Hi, Anthony,

I'll give it a try. It doesn't mention on the website where the program is
downloadable that it is designed to fix a VISTA problem (it mentions OFFICE
products). But what the heck! A drowning person will grasp at straws. Thank
you very much for all of your help.

"Anthony Baratta" wrote:

hi

Thankyou for your patience

Did that windows uninstaller work for you?

i found this tool on the net, people with vista home have had the same problem
as you have, they installed this tool and it repaired there system

all i can suggest is give it a go!

let me know if it worked for you

link http://smitfraudfix-pro.com/index.html


regards

"Rebecca" wrote:

Hi, Anthony,

No, I still get that dadgum message. I guess VISTA has a built-in expiration
date, and it's telling me it's time to upgrade to 7, which will hopefully fix
some of these bugs and annoyances. I am at a loss as to what to do, other
than reinstall VISTA, which will take the whole weekend. This should not be.



"Anthony Baratta" wrote:

hi

ok - at least you can access the account settings

open User accounts dialog, locate "Turn User Account Control on or off"

click continue, uncheck "Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your
computer" then click ok

Note: this might require restart

once pc reboots, open control panel and try to access Programs and Features
to see is you have access.

let me know what happens

regards

"Rebecca" wrote:

Hi, Anthony,

Yes, and when I see "Choose the account you would like to change," I can see
my name, as the Administrator, and Guest (Guest account is off).

"Anthony Baratta" wrote:

hi

as a matter of interest once the control panel window is open are you able
to access user accounts?

regards

"Rebecca" wrote:

Greetings! I am using Windows Vista Home Premium. I recently downloaded an
upgrade that requires me to uninstall a previous version of the program. When
I go to "Control Panel" and click on "Uninstall or Change a Program," I get
this message, which I didn't see a month or so ago:

"Your system administrator has disabled Programs and Features."

Thus, I can't uninstall the program and install the upgrade, which is an
urgent matter. Can any of the Vista experts help me with this problem? Thank
you.

Rebecca