Lost Administrative privilages...

Hi all,

I'm having some problems with my PC, I use Vista home basic by the way. I
think its to do with administrative privilages. Basically my account is the
Administrator account but some things won't work for me. For example, if i
want to change my IE homepage i can't because the field to type in is
unclickable. At the bottom of the options page it says "Some settings are
managed by your sytem administrator". Another problem is when I try use Task
Manager, a message appears saying "Task Manager has been disabled by your
administrator". I have run scans for malware and stuff like that but nothing
has been identified. I can't remember making changes myself but I do have
younger siblings that may have in advertantly. This is a pretty annoying
problem so any help would be appreciated.

My thanks in advance,
Shane.

ShanerB;658114 Wrote:

> Hi all
>
> I'm having some problems with my PC, I use Vista home basic by the way
>
> think its to do with administrative privilages. Basically my account i
> th
> Administrator account but some things won't work for me. For example
> if
> want to change my IE homepage i can't because the field to type in i
> unclickable. At the bottom of the options page it says "Some setting
> ar
> managed by your sytem administrator". Another problem is when I try us
> Tas
> Manager, a message appears saying "Task Manager has been disabled b
> you
> administrator". I have run scans for malware and stuff like that bu
> nothin
> has been identified. I can't remember making changes myself but I d
> hav
> younger siblings that may have in advertantly. This is a prett
> annoyin
> problem so any help would be appreciated
>
> My thanks in advance
> Shane

Shane

Are you using the actual administrator account or a user account wit
administrator access

If you're not using the actual administrator account, try enabling i
using this tutorial

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...or-account.htm

And once enabled, see if you can make changes to your system

I hope this helps

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".Joe" wrote:

> Shane,
>
> Are you using the actual administrator account or a user account with
> administrator access?
>
> If you're not using the actual administrator account, try enabling it
> using this tutorial:
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...r-account.html
>
> And once enabled, see if you can make changes to your system.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
>
> --
> .Joe
>
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>

Hi Joe, thanks for the reply, it helped somewhat. As you assumed I wasn't
using the actual Administrator account and I have now set one up thanks to
the link you provided. Problem is that all my files are on the account I was
previously using and it would be pretty frustrating losing the access to
them. Any idea how I could transfer them to the Administrator account or if I
can gain some of the privilages of the Administrator account on my personal
account?
Also I think i found something that may be the cause of the problem. When I
was inputting the homepage for the new account I think I uncovered some
malware. anytime I enter the "www." part I am redirected to a site called
"serial99.com". it's obviously some spyware or malware but it doesn't get
detected using any scans, any idea how I might be able to locate it?

Thanks again,
Shane

Shane,

What malware programs did you run to determine you where not infected?
I believe you are as I've just fixed a machine with problems you describe.
It took many hours and lots of programs and my knowledge of the Registry to
fix things. I had to eat several hours of labor, but that's OK cause I'm not
one for giving up that easily. Sometimes you can be so infected it's better
to reformat and start over, lets hope that's not your case. The problem
today and it's becoming a huge problem is Root Spyware. This new technology
for now is somewhat ahead of most Malware programs, but some are available.

A couple to help you get started....
RootAlyzer!

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

AVG Anti-Rootkit Free
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/download-free-anti-rootkit/

You can find more doing a Google search for...
rootkit spyware removal


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"ShanerB" <ShanerB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F14BB678-2358-40BA-956A-8D045559A2C9@microsoft.com...

> Hi all,
>
> I'm having some problems with my PC, I use Vista home basic by the way. I
> think its to do with administrative privilages. Basically my account is
> the
> Administrator account but some things won't work for me. For example, if i
> want to change my IE homepage i can't because the field to type in is
> unclickable. At the bottom of the options page it says "Some settings are
> managed by your sytem administrator". Another problem is when I try use
> Task
> Manager, a message appears saying "Task Manager has been disabled by your
> administrator". I have run scans for malware and stuff like that but
> nothing
> has been identified. I can't remember making changes myself but I do have
> younger siblings that may have in advertantly. This is a pretty annoying
> problem so any help would be appreciated.
>
> My thanks in advance,
> Shane.

Be sure to get rid of the Malware first!

http://www.computerworld.com/action/...8&pageNumber=2
Turning on the Administrator account is straightforward.

First, open an elevated command prompt by typing
cmd into the Search box on the Start menu, right-clicking
the command prompt icon that appears at the top of the
Start menu, then selecting Run as administrator .

