Have a laptop with Vista64 and have problems installing OpenOffice. The program errors on on installing a file to \programdata\microsoft\windows\templates indicating that I do not have rights to that location. Checked in windows explorer and that location is showing up as a junction point rather than a real directory. I know that \ProgramData\Templates is a junction point which points to...

Hi, I have MS Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 1. As IM programs I am using Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger 8.1. I want to know if I am logged-in in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1 and someone is sending me a *.exe application ( what contains malicious code, as a virus or rootkit or someting like that ) and I choose to denied the transfer ( to not accept it ), my computer is vulnerable...

I'm running Vista Home Premium. I want to create a password reset disk using a CD. My CD/DVD/RW drive is E:. Windows Explorer also shows four other available drives: F:, G:, H: and I:. (I don't know why they are there, as there are no physical drives associated with them.) When I run the Forgotten Password Wizard, which is supposed to allow me to create a password reset disk on a CD or a USB...

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Hi am trying to fix a problem for a friend of mine on his Dell Inspiron 1720-1418 which is running Vista Home Premium and all is fine apart from Internet Explorer cannot connect to the internet. I DO have a working internet connection and am able to download Windows updates and updates for Spybot (although not for NOD32, Malwarebytes or SuperAntiSpyware !!) I have run the latest version of...

I can Ping my XP Pro PCs, but Vista will not show them from StartNetwork. They are all on the same IP segment. They are all members of the same workgroup. I have SP3 on XP Pro Pcs - so LLTP KB fix will not install (it must have been included in SP3 - I guess). The XP Pro PCs can ping the Vista Home Premium PC, but not see any shares on it. The Vista Home Premium PC cannot see the XP Pro...

I have always had the FREE VERSION AVG anti virus ..and never had any problems ..however started to have trouble updating it so decided to just un-install ..sounds simple eh .. un-install and re-install again . Seems that when i try to install again .. its telling me that I have another anti virus programme running and reccomends I un-install and try again . So what do I do now .The HP TOTAL...

I have scheduled a callback from Dell due to an issue I experienced today with Vista Ultimate SP1 and the Embassy Trust Suite. I am unable to log on at all using the biometric fingerprint reader in my Latitude D820 (A09 BIOS), and unable to log in with ALL KNOWN VALID usernames/password pairs using internal keyboard, external USB keyboard or Remote Desktop (remote connections to IPC$ and...

Does anyone know where I can change the password from "password" (default) to one of my own choosing? I used help and it told me to use 'run' and type 'secpol.msc'. When I do that I get the red x that says Windows cannot find secpol.msc. So I did an advanced search under the C: drive for this file and the is none, but it does find this - *-'x86_microsoft-windows-help-secpol_'-* ending...

I'm probably missing something here but if someone could explain it would be much appreciated. I notice that if I plug a SD card containing digital camera produced files in to a card reader connected to Vista via USB I am invited via autoplay to allow "Windows to view pictures". I didn't give any permission to Vista to broadcast the fact that the (protected) SD card contains photos and yet...

:)I have the file "everything" full. I have not set up any indexing. Unlearned to date. Vista Home Prem SP1 -- Avie

hi all, my i have been useing norton 360 since i got my laptop i just recenley re installed norton360 was working for a while but now its turned off and windows firewall wont let me turn it back on can someone please help on this matter -- many thanks :) Amanda

sorry if I double post but I need to start my own thread to get help, I have searched everywhere for a solution to starting the security center, its on automatic but won't start and I get this message "windows could not start the security center service on local computer" Error 1083: The executable program that this service is configured to run in does not implement the service

I want to run Sysinternal's ProcExplorer from the Start menu. Since it needs Elevated permisions, and snice I'm trying to run as a reg. user, I get propmpted for creditials everytime I login. I thought I could create a Shortcut that Elevated the target, but I can't figure it out. Since ProcExp is a trusted app (by me), it can run without As Admin. I'm looking for the UNIX run as owner...

Hi Please tell me whether Icacls can be used for Registry permission change in Windows Vista. I want to restrict users from accessing specific registry hive. In XP, I was using Subinacl.exe. The switch specified in sbuinacl is not available with Icacls. Please let me know, whether Icacls can be used for registry restrictions or any other tool available for doing that in Windows

Hi, Please tell me whether any command line tool available for restricting users from accessing registry hive in windows Vista. Before I was using Subinacl.exe for windows XP. The following registry hive is specified with subinacl to restrict registry from users. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /revoke="USERS" . The same registry hive I want to...

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My roomate forgot his password on his new gateway desktop. he never set up the password recovery disk or any of that jazz? is he screwed? or is there anything he can do? thanks for your help! -- mrnewgui

Hi, Since few years, I'm developping a professionnal software. I want to make it work on Vista SP1, with Windows Defender active. * WITHOUT windows defender, it's OK. * With Windows Defender active, I've got a FTP error (error n°10060: The current connection has timedout). * With Windows Defender active, FTP commands are working in a command console