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Old 01-25-2008, 02:48 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Ok I am usually pretty computer savvy but I can't figure this one out. I set
up my daughter's computer and she was the administrator. I wanted to set
parental controls so I added my as the administrator and switched her to
standard user. When I got back on the computer it shows us both as standard
users and no one as an admin. I want to fix the parental controls but it says
windows needs permission to enter password and hit ok, but it wont let me
enter a password and now I can't change or do anything because no matter what
I do I get this pop up. I am so confused and am gettting no where. You have
to have an admin account but both of ours says standar user. Help please!
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Old 01-25-2008, 04:54 AM   #2 (permalink)
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tanya1279;585056 Wrote:
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> Ok I am usually pretty computer savvy but I can't figure this one out. I
> set
> up my daughter's computer and she was the administrator. I wanted to
> set
> parental controls so I added my as the administrator and switched her
> to
> standard user. When I got back on the computer it shows us both as
> standard
> users and no one as an admin. I want to fix the parental controls but
> it says
> windows needs permission to enter password and hit ok, but it wont let
> me
> enter a password and now I can't change or do anything because no
> matter what
> I do I get this pop up. I am so confused and am gettting no where. You
> have
> to have an admin account but both of ours says standar user. Help
> please!
Hi Tanya,

See if you can boot into Safe Mode and change one of your accounts back
to an Administrator account, or create a new one.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/123496-safe-mode.html

Shawn


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Old 01-25-2008, 10:34 PM   #3 (permalink)
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How do I boot into safe mode? I won't let me do almost anything.

"Brink" wrote:
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>
> tanya1279;585056 Wrote:
Quote:
> > Ok I am usually pretty computer savvy but I can't figure this one out. I
> > set
> > up my daughter's computer and she was the administrator. I wanted to
> > set
> > parental controls so I added my as the administrator and switched her
> > to
> > standard user. When I got back on the computer it shows us both as
> > standard
> > users and no one as an admin. I want to fix the parental controls but
> > it says
> > windows needs permission to enter password and hit ok, but it wont let
> > me
> > enter a password and now I can't change or do anything because no
> > matter what
> > I do I get this pop up. I am so confused and am gettting no where. You
> > have
> > to have an admin account but both of ours says standar user. Help
> > please!
>
> Hi Tanya,
>
> See if you can boot into Safe Mode and change one of your accounts back
> to an Administrator account, or create a new one.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/123496-safe-mode.html
>
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
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Old 01-25-2008, 11:41 PM   #4 (permalink)
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tanya1279;585919 Wrote:
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> How do I boot into safe mode? I won't let me do almost anything.
>
> "Brink" wrote:
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> > > >
> > >
> > > tanya1279;585056 Wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Tanya,
> > >
> > > See if you can boot into Safe Mode and change one of your accounts
> > back
Quote:
> > > to an Administrator account, or create a new one.
> > >
> > > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/123496-safe-mode.html
> > >
> > > Shawn
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Brink
> > >
> > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> > > '*Vista Forums*'
> > > (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
> > > *Please post feedback to help o > >
Tanya,

If will not let you start up into Safe Mode using one of the methods in
the tutorial quoted above, then you might try doing a Repair install to
see if can create a new Administrator account for you.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88...all-vista.html

Shawn


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