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cannot send mail by Lee Richardson
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May 8th 08 10:41 AM
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can't access My Documents folder? by RobB
What do I need to do to be able to access my documents? Thanks in advance, Rob
May 7th 08 05:58 PM
by BurrWalnut Go to last post
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How to suppress Admin acct from welcome screen by chocobot
The subject says it all, I think. My machine has three accounts; admin, main user, guest user. When the machine starts I do not want the admin acct to be visible to the main and user accts from the welcome screen. I didn't see an obvious way to do this but surely there must be. Advice? chocobot
May 7th 08 04:52 PM
by t-4-2[_98_] Go to last post
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Removing icons from individual users desktop by Canoeman
How do I go about removing icons from individual users desktops. When I try to remove an icon from my desktop it also removes it from other users when I only want to remove it from mine. I am using Windows Vista with service pack 1. Thanks in advance.
May 7th 08 02:31 PM
by mike_XP_Vista Go to last post
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applying updates by JTL
i have a VB6 application that periodically checks for version updates on our servers over the internet. if a new version is found, it is downloaded to the %temp% directory on the client's machine, and the current process is stopped while the new executable is copied into the program files directory overwriting the old version. the application is then started up again. this all works fine on XP...
May 7th 08 08:41 AM
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System Administrator Question by ldmercer2
Hi, can anyone help, I was updating my Ipod and Safari downloaded, I went to uninstall and the message is" The system administrator has set policiesto prevent this installation." Then a message appears "you do not have sufficient access to uninstall safari, please contact your system administrator." Thank you in advance for any suggestions or help. -- ldmercer2
May 7th 08 12:14 AM
by brats Go to last post
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Wireless router password by Chris
I recently reset my wireless router cause i was having problems with the internet. now the router is back to factory settings but its locked so i cant access it from my laptop because of this. when i type my IP into the address bar a login screen comes up but it wont let me use admin or my user login information. How do i get by this if it wont let me login?
May 6th 08 10:43 PM
by Richard G. Harper Go to last post
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Opening of vista word by RBMA
I am looking for some assistance. I am new user of Vista home when I attach a word document most people tell me they cannot open the attachment is there anything I can do to make it possible to be opened by word 2003. Ron.
May 6th 08 09:48 PM
by Puppy Breath Go to last post
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Account not appearing in Welcome page! by Ashley
Hey, I've recently made a new account and made that the admin account whilst changing the current one to a standard account. There was a password and everything. But everytime I restart or log off, only the standard account shows up on the welcome screen. The new account is no where to be seen. And when I try to meddle with the account settings again, it won't accept my admin password....
May 6th 08 08:22 AM
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Cannot log in to vista???help by crystlrch
everytime i try to log on the message" the user profile service failed the logon user profile cannot be loaded" what do i do to fix this?
May 6th 08 05:42 AM
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User - Admin - Super Admin by DonH
I'm running Vista Business SP1. I'm the only one with physical access to my system, but I need to keep files secure from the internet which is always on. I set up two accounts, one with administrator privelages and password and one user account. I work under the user account and use the administrator password when I need elevated privelages. While it can be a hassle to type in the password, I've...
May 6th 08 12:58 AM
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user permissions from local computer to network share by sjteters@comcast.net
Looking for some suggestions regarding network shares. One program, (business app), requires the logged user to have both the network user and the same local computer user to have admin privileges, in XP this works ok, you can see both the local user and the network user in the share permissions, however in vista ultimate, I can't add the local user to the network share. Help! -- Thx for...
May 5th 08 06:32 PM
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Help please with password for changes by doroanne
:confused:How do I make sure any changes to a user account with parental controls only occur with a password? - doroanne - -- doroanne
May 5th 08 09:25 AM
by t-4-2[_98_] Go to last post
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Combining User Accounts by Leslie
I have a new Vista computer, linked files over from old computer and it automatically created a separate user account. I don't need 2 user accounts and am trying to combine the two. Can't figure it out.
May 4th 08 11:06 PM
by garysgold[_29_] Go to last post
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Installing Drivers as Administrator by Andy
I am new to Vista and am having problems installing a driver. All other drivers and programs have gone on with no problem I have tried disabling the UAC and also running the program from Computer - right click D: Explore - right click Setup.exe - Run as admin. Any help would be appreciated
May 4th 08 11:14 AM
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I can't log on in my administrator account by Javier Alan
When i start my computer it goes very slow, then when it says welcome, appear a message telling me about the problem it says: "The User Profile Service service cannot log on". Then it logg of and shut down. The only way I can start my computer is in safe mode but i can't change my account settings. Any help for me? Thanks...
May 4th 08 03:01 AM
by t-4-2[_98_] Go to last post
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how to stop UAC popup in limited account by zooK
Hi Sorry for such a dumb question. Have a uac popup asking for admin password to run autostart program in a limited account. I want to get rid of the pop up everytime this user logs in, but keep the autostart program & UAC enabled. (also want to keep this account as limited) Any help much appreciated.
May 3rd 08 07:40 PM
by cubeikon Go to last post
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Admin and user account by Vinnie
I have Family Tree Maker 2008 installed. When I enter a new name while in my user account FTN the name does not go into the FTM under the Admin account. How do I get these to work as one?
May 3rd 08 06:23 PM
by Vinnie Go to last post
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Change administrator owner by DennyF
I recently bought a new computer for my son and he loaded it before I could get on and establish myself as the administrator. Now I would like to install some software that will control/limit his access and fear that he will be able to delete it. How can I modify the system to enable myself as the administrator for this computer?
May 3rd 08 12:39 AM
by Brink Go to last post
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To what level can i configure user accounts? by Bender
Can i use different user accounts to be able to choose between different performance settings for different tasks? I know u can configure desktops and the total graphic interface of Vista for each user but what about hardware, service and startup settings. Example: One account for best (offline) gameperformance (unused hardware and services turned off, no background security programs, low...
May 2nd 08 11:56 AM
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