Then enter this command and press Enter:

Net user administrator /active:yes

From now on, the Administrator account will appear as an
option on the Welcome screen, along with any user accounts
you may have set up. Use it like any other account. Be aware
that it won't have a password yet, so it's a good idea to set a
password for it.

If you want to disable the account and hide it, enter this
command at an elevated command prompt and press Enter:

Net user administrator /active:no

AutoLogon - Start - Search - netplwiz

Highlight User Name - Uncheck Users must enter a User Name and Password
Provide Password when prompted or hit enter if no password

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...r-account.html
How to Enable or Disable the Real Built-in Administrator Account

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...ship-file.html
How to Take Ownership

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...ownership.html
How to ADD Take Ownership to the Right Click Contect Menu

"ShanerB" <ShanerB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F14BB678-2358-40BA-956A-8D045559A2C9@microsoft.com...

> Hi all,
>
> I'm having some problems with my PC, I use Vista home basic by the way. I
> think its to do with administrative privilages. Basically my account is
> the
> Administrator account but some things won't work for me. For example, if i
> want to change my IE homepage i can't because the field to type in is
> unclickable. At the bottom of the options page it says "Some settings are
> managed by your sytem administrator". Another problem is when I try use
> Task
> Manager, a message appears saying "Task Manager has been disabled by your
> administrator". I have run scans for malware and stuff like that but
> nothing
> has been identified. I can't remember making changes myself but I do have
> younger siblings that may have in advertantly. This is a pretty annoying
> problem so any help would be appreciated.
>
> My thanks in advance,
> Shane.

>>>If you want to disable the account and hide it, enter this
command at an elevated command prompt and press Enter:

Net user administrator /active:no<<<

One thing you fail to mention. In order to do this you have to be logged out
of the administrator account and run this command from the user account.

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All the best,
SG

Is your computer system ready for Vista?
https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/

"Spirit" <noone@notthere.net> wrote in message
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> Be sure to get rid of the Malware first!
>
> http://www.computerworld.com/action/...8&pageNumber=2
> Turning on the Administrator account is straightforward.
>
> First, open an elevated command prompt by typing
> cmd into the Search box on the Start menu, right-clicking
> the command prompt icon that appears at the top of the
> Start menu, then selecting Run as administrator .
>
> Then enter this command and press Enter:
>
> Net user administrator /active:yes
>
> From now on, the Administrator account will appear as an
> option on the Welcome screen, along with any user accounts
> you may have set up. Use it like any other account. Be aware
> that it won't have a password yet, so it's a good idea to set a
> password for it.
>
> If you want to disable the account and hide it, enter this
> command at an elevated command prompt and press Enter:
>
> Net user administrator /active:no
>
> AutoLogon - Start - Search - netplwiz
>
> Highlight User Name - Uncheck Users must enter a User Name and Password
> Provide Password when prompted or hit enter if no password
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...r-account.html
> How to Enable or Disable the Real Built-in Administrator Account
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...ship-file.html
> How to Take Ownership
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...ownership.html
> How to ADD Take Ownership to the Right Click Contect Menu
>
> "ShanerB" <ShanerB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F14BB678-2358-40BA-956A-8D045559A2C9@microsoft.com...

>

ShanerB;658175 Wrote:

> ".Joe" wrote
>

> Hi Joe, thanks for the reply, it helped somewhat. As you assumed
> wasn'
> using the actual Administrator account and I have now set one u
> thanks t
> the link you provided. Problem is that all my files are on th
> account I wa
> previously using and it would be pretty frustrating losing the acces
> t
> them. Any idea how I could transfer them to the Administrator accoun
> or if
> can gain some of the privilages of the Administrator account on m
> persona
> account
> Also I think i found something that may be the cause of the problem
> When
> was inputting the homepage for the new account I think I uncovere
> som
> malware. anytime I enter the "www." part I am redirected to a sit
> calle
> "serial99.com". it's obviously some spyware or malware but it doesn'
> ge
> detected using any scans, any idea how I might be able to locate it
>
> Thanks again
> Shan

Hello Shane. The only answer you don't have is regarding your files i
your user acct. Allow me to jump in. The simplest way is to change you
user acct. into admin. acct. That way you don't need to "transfer" you
files, at the same time you gain the admin privileges. Here is th
link.http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/12...count-type.htm

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