I have setup passwords in Windows to keep my children from using the computer when we are not at home. My son has figured out a way to bypass, basically get by the encryption for the passwords. Is there any way to encode something into the system to stop him from getting onto the computer without our knowledge? Would upgrading to Vista help?

I have a laptop that is about three months old. The Vista product key is worn off--all but the first four alpha-numerics. Belarc gives me both the numeric (numbers-OEM-numbers) and the long alpha-numeric number. It does not start out the same. The question is can I upgrade from Home Premium to Ultimate using JUST the internal numbers I have? It is a Toshiba OEM license. Thanks, Seth

Toshiba, in their infinite wisdom, has "disabled" the Administrator account. It cannot be created. System repair won't work since you can't log in as administrator. Anybody know how to re-eable it? I have Administator rights. I view it as a security issue--MINE!! Thanks,

i have been trying to download stuff of the internet such as itunes and when it gets so far through the install it comes up with this message --the system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation -- .the account is set as an administrator nd a was wondering if there is something that can be switched off so i can download programs i need. -- cheers for the help pls post bk

I bought a Windows Vista Home Premuim maching in August of 2007. I never set a password. I just rebooted, and cannot log in because my "password is not correct." How can I reset the password? (I never created the password re-set disk, because I didn't set a password.) Right now I have a boat anchor under my desk, running Vista that won't let me into my computer. Thanks for your help.

I have an installed program (acerose) and Vista automatically fills in the userid and password (in asterisks) on the initial window when signed in as a user. I would like just a blank in both userid and password, for obvious reasons. I can set up this way on my other computer running XP. Have tried to eliminate but to no avail.

Hi there, I want to set the little display picture you see on the start menu and logon screen via a logon script (or similar). I can't really work out how to do this - it seems quite complicated. I can see a .bmp file is created in C:\Users\%username%\Local Settings \temp (filename domain+username.bmp) and also a .dat file in C: \ProgramData\microsoft\User Account Pictures

I have installed corel x3 and now vista will not let me open it. I am the admin on the computer but it tells me i need a admin level access before i can open the program. I had it installed on computer before and no problems.

I can't login to my Vista machine. I can see all the users on the welcome screen, but when I try to login, an error message dialog box comes up saying that there was an unathorized change to windows, and it offers me a link to online help. The link opens IE to www.microsoft.com/genuine. When I try to go through the authorization process, downloading and running the code it asks me to, it...

My friend's employees are accessing prone on her computer and she wants to set it up so that you need a password to access the internet if that is possible. She has a comp illiterate mom who just likes to play games, not use the internet so she does not want to password protect everything bc she would never remember. Please help.

I just recently bought a new computer because my old system flat out died. I tried to put vista on the new computer, but it can't validate because it says the key is already in use, what do I do?

Dear XP Cracks, I have a problem with not being able to enter a password (I do remember it). When I upgraded the PC with a new harddisc, the shop people copied the content of the previous boot disc onto the new disc. I subesequently formatted the new disc and re-installed only the software still needed, thinking that I could always recover the (-password protected) data under "My...

Greetings. Brand new computer w/ Vista home Premium. I'm set up as the admin and am the only user profile and the only user. When trying to remove a program I've tried but dislike, I'm told to log in as the admin. I already am as far as I know. When I do check my user profiles I'm the only one, not even a guest is set up and it lists me as the admin next to my icon. Any ideas? -- Thank...

I have created a new user on my pc, Win Vista Ultimate 64, and when I try to run Outlook it tries to install. The installation process errors out. Why does the program have to be installed again? Can I run the app as if the original user is running it? I have run games that did not present this problem. cheers

my husband changed my admin account password and now has forgotten what it was. its been about 3 months and he still hasnt remembered. ive read all sorts of help and support tips but nothing pertaining to my problem. if somebody could help me i would be so grateful. -christina

Please help. There is only the administrator account showing on the welcome page. I have set up 2 other accounts in the Manage accounts section however they do not show on the welcome page.

Hi, New computer, I set it up as admin for myself. I'm the only account and user. It's telling me to log in as admin to remove a program. It was fresh out of the box,is it possible there's another admin set up I can't see? when I look at users/profiles, I'm the only one listed and administrator is next to my name. -- Thank You for your help,

using windbg i am not able to open the minidump or memory dump files because I do not have permission. I gave my username full rights but the message still appears. I used to be able to open this in xp so i assume there's a permissions issue I am not aware of. thanks

I have jus bought a new pc with windows vista home premium on it and after turning it on there is a user called "other user" i cant get on to the desktop because i need a user name and password? is there a way i can get past this and get on logged on? how do i remove the "other user" ? i was wondering if someone could give me some help? -- sjackson

Recently had some problems with my kids going to internet sites they shouldn't have so I set up a user profile for each of them with parental controls to the max. I was also hoping to keep all of their games and music seperate, different ages, different intrests. How do I discontinue the public desktop. I dont want a game that my kids load showing up on my desktop or vise verse any help...