My code : hHandle = CreateFile( pSpDevIntfsDetData-DevicePath, GENERIC_READ|GENERIC_WRITE, FILE_SHARE_READ|FILE_SHARE_WRITE, NULL, CREATE_NEW, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL); and i run this code in vista ,it return the lasterror 5. tell me no Privileges. why i can get the Privileges to run creatfile?

Windows Vista administrator account locked down Here¡¦s the details: Windows Vista Home Premium I am not experienced with Vista, however am pretty comfortable with XP and am used to managing computers through admin rights, can do minor, simple registry tweaks and fixes, and have always been able to recover from my mistakes. I ain¡¦t scared to run a machine from an

I have two vista home premium machines. I was unable to browse between the two on my home lan. I found the kb article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313222 As it says I ran: secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\inf\defltbase.inf /db defltbase.sdb /verbose One machine completes fine, the other does not.

Without prejudice, but OneCare sucks big time – and yes, I do realise it’s a beta. I’m using the Vista Ultimate RTM release, and OneCare could not detect (let alone combat) one virus and one Trojan on our testbed system. OneCare’s tuning option removes files nilly-wily without letting the user know what it removed. Turned out it removed system files needed by other software to run!...

IE7 in Vista RTM build 6.6000 shows in its status bar “Internet | Protected Mode Off�, even though I have protected mode enabled (which it is anyway by default) as confirmed in Internet Tools | Security. Now then, which one am I to trust/believe, IE7’s status bar message or the Tools | Security checked settings? Or is this just another bug in a buggy OS/browser?? Is there another way...

Last week, the media went schizophrenic over the Windows Vista speech recognition ‘loophole’. Granted, this one was a tad unrealistic for most users. However, this week, two top Swedish security experts exposed many more “fatal� security flaws inside the newborn operating system, Windows Vista. The first exploit is a bug inside the keyboard and mouse subsystem which enables the...

Microsoft's own antivirus software, Live OneCare, is unable to fully protect Vista users against viruses, and one of security firm McAfee's antivirus software packages also fails to protect users, according to independent research released Friday. Security news Web site Virus Bulletin, backed by a team of security researchers based in Oxfordshire, U.K., tested 15 antivirus software packages...

Hello ! My system reports "Direct sound problem". Probably some files are damaged (after power shut down). How can I reinstall DirectSound driver ? Regards Alex

New to Vista (Ultimate). Why, when I'm logged in as Administrator, are there folders on the disk that produce an "Access denied" error when I try to browse them? I thought the purpose of the Administrator account was to provide full and complete access to the computer including any folder/file on the disk regardless of creator/owner status. This is new (and very annoying) behavior since XP...

On Vista, in order for a system to see another machine's share, it asks for the user's credentials. I know this can be tuned off using Password protection for shares. However, regardless, if both the systems have the same user account with the same password (not necessarily logged in as that user but just if they have it), then things become very simple and the other user can see and open...

I am using the techinque to get the TokenElevationType using the API GetTokenInformation on Vista to determine if a user is an admin. It seems to work fine on Vista Business/Ultimate etc. However, it fails on Vista Home. Does anyone have any clues? The code is along the following lines: TOKEN_ELEVATION_TYPE elevationType; DWORD dwSize;

1. I had AVG (free) running with the August bits. 2. I installed RC1 as an upgrade. Went in smooooooth. I didn't even have to use any grease. 3. RC1 complained about not being able to talk to AVG and offered TrendMicro. 4. I've since uninstalled and reinstalled AVG and fiddled around with defender so that AVG runs properly. (Don't ask for the why of what I did. It was the first time I...

When I start my computer I get the following message - "Application failed to initialize: 0x80010665" Neither the firewall nor defender applications are turned on. I can turn on the firewall, but the defender application will not turn on. It simply looks for an update and then fails to activate. Suggestions please.

Hi, On my vista installation, i installed apache 2.2.4. Everytime i log, windows defender blocks apachemonitor application to run at startup. I've got info that i should have in action menu the "Always allow" possibility but i do not have any action menu with such feature. So what can i do to make this application not blocked at the startup of

Hi, Sorry to write this message again, but the first one seems as it was not sent. I installed apache 2.2.4 on my vista ultimate and each time i start my computer, windows defender display ApacheMonitor among "blocked startup programs". How can i do to make ApacheMonitor not be blocked by windows defender ?

How can I verify that Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is indeed disabled on my Vista (Business Edition) laptop? I`m not sure where this or other VPN-related information would show up on my network connections, if it were enabled. Thanks, Alan

How can I confirm that BitLocker is indeed turned off? Microsoft provides the instructions below, but this is after it has been on. I see no BitLocker options under Control Panel, Security. Thanks, Alan From: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa905089.aspx?id=2537#BKMK_S7

How can I synchronize my local computer and network passwords, so I don`t have to type both in every time? In XP, I could log on and specify a domain, once I synced them. Not sure how to do this in Vista. Thanks in advance, Alan

Ummm . . . If I somehow managed to encrypt files (with EFS) but some with one key and others with another key, is there an easy way to get them all properly encypted with the same key? Thanks, Alan

Those first 2 links are bad. "Zack Whittaker" wrote: There will be some docs. out on UAC especially when Beta 2 comes out. Here's some articles anyway from VistaBase, there are some useful links at the bottom of each as well you may wish to check out. Security: what the user doesn't need to see http://www.vistabase.co.uk/welcome.php?subcats/security/patssecurity