A couple days ago, when i was signing into WLMessenger I got a window saying " a newer version is available. youu must install newer version to continue. Would you like to do this now? " so i press yes and it starts but then i get a window saying " the administrator has set policies" but i am the only user and i am an administrator. so i go to Control PanelUnintall a Program then i tried to...

I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate with full Admin account and yet I'm unable to change my Active Power plan. I've tried adjusting the Group Policy and also using the Power CFG still with no results.. Does anyone have any ideas ? Thanks.. Anthony

I just loaded windows Vista Business upgrade to an Acer Power PH desktop. After installation was complete I tried to install a second app. and received a restriction message "admin denies access to cd/dvd rom drive". Device manager indicates the the drive is operational I accessed properties/securities to verify ownership; it dispalyed "you do not have permission to view this object's...

I go into user accounts, then change your account type, i select administrator, and the "Change your account type" button dissappears. Please help me because it says im an administrator but when i go to vhange your account type it tells me in a standard user.......:cry:. PLZ HELP! -- techie

When I originally set up my computer, I only put one user account on it along with the Guest account. Recently, I set up user accounts for my family members - all as admins. However, certain programs won't work on any of their accounts, but they work on my account & the guest account. Example - I have AOL Instant Messenger on my computer & it works fine on my account & the guest account....

OKay, since SP1 was installed I have noticed a problem I need help figuring out. I am running hte following from day one and only noticed problems after SP1 roll out. 300gb HDD (sata) 4GB Ram AMD Athlon x2 dual core XP 6000+ 3.01ghz Vista Home Preomium 64bit SP1 dvd burner

Hi, I have a network share to which I write my Vista backups. The backups perform a full backup of the requested file and then backs up files as they change. Eventually the backups eat up all of the space on the share. Is there a way to limit the share space that Vista backup occupy? XP allowd you to schedule full and differential backups so as a user I had full control of backups. Vista...

I had a domain profile (test.net\myname) that I was using for a while on my laptop. I have since rebuilt the domain controller (changed from Server 2008 full to a core installation), but the new domain is still called test.net. I only have the one server so recreated the domain/forest. I also changed the server name from SRVR01 to CORE01. Is there any way for me to keep all the old...

I am new to vista and my screen saver dose not work can anybody help please

Hi, I'm running Vista Business SP1 for the first time on a desktop and I set up the Power Options according to KB929658 (The Hibernate option is not available in Windows Vista). Hibernate is working fine, but the computer later wakes up seemingly without any action on my part. Now, I have the same settings on two laptops both running Windows Vista Ultimate SP1. Is there a difference in that...

Hi there, I have about 10 notebooks where I need to move the users data from a network user to a local user i.e. move the data from user \servername\username to \pcname\username. The data is stored on the c: drive and only replicated to the server. We are removing the server from our environement and the notebooks need to become standalone without losing the data.

I'm trying to install Kaspersky Internet Security I get so far and then Windows pops up with the following msg "Windows Installer The System Administartor has set policies to prevent this installation" I am using the administratior account and i cannot find what policies are inplace to prevent the installation!!!

Howdy, I bought a new Windows vista standard edition. I took it into a computer store to get it upgraded to vista ultimate. I got it back with vsita ultimate installed and working fine. I tried to check what my product key was so i could write it down and some how i deactivated my vista, now it says that the copy i have is not genuine. The product key on the back of my laptop doesnt work and the...

My sister's brand new Dell (3 mos old) has Vista. This week, after an automatic Windows Update, she cannot log in to her Vista account. She gets an error pop-up that says "*group policy client service failed login*." I searched the internet and, while not really finding a solution, I did see several discussions of this dating back several months. I learned it was actually a problem with that...

Suddenly over the past few days, when a user other than the administrator on my laptop tries to log in, they see the Welcome screen, and then a Logging Off screen appears, and it returns to the log in screen. I deleted the user accounts and created new ones, but this still doesn't work. I'm using Vista. Can anyone help, not sure what to do.

Hi guys ! I have a problem with deleting accounts !!! ::: when I delete an account ( admin or standard ) the windows asks me if I want to delete files , The I pressed yes delete files , But the files don,t delete :cry::cry::cry: Why does that happen ???????? and what is the soulution ??? :(:(

Hi Standard users can see and access my desktop files but I am the administrator. Should this be the case. If not, does anybody know what I can I do to prevent them from accessing my files? Many thanks, Mike.

I have a big problem, my Vista home premium, will not accept any of my passwords. i get an error message that says, "an unknown program is trying to access your computor, please enter admin password" Until last week, this did not happen, i used to get just a message, asking if i knew where this program was from, and have i used it before. I can not ever remember setting an admin password. I...

I own a Toshiba laptop, and I'm the administrator of my own computer (duh). But for some reason, I can't open folders My Music, My Video, and My Pictures. When I try to open, the message says that the folder is not accessible, therefore access denied. I'm logged in as the admin, yet I can't open them! Plus these folders are kind of transparent looking. There aren't any users other than...

I want to uninstall Roxio Creator 9 and reinstall it with the same OEM CD. However when I try to do this in the Control Panel I get the dread message "The system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation", followed by "You do not have sufficient access to uninstall Roxio Record Now 9 Music Lab. Please contact you system administrator" (thats me). I"ve right clicked...