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In earlier versions of Windows we were advised not to login as admin for everyday computing but to login as an ordinary user instead for security reasons. Now I have Windows 8.1 and discovered that I am always "admin" and that in order to create a regular user account it's different. I would...

Today, for the first time, every time I start up the computer, I keep getting "Startup Cleaner has stopped working" - could this be some thing to do with Spybot? The thing is, I haven't downloaded a start up cleaner. I am the only admin on this computer and also as of today for the first time...

Someone must have really like my username here and took over my account twice within only about a month. Thanks to the admins for helping me retrieve my account back specially to Bassfisher6522 who has been very helpful and patient with me. More power to Windows Forum! Cheers!

Odd...having searched Google, I found hits for this forum, but I can't find anything searching within it! Anyway, all of a sudden all my folders are read-only. all files are shared within the folder, security settings are all fine, but no matter what I do it stays read-only. Another profile I...

I am or was David hk129 (username). Today, I have encountered the SAME "sign in" issue as stated on another thread. I, after being asked to sign in several times although I have already signed in, managed to get to my profile and decided to change my email address hoping to eradicate the...

Running Win 7 Home Premium 32Bit SP1 This is two problems in fact, but I assume them to be related. 1. In the Save-As dialog (i.e. saving a website in Firefox or a document in Adobe Reader or other programs), there is no details pane displayed. See screenshot below. Link Removed The drop-down...

OK I am an IT numpty so here goes. On my desktop there is a media sync folder that arrived when I tried to move music from a blackberry to the pc. I cant delete this file as it says that I need admin permission but yet I log in as the only administrator and if I open the folder and try to...

Original release date: March 12, 2013 Systems Affected Microsoft Windows Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft Office Microsoft Server Software Microsoft Silverlight   Overview Select Microsoft software products contain multiple vulnerabilities. Microsoft has released updates to...

This tool allows admins to unprotect or change the password on password protected OOXML Word, Excel and PowerPoint files. Source: Link Removed

I've just been experiencing frequent BSODs due to an error with ntoskrnl.exe, so I decided to use the dell data safe restore I believe it's called, and now I cannot log in. It deleted my normal login, I'm 100% sure as I even went back to the restore screen and in the login promt that instructs...

Many may, already, know this... IF you are the only person accessing your Desktop PC IF you have no reason to think it could or would be used by another person, certainly not w/out you knowing. IF it 'demands' a P/W @ Bootup IF you would rather