admin rights

Have recently upgraded a pc to WIN 8.1 Pro 64 bit from WIN 7 64 bit. Before the upgrade I had a DxTreme 380 media box located in the lounge room and networked via Cat6 cable to the pc in the bedroom. All devices on the network - Samsung tv, DxTreme box + 4 PC's have static IP addresses...

I can't open any software with "run as administrator". My laptop is Hp with win 7. If I open a program, at User Account Control window box YES tab does not active and only NO tab active. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Link Removed So I recently been unable to uninstall some malware that got onto my computer and it seems I can't run installers with a simple double click or rightclick+run as admin any more... It all throws up various errors related to admin permissions. I've found what does work shift+right...

Dear all, I can not run the Windows Store apps after I updated my new laptop from Win 8 to 8.1. None of the Metro apps can be executed anymore. Each app will begin the run process, but the Metro UI returns after couple of seconds after the execution attempt. I do not get any error messages. I...

As I noted in an earlier post, this computer was a used gift from my son. Now I would like to take him off the computer (as main user) and place myself in that position. In the image below, he is listed as "Shawn" and I would like to place myself in this position. Admin, etc., removing him from...

Hi all, Hopefully you all can help me, as I've tried everything I can think of and my C: drive is running at 100% for the first 10 minutes after boot,, then sometimes goes back to 0 and is completely unresponsive or very slow. I've downloaded multuple virus scanners, malaware, spyware, and...

A workstation that is on our domain at our church is consistently loosing fonts. The user of this workstation does heavy Photoshop projects and is constantly having to re-install the fonts that are disappearing. Usually how this is realized is when she tries to select Helvetica from Photoshop...

Hi there everyone! I have two XP workstations with sp3 and latest updates. Each station has the same user in Admin group and is able to share the C drives. When I connect in from Station B to A using \\stationA\C$ command, I can see station A with no problems. When I run it the opposite way...

I have a Mac Pro running OS X 10.8.4. It’s networked to a Win 7 machine. I can map the Mac to my Windows box and access files on the Mac from Windows. The machines connect through a switch and employ 10-dot IPs. No router. They are in the same workgroup with the same user account name and...

This script was made for Windows 7 but works perfectly on Windows 8: Event Viewer One Click Clear - Windows 7 Help Forums Note: Some say you should never clear the Event Logs but when "I can't see the forrest for the trees", I run this script (as admin). All kudos to the author!

I tried posting this in another section but got no respnses, so hopefully somewhere here can help with it. I am accessing a remote computer through regular remote desktop. I have admin rights and all that good stuff and can schedule tasks. The problem that I'm having is when I select the option...

I am accessing a remote computer through regular remote desktop. I have admin rights and all that good stuff and can schedule tasks. The problem that I'm having is when I select the option to "Run whether user is logged on or not" it does not work. It shows in the status as "Running". Even if I...

Purchased new laptop win 8 installed.. went though the normal install stuff.. named computer etc.. did windows updates.. installed my programs.. usual stuff.. I am a digital designer and make own jpgs, pngs etc. My problem is when I go to access some of these files it wont let me change them...

I recently installed Windows 7. During installation, there will automatically be a user with administrative privileges. After completing, i created another "Standard User" as I wanted to limit other users for accessing all things. Then i opened the Built in Administrator account (net user...

I have purchased secondhand laptop and previously its belong to some company member laptop he sold me. But due to lack of admin rights i am not able to install software its asking for admin username and password. The cd rom and pen drive are also blocked by admin I am not able to format it CAN...

I've got a comp that used to be connected to a domain where it was locked down pretty tightly. I've got full admin rights on it, but it's still denying me the right to change settings in McAfee (and other programs like Windows Firewall, etc). I *thought* I cleared out all group policies on the...

Hello all, After spending 5 weeks with several parties, I'm going to give this a shot.. I went from Windows 7 to Windows 8 Pro. I did a new install (Reformatted HD etc) So after Windows 8 installed with nothing else.. I am having problems with Browsing Internet / Network(?) If I google...

Running Windows 7 Profesional SP1 64bit, I have an SSD system drive at C: and a hard drive installed as D:. No firewall or a/v software running on the system. Logged in as an admin. When I click the shortcut at Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter, nothing happens. Same thing if I...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (November 13, 2012): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves four privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially...

Hi everybody, I was working on my computer security permission, and now I ended up with zero permission on most folder. I could not access control panel as it pop up "Restrictions- This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Pls contact your system...