User Accounts

Hey guys,

I am having one MAJOR problem. Any account I log-in to it tells me is NOT
the Adminstrator account. Yet, when I go to my User Accounts, all 3 user
desktops are "Administrators". I can't do anything really. I want to update
to the next Vista C1, but I already know it won't let me with this problem.
I can't even reformat my computer, do a system restore, even install new
programs!

Does anyone have an idea for this? It is rather irritating right now...

Thank you,
Tom Sabotta

Hey guys,

I am having one MAJOR problem. Any account I log-in to it tells me is NOT
the Adminstrator account. Yet, when I go to my User Accounts, all 3 user
desktops are "Administrators". I can't do anything really. I want to update
to the next Vista C1, but I already know it won't let me with this problem.
I can't even reformat my computer, do a system restore, even install new
programs!

Does anyone have an idea for this? It is rather irritating right now...

Thank you,
Tom Sabotta

This will add Administrator.

Restart the PC. After the BIOS screen hit F8 a couple of times until you see
the Advanced Boot Options menu. Select Safe Mode and hit Enter.

Click the Administrator account, give the password you gave during setup (Or
try blank) and login.

Click Start, Right click Computer and select Manage

Click the plus sign in front of the "Local users and Groups" to open up that
folder and click Users. Note the red circle / white x icon next to
Administrator.

Right click Administrator, click Properties and uncheck the "Account is
disabled box"
NOTE: Although it may same convenient to leave the Administrator account
active and use this as the default login we strongly urge you not to do
this. The User Account control may same a lot of extra clicks to some but
serves an important extra layer of defense.

If you reboot now then the Administrator account will not show up on the
Welcome screen. Therefor we will edit the registry. Warning, editing the
registry is dangerous, continue on your own risk bla bla bla.
Click Start | Run | Regedit [Enter]
Go to the key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserLis t

If Special Accounts doesn't exits create it (New, Key). Then create the
UserList key, (New, Key). Select UserList on the left pane and right click
in the right pane and select New | "DWORD (32bit) Value"
Value Name: Administrator
Value Data: 1

Click Ok, Start and next to the Power icon button press the little arrowhead
and choose restart.

"Tom Sabotta" <Tom Sabotta@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:643EAC26-CCD6-4D4B-8958-EFDE1CC81535@microsoft.com...

> Hey guys,
>
> I am having one MAJOR problem. Any account I log-in to it tells me is NOT
> the Adminstrator account. Yet, when I go to my User Accounts, all 3 user
> desktops are "Administrators". I can't do anything really. I want to
> update
> to the next Vista C1, but I already know it won't let me with this
> problem.
> I can't even reformat my computer, do a system restore, even install new
> programs!
>
> Does anyone have an idea for this? It is rather irritating right now...
>
> Thank you,
> Tom Sabotta

I hope this vista system works better than xp home, when it comes to user
accounts. windows 98 had a better user account system than xp and I hope
vista is better than windows 98 now.
Here's why
-Everytime I download something to my user, it would create icons to all the
other users created on my computer also...windows 98 never did this!
And, when I tried to delete the icons from the other users it would also
delete it from mine too.
The user accounts need to be more independant than that, like they were in 98.

Also, I hope vista deals better with this "system administrator" feature when
you have multiple users, where everyone is an administrator. If you take the
limited account you might as well just surf the net only, because thats all
it allows. There is no medium in between which is needed. It is one extreme
or another.

"sport4x4" wrote:

> I hope this vista system works better than xp home, when it comes to user
> accounts. windows 98 had a better user account system than xp and I hope
> vista is better than windows 98 now.
> Here's why
> -Everytime I download something to my user, it would create icons to all the
> other users created on my computer also...windows 98 never did this!
> And, when I tried to delete the icons from the other users it would also
> delete it from mine too.
> The user accounts need to be more independant than that, like they were in 98.

What's happening is that the programs you install copy the shortcuts to
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop and C:\Documents and
Settings\Start Menu\....

Items that are copied to the All Users folder are available to all users
(hence the name.) If you delete them, they are deleted from the view of all
users as well. Thing to do is move them from the All Users folder to the
appropriate location under your own User folder.

It's not Windows, it's the lazy installers that give you no option to keep
the shortcuts to yourself. I've seen installers that do offer this option,
asking if you want to allow all users to use the program or not. I've also
seen installers that default to only giving the current user the shortcuts
and don't give you the option of sharing the app with other users.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

"sport4x4" <sport4x4@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EE20223E-AD01-4B92-9CB5-3FB44D5C47B5@microsoft.com...

> Also, I hope vista deals better with this "system administrator" feature

when

> you have multiple users, where everyone is an administrator. If you take

the

> limited account you might as well just surf the net only, because thats

all

> it allows. There is no medium in between which is needed. It is one

extreme

> or another.
>
> "sport4x4" wrote:
>

user

the

in 98.

Hello,

> Also, I hope vista deals better with this "system administrator" feature
> when
> you have multiple users, where everyone is an administrator. If you take
> the
> limited account you might as well just surf the net only, because thats
> all
> it allows. There is no medium in between which is needed. It is one
> extreme
> or another.

In Windows Vista, everyone runs as a "limited user", even administrators.
When logged in as an administrator, all programs are locked down as a
limited user, unless they ask for permission to be given full access to your
computer, or your unlock the program specifically by right-clicking it and
clicking Run As Administrator.

In this way, you can easily run programs that need admin access AND still
have the security afforded by running as a limited user.

--
- JB

Windows Vista Support Faq
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/

I created a new account using Protector Suite QL (fingerprint entry). I want
to make it my sole entry account and give it administrative privileges. When
I go to User Accounts, however, it is not shown. When I reboot, I first see
the old Windows password entry. I can enter there, or click on Switch User.
If I do this, I get a choice of QL entry or Windows password entry. Any idea
why this new account is not showing up in User Accounts? Is there another
way to make QL my sole entry account and give it total administrative control?

Can anyone help please? I upgraded from XP Professional to Vista Business.
When I originally installed XP I set up a personal account for myself instead
of Administrator(I am sole user of the computer and still am). Is there
anyway I can import the programs and settings from my personal named account
I use to 'Administrator', or do I have to set up programs individually all
over again under the Administrator account?

How did you install this? Where did you find the 64 bit version of the
Protector Suite QL 5.6 software?


--
david_marvin