Re: How do I

chyron wrote:


Thanks for responding, but that article might as well have been written in
Greek:-) I still don't understand what I'm supposed to do to become the
administrator. It would seem to me the person that buys the computer and
uses it should have all privilages...but it seems it's not so.

There is no reason in Vista to ever run as administrator on a regular basis,
let alone as the built-in Administrator (disabled by default for security).
Vista security is now in line with the way other grown-up operating systems
(Linus, Unix, OS X) manage security. If you need to temporarily run a
program as administrator (elevated), you can right-click the executable and
choose "run as administrator".

If there is something you are attempting to do and having a problem, then
post the particulars so we can help you.

Here is general information about setting up user accounts in Vista:

You absolutely do not want to have only one user account. Like XP and all
other modern operating systems, Vista is a multi-user operating system with
built-in system accounts such as Administrator, Default, All Users, and
Guest. These accounts should be left alone as they are part of the
operating system structure.

You particularly don't want only one user account with administrative
privileges on Vista because the built-in Administrator account (normally
only used in emergencies) is disabled by default. If you're running as
Administrator for your daily work and that account gets corrupted, things
will be Difficult. It isn't impossible to activate the built-in
Administrator to rescue things, but it will require third-party tools and
working outside the operating system.

The user account that is for your daily work should be a Standard user, with
the extra administrative user (call it something like "CompAdmin" or "Tech"
or the like) only there for elevation purposes. After you create
"CompAdmin", log into it and change your regular user account to Standard.
Then log back into your regular account.

If you want to go directly to the Desktop and skip the Welcome Screen with
the icons of user accounts, you can do this:

Start Orb>Search box>type: netplwiz [enter]
Click on Continue (or supply an administrator's password) when prompted by
UAC

Uncheck the option "Users must enter a user name and password to use this
computer". Select a user account to automatically log on by clicking on the
desired account to highlight it and then hit OK. Enter the correct password
for that user account (if there is one) when prompted. Leave it blank if
there is no password (null).

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

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