account management

So this is my story. I got myself a pc with win 7 I started the pc didn't need to set the time or anything all was already there. So it was basicly turn on pc and start doing what you want. Then the next time i started up the pc, windows 7 was updating but my battery ran out so it shut down...

If I install a program under one user profile, how do I make that program accessible by all users? Example: I have installed Google Chrome as my browser under my admin. profile. But I can't seem to find or use the program when I'm logged in under my wife's profile? Anybody know how to fix this...

Hi, all.. got a problem, i've got 2 user accounts on my Windows 7 x64, Today when i done a reboot i've suddenly got only one account showing at the welcome screen and a new item called "Other User" with no picture, when i click this i can enter the 2nd user account details and i logon ok, I just...

Hi there! I have a huge problem. When I was installing Windows 7 Pro I left Administrator password blank. I used it few times without passord. Now I need to use it again but there is a password that I did not set. Why I got this issue? Only me use this PC. Got any idea how remove this...

my dad and i have a account on the laptop gateway nv52 but i am a limited account and my dad is a addminitrator but my dad will not tell me his password so i can change my limited account to addminitrator. please help me. i want to delete my dad's account when i am a limited user.

This is possible the lamest question to ask, so late in the OS game, but I can't seem to find anything on it anywhere (probably just don't know how to google for it!). I run Windows 7, and of course have the normal Administrator account that one creates when installing. I wan't to create a...

is this disabled in some way for some reason? for learning purposes i have setup a samba pdc and have win 7 pro installed at home which is joined to the samba pdc. i also have some win xp pro systems joined to the same pdc. the xp boxes have no issues caching passwords and have just about the...

I am sick of being restricted to some stupid actions such as as simple as deleting folders. sometimes some folders will not be deleted and it says i need administrative privileges to do so, but those folders are not in use or they dont have any executables running from inside or used by one or...

Hello, Firstly, I am fairly technologically apt, but am certainly worlds away from being well versed in IT. I run Vista Ultimate on a Dell laptop, and I have been unable to edit or remove any of the multiple user accounts I no longer need. I will also mention that the laptop has 2 drives, C...

Hi there. I would like to have my current user as a real administrator and not just be in the administrator group. I know that command: net user administrator /active:yes but it adds a new user at the log on screen. I would like to have the same privileges of the real admin but with my...

When I attempt to change my user account picture, nothing works. I click on pictures that I want to change to, the picture highlights, but the picture won't change. It's as if I am not double clicking on the picture at all. Any thoughts?

I've had a couple of problems with my Windows services and I was working my way fixing them and I got most of them to work except for the "Windows Time" service. I tried to restore the default registry keys/values for this service but I kept getting the "Access Denied" error when trying to start...

What is this horrendous crap? I'm trying to play GTAIV which I have done in the past but now its saying I can't due to Parental Controls. I've added a password to my user account (the only account) and I still cannot disable this crap. Can it be found in the registry etc? I want this...

Hi there, I am new to using Windows 7 and have a question some of you might have the answers for. I am using the build 7201 windows ultimate and have 4 different internet accounts that I use for various reasons. One of them is called a local account which I use when I play battlefield2 online...