whenever i turn on the computer, and the log in window appears, my username appears twice. How do i get this to show only one? I have tried going to control panel and only one user is shown. Then when i tried to see if was only my account that did that, i turned on guest account, and i saw two guest accounts on the log in page. How do i get rid of the duplicate log in names? Note: I...

i have been using a guest account on vista for months now, mostly due to the fact that my dad made an account with a password, forcing me to use a guest and laziness on my part. so now that i have TONS of stuff on my guest account, and an actual user account (because i finally have my dads password), i would like to move all the contents into a real user account so i can download, burn dvds,...

After a reinstallation of Windows Vista Ultimate and creation of a password for the main administrator account I get a duplicate account names administrator but password is different and I cannot see it when manageing accounts. This is a description of what I am seeing during load and after setting the password: I have reloaded Windows Vista Ultimate from the Recovery DVD. I deleted both...

Hi, As of about 11 am yesterday our main user (vista home premium) id cannot open Word 2003. I can open and use word under our other user id on the computer. Please help - I am getting desperate. Thanks, Christi

Can anyone kindly tell me what I should do? I am new to Windows Vista Home Premium. I installed a new software from a CD and it showed up under the original ADMIN ACCOUNT. I could not access or even see it through my Standard User account and I was told it will only work under an Administrator account. Now I have changed my Standard User acoount to Administrator-2 account. How can I make the...

i'm looking at the newest HP business notebooks like the 2710p. they support a feature called HP quicklook. it seems to be really cool and useful to me. now i have the older HP tablet PC by HP, the tc4400. i was wondering if anyone had any ideas of how to get the tc4400 to support HP quicklook in the same way that the 2710p does. from, Steven Wabik

I was setting up my son's new computer. I had his profile as the standard user with parental controls and mine with what I thought was administrator control. I shut it down and now we both are standard users. I can't do anything on mine or his. What can I do.

In Vindows Vista Home Premium I'm trying to install an Anti-Virus program, but I always get the message to make sure that I've got Administrator Permissions.I've tried installing it as an administrator, but I still can't get passed that message. What else to do?

This happens from time to time, even with folders created months ago and haven't touched... I right click and select "Rename" Type in a new name and hit enter An dialogue pops up with the title "Destination Folder Access Denied" and says "You need to confirm this operation" with one "Continue" button showing the admin/security shield icon. I click "Continue" and go to the greyed-out screen...

After installing a software, I've lost the administrative privileges on my personnal account. I've tried to login as the administrator via the safe mode. I've loged in successfully but the surprise is that the administrator account is considered as a guest account. So now my computer is not usable til I don't have any adinistrative privileges on my PC. Excuse my bad english. Thanks.

I am using Windows Vista Ultimate on an Intel Core 2 Duo notebook. I am the only administrator on the computer and I keep a password. I had left my notebook on Sleep mode for two days and the shut it down. After sixteen days, now when I opened the notebook, it asked for the password as usual, but I couldn't remember the password. I do not know how to login as a Guest user. I have created...

When I am logged on (under administrator) I am not able to do any settings adjustments. When I try to change the DPI settings b/c everything is HUGE... it tells me "your system administrator has disabled launching of the Display Settings Control Panel"... it also gives me that error if I try to change any other appearances. If I go in a different way it says "This feature has been...

Hi, I am having problems with Outlook 2007 failing to save passwords. I am also running 32 bit Vista. The problem began suddenly. I have the "remember passwords" boxes checked in my account settings. Both "remember password" boxes are checked for the "login information" and "outgoing server settings". So, that is not the problem. There is a knowledge base article on this for XP and...

I got a new motherboard a couple days ago, and now it is asking me to re-validate Windows Vista...but it is telling me I need ANOTHER key. How do I get around this?

ive just installed vista on my laptop so i can share files with my pc, the laptop has reconised the pc in network sharing ,but when i click on to access the pc its asks me for a user name and password , ive never installed any passwords for this ,so i was wondering is there a default password

hi all Ive just bought one of those new philips home packages which is running vista home premium. I have many dvds from america and canada as well as from the uk, i am nearly bald after trying for 4 days to try and change the regional settings, on my old computer (which ran xp home premium) i had no trouble at all, this is now really getting silly can someone please help me when i try i get...

I have created a system that I need to role out on several computers I have an XP site licence to cover the multiple rollout But when I sysprep the install and re-seal the package then reboot the system it seems ok until it reaches the please enter the licence key: (I have tried this several different ways even embedding the licence key in the sysprep.inf file) At this point I can enter the...

Hi, i've just loaded a friends home PC with Vista basic home, this done i then tried to load his Talk Talk broadband from a start up cd. Each time windows stopped me by saying "you need to log off and log back on as an administrator!" This is the only account, therefore the only administrator HELP!!!! I use XP Pro and can't say i'm that impressed at my first taste of Vista, i hope one of...

I have a program, Rosetta Stone, that will not run with parental controls on, even if all programs are allowed under the parental controls. The program runs fine on all accounts with the parental controls off. Is there some detail I am missing in setting up the control permission for this program?

Hi, I have a fingerprint scanner on my computer as well as a password set on my computer, where I can either enter my password to log on or swipe my fingerprint, how would I integrate both of these so that I would have to do both to log on (swipe finger print and type in password)