the non...
Path defaults to c:\windows\system32 when using Run as Admin
A have a couple of backup cmd files using relative paths. If I double-click on them in Windows Explorer then they run u...
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 downl...
New admin account
Been using vista home premium v6 over one year and have never solved a problem with Internet explorer 7 displaying any ...
Admin access to password protected regular user account
How do I access a password protected regular user account on my computer? I am the administrator, and I want to access...
Installation problem - non-admin users
Hello,I guess I am facing an administrative privileges issue with Vista. I have a custom application which is sent out ...
Run as Admin option causes data "loss"
Hi, I have a strange issue and it seems to happen on any version of Vista. We use a financial application that stores f...
Admin Account
I am trying to install Adobe Photoshop Starter Edition, I have the unlock code, but when I enter it, I receive a messag...
CAN NOT ACCESS PASSWORDS admin blocked
I have a big problem, my Vista home premium, will not accept any of my passwords. i get an error message that says, &qu...
RemoteDesktop: are admin privileges different?
Have run into a strange behavior and am trying to figure out what is happening. If I reboot a home vista 64 system fro...
Admin Tools for Windows Vista 32 bit
I am looking for the admin tool pack for Windows Vista 32 bit. I am really looking for the Active Directory Users and C...
Admin Tools for Win2K3
What is the correct admin Tools to install on a Vista machine to manage Windows 2003 Servers? The Windows Server 2003 ...
Question concerning Admin Account
I have followed the instruction given in this thread: *'what's the difference between 'account NAMED administror' and a ...
RunAs Admin Shortcut
I want to run Sysinternal's ProcExplorer from the Start menu. Since it needs Elevated permisions, and snice I'm trying...
Super Admin
Ok maybe I shouldn't mess with it, but Iv heard of something called Super admin Account. I only know about regular Admi...
Accidental admin removal
Ugh... I accidentally set my only administrator account to a different setting, and now I can't change it back. I have a...
how do i disable ADMIN ACCOUNT in vista x86
i have looked t the threads started by the admin but still no joy, for some reason i needed to be logged in as admin to ...
Admin rights and installing software.
Hi , im glad to have found this forum as ive had a niggly wee problem with Vista of late.I bought my computer about 10 m...
Screen Resolution Messed up i admin acount only
:cry: I have Windows Vista Ultimate, I'm having a problem with my Screen Resolution on the admin Account, The resolution...
true admin account disappeared
I had been using the true admin account to do my everyday work (now i know i shouldn't have) and lastnight i decided to ...
run as admin
how do i disable this? its anoying when i am working on php projects when saving stuff. I can only save to a dir not in...
cant login as a admin
im using vista on my laptop cant login to admin acc.unknow passwork and if i login under a user acc. cant install any do...
Help cannot log in admin, not error 5
It reads this when i click logon....*-The user profile service service failed the logon.-* ** *-User profile connot log...
5 users on vista home all use w/mail only admin. can rec. ma
We have 5 users on vista home all 5 users can send on there account. the problem is only the admin. account can receiv...
Various ways to escalate to admin
I am confused as to when to use which method of privilege escalation and when. For example, there are at least 4 diffe...
Allow non admin to install unsigned printer driver
Hi we have some Windows Vista in our environement and we have a lot of driver that are not digitaly signed. So when no...
Need to RUN AS ADMIN but the option is not available?
I have a new Vista computer and MSOffice 2003. Can't get rid of the EULA message every time I open a document. I've r...
Installation problem for non-admin users
Hello,I guess I am facing an administrative privileges issue with Vista. I have a custom application which is sent out ...
Sharing an email account between admin and standard users
Data Migration for Vista Compatibility issue:I built a new system and installed Vista x64 Ultimate and so far, so good. ...
Does disabling UAC with Admin access means every account's U
If no, how do remove UAC from the standard user's account?Thanks!...
Newly created admin account does not have access to folder o
I needed to restrict some directories in my disks to admin-only access, so I cleared the Users and Authenticated Users p...
Hide Admin Account at Welcome screen but still log on to it?
Hi all,If somebody wanted to in Vista: -Have an admin account not visible (hidden) at the Welcome screen, and -still be ...
Admin Account Locked/Deleted
A work colleague has locked/deleted his admin account in error. I have followed the guide for recovery but nothing will ...
Windows Vista Home Premium & Admin account
Since the Power User isn't available in Vista Home I wold ike to make the main user a standard user. I have the admin ...
forgot my admin. account password
Hi, I have forgotten my admin account password. I have one guest user on my computer. I want to install additional sof...
vista - forgot admin pwd
_forgot_admin_password_on_vista_-_any_ideas_cannot log on? -- rjackson700...
Help! Vista Home Premium. Admin Account WiFi Speed Good.
I have two accounts setup on my laptop, one for myself which is the admin account and another for my wife.My laptop can ...
Cannot view users in admin group after using a rescue disc
Hi All,I used the free ISO distributed of the Trinity Rescue Kit on my home computer, Vista Ultimate x32, as my daughter...
Run in admin account / Run as admin equivalence ?
Hi,is Running an installation in admin account ( UAC confirmed ) equivalent to Running it "as admin" in norma...
admin. problems
everytime i try to click on a link or file with the admin logo next to it, it just freezes and will not let me access an...
Asking For Admin Password
My neighbor got a new Dell with Vista. She is not sure what she did except to logon as herself; SandryShe was the ony ...
Allowing a remote keyboard on admin functions
Hi,I use Windows Vista Home Premium as a HardDiskRecorder connected to my tv. When running a program or function which ...
Question about admin user
Hi,I already create user with adminISTRATOR privilege. But, when I want to change system32 folder properties, i manage t...
Why does my admin account come up on power up?
Everytime I turn on my computer it automatically logs in to my administrator account, bypassing the login screen. I tr...
Forgot admin password, must re-install?
I forgot my admin password, from what I see, I must re-install Vista? Will I lose my docs and pics when I do this? -- ...