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Will the real Windows Vista Administrator account please stand up?
The Windows Vista User Account Control UAC system, the heart of Vista's security system, is designed to protect your OS from inadvertent or malicious incidents that could compromise stability or security while you are logged on as the Administrator with full access to the system. You can perform administrative operations...
Tags: Windows Vista, operating systems
Blog posts 2007-07-05
administrator account restricted
How do I solve this problem, administrator account is restricted, without reinstalling windows, because I need to join computer to be member of the Domain user.OS Windows xp professional.
Tags: masterskill@..., administrator account
Discussion threads 2007-06-25
accessing external hard drive
hi, my girlfriend just bought an external hard drive, the computer recognised it and the model etc. it's windows xp btw. the computer though won't let me open up the drive it keeps saying windows cannot access the device. you do not have appropriate permissions to access the device. please...
Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, danwardle64@..., hard drive, computer, administrator account
Discussion threads 2007-05-24
SBS2003 RC2 installation under local Admin..??
NEED some Windows SBS 2003 RC2 help.... :-((I have installed a fresh SBS2003-RC2 server into an existing AD-domain. As I already have a domain (which I did NOT want to recreate/migrate to new), I followed MS KB# 884453 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884453/en-us), which walks through forcing the new SBS machine into...
Tags: rr0s3, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, Administrator Account
Discussion threads 2007-05-04
Unknown Computor Administrator
Hi, Anyone please Help.. There is an Administrator on my accqired PC.donot know who the only person shown is mein a limited capacity. In brief, I cannotdo anything, ie:- delete or add or get intothe Bios. Please,please can anyone tell mehow I can eliminate the unknown and me...
Tags: Microsoft Windows, sunrayhome@..., Safe Mode, password, F8 Key, Administrator Account
Discussion threads 2007-04-24
administrator
A computer with Windows XP I use has no Administrator account. The only user account is 'limited', it has a password. Is there any way to get into Administrator? When the computer starts, there is no option to use Administrator.Simple LogicIf you have installed the OS on...
Tags: computab, Administrator Account, domain, administrator, password, computer
Discussion threads 2007-04-23
Multiple Admin accounts?
When using programs that require "Log on as Service" rights, or for anything of that matter, is it better practice to create multiple administrator accounts (I'm talking domain here) or one unique administrator account?Or is it better to create a local administrator account on that server to run it?It's been...
Tags: DanKe, permission
Discussion threads 2007-04-04
Administrator User
In two of the systems in my office, our new employees have created their personal accounts on Windows XP. Earlier we were working on the administrator account.Now i am finding it difficult to switch to the administrator account as after going through control panel also, administrotor account is not...
Tags: avanish_sharma@..., administrator
Discussion threads 2007-03-21
XP Pro - Built in Admin account
I have just installed XP Pro on a new system and have also set it up on a wireless network in a workgroup. Through the built in Administrator account I have created new users. Two of these have Admin privileges and one has a password. The built in Administrator account...
Tags: Admin Privilege, Administrator Account, glenntayitgrp3@..., Microsoft Windows XP Professional, windows, windows xp
Discussion threads 2007-02-27
Recovering from a forgotten Administrator password in Windows 2000 Pro
Memory failing? If it's not your computer memory, it might be that you've mentally mislaid your Administrator password for your Windows 2000 Professional system. It may be lost forever, but here are a few methods for resetting the password. It's the one of the worst things you can do,...
Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Jim Boyce, Administrator Account, Windows 2000 Professional Tips Newsletter, Admin Password, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Operating Systems, Software
Technical articles 2007-01-12
Windows Vista: User Account Control (UAC) levels cut down on pop ups
As you probably know by now, Windows Vista's User AccountControl UAC is designed to help prevent unauthorized or malicious changes frombeing made to your computer. In order to protect the integrity of your system, UACdisplays a dialog box that asks for either permission or an administratorpassword, depending on your user...
Tags: Administrator Account, dialog box, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Standard User, User Account Control, Windows Vista
Technical articles 2006-12-13
Change Administrator Password in SBS 2003
I am running SBS 2003 and need to change the administrator password. I want to make sure I do it correctly so that any services that depend on that password will continue to run and my exchange services will not suddenly stop. Can anyone advise me of t
Tags: change password, administrator account, sbs 2003, windows, security, password, dennis@..., Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003
Discussion threads 2006-11-20
Enabling the Administrator Account in Windows Vista RC2
In Windows Vista, you do not have immediate access to the G_D account Administrator. When logging into Windows Vista, you do not have the option of using this account. I believe Microsoft is doing this to protect the average user from the havoc the Administrator account can cause. Some installations...
Tags: Administrator Account, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, steven s. warren, The Hot Button, Vista
Blog posts 2006-11-13
Renaming the Administrator account in Windows XP
Make it twice as hard for a potential hacker to get into your system by renaming the Administrator account. Here's how to do so in Windows XP Home and Pro. The Administrator account exists on all computers running Windows XP Professional and Home. This gives potential hackers, half...
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Greg Shultz, Administrator Account, Windows XP Tips Newsletter, Admin Account, Operating Systems, Software
Technical articles 2006-09-27
Renaming the Administrator account in Windows XP
Rename the administrator accountWhile I have heard for a few years that renaming the administrator account will help foil hackers, I have also heard that it does not matter since since windows assigns a particular sid number range to accounts that have admin rights, thus rendering the re-naming scheme totally...
Tags: Admin Account, administrator, Administrator Account, hacker, hardware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, password, security, wayoutinva, windows
Discussion threads 2006-09-27
w2k sp4 logon
I had my windows 2k pro sp4 computer to autologin to the administrator account. well i found out i had a virus on here, so i disabled the auto login feature. after i removed the virus in safe mode, which i did the disabling of the feature in...
Tags: W2k SP4, wilsonfamily04@..., windows, jordanspcrepair@..., Microsoft Windows 2000
Q&A 2006-07-16
xp profile not accessible
Wanted to backup info from a slave drive but the profile i need to backup had a password on.How do one get around it because it say's not accessible but i can open the others which had no password on them.I imagine you have tried it already, but the machine...
Tags: Backups, Administrator Account
Q&A 2006-06-09
Deleting Local Administrator account
Why would anyone want to delete the local Administrator account in Windows XP Professional? Is there a security need to do that?Strange IdeaDisabling the account is a security norm.Deleting the account would be something a hacker might do.Security reasons - people will either renameir by using security settings, or...
Tags: Hacking, Microsoft Windows XP, security, hacker, Administrator Account
Discussion threads 2006-05-15
Windows XP Screen Resolution - Profiles
We run an 2003 AD network domain with XP Workstation clients and no roaming profiles setup.When a user logs in it creates their user profile locally from the default user profile.The original user sets their screen resolution to 1024 x 768 @ 75Hz and it works fine with that user...
Tags: Mozster, windows, Administrator Account, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP
Q&A 2006-04-04
Internet Explorer Problem
I have 2 accounts on my PC, the Administration and the Guest. When you log in as Guest Internet Explorer window cannot open when u click on the IE icon, but it's ok when in the Administration account. I'm not too sure if other programs have the same problem but...
Tags: Web browsers, Guest Account
Q&A 2006-04-04


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