Okay, I was forced to buy a new computer two days ago (my old XP Pro Dell is dead - so sad...) Anyway I'm a new Vista user and still setting up the new machine (HP Pavilion dv2911us) to my preferences and I have already encountered a problem. Starting yesterday, Vista no longer asks me for a password when I wake the computer up from hibernation. Then it wouldn't boot at all. I did the...

I cannot logon to my Admin account after typing the correct password. I try to do a system restore through my guest account, but when I go to system restore, the admin account pops up and asks for the password. I try to reboot in safe mode, but I'm not able to do that either. If anyone has had the same problem, and found a solution, please post it here. Thanks.

How do I remover MS Vista from my pc? I've tried booting to XP3 and I get an error 7 msg.

I am trying to determine how to make a default user profile in Vista like we could do in XP. After reading several posts, I have found where we can copy the profiles over but most mention another step in the registery and one person stated this was not a good idea. Can someone spell out how to completely set up a default user profile after we have it setup as the administrator account?

I notice that when I try and change an icon to something better than just the Windows version of what it thinks an icon should have for a picture, that I can't make the change. I click on a new picture and save it, and no sir.... that windows picture remains. Whats there fix for this, if there is one...?? --- Ted Gervais

I posted this on several Vista groups in desperation. I can't get control of my own computer although I'm the only user. I can't understand the complicated directions given to OWN my own PC so I can delete unwanted files downloaded to it in error from a backup external drive. I'm the admin and only user on my Vista comp and can't delete old files I no longer want. How do I delete these...

How to make an application runs with administrator credentials using runas.exe command prompt? Here, I´ve tryed with my admin default account but it takes low privileges errors...

Hi, I am having real problems with trying to activate the adminsitration account on vista home premium 32bit. I have tried going on the computer management but i can not find the "local users and Groups" folder to open and go to the Administration. I have tried using the cmd to, putting in exactly "net user administration /active:yes" but it comes up with error 5 and access denied. I used the...

I'm in need of some help figuring out what my administrative password for Vista is!!! I work for a small company and the girl that set everything up is no longer here and therefore we cannot access the admin accout and as I'm sure you are all aware you can't do anything without accessing that account. I have looked everywhere and it seems very confusing. I can get by on a computer but I'm...

Is there a way to disable the paswork bank popup window everytime i try to log onto sites? I find it really annoying that it asks me everytime when i don't want to save any passwords for any site.

Hi, We have several users connecting to our Windows 2008 Terminal Services servers via remote desktop. Most users connect from remote offices or their home computers. When we create a new login for these remote users, we select the option "User must change password at next logon". This worked fine when users were connecting from Windows XP and Windows 2000 computers. They would be prompted...

A cousin passed away in July. I have inherited her Acer laptop. My problem is that it is password-protected upon sign in. I've seen people talking about signing in as an admin and the like, but I can't get past the opening password screen. Is there anything I can do to access this computer? Thanks if you can help.

Under User Account control panel (windows vista home premium version) there are two choices that are for some reason disabled - *Configure advanced user profile properties *and *Change my enviornment variable*. I am the account administrator, and not logged onto a limited account. I also have a second issue that may or may not be related. When I right click a folder, then go to properties, then...

My new laptop failed to reboot after the local IT guy unsuccessfully tried to install a printer driver. I had a Microsoft agent reinstall Windows Vista. He also managed to save my data, but now the computer refers to everything as Noname. I renamed the user account, but that didn't change the profile name. I added a new administrator account to get around the problem of not being able to...

I am unable to restore files backed-up via Backup and Restore Center, "Backup Files". I backed up all possible files from my old Vista installation (not knowing it wouldn't include executables--there goes all my archived setup files for purchases programs, but that's another story) to an external USB hard drive. The files were verified at backup. I was able to restore these files to a new...

Hi all I’m having a problem with the Parental Controls in Vista blocking all websites on my kids accounts. Every time they try to go to a website (such as www.amazon.com), IE7 or FF wait for ages and then comes back with a standard Parental Control Blocked screen; but with “rating service unavailable� as the reason for the block. What is going on?

I have Vista Premium on my kids' PC, and everything has been fine for 6 months+. Suddenly yesterday, around the time that the SP1 update got installed, my kids (who have standard user accounts) can't log in anymore. From the login page, they see the "Welcome" page, which immediately goes to the "Logging off" page, and then back to the login page. I searched for this, and found another thread...

Anyone have any idea why, after upgrading to Vista Business edition from Xp Pro and using Outlook 2002 the whole time, it wont remember email address passwords at all no matter that I fill in the tick to TELL it to remember? Any help appreciated. Thanks.

Hi, I am using vista business and during installation of software...i can encountered error 1904 messages which failed to register dll files. Even do i log on as administrator account.:confused: Hoping for any help. Thanks, kollete

Can anyone tell me how to find out what my UPN is? I don't have access to the DC or any of the Server Tools. I don't see it as an environemnt var. thanks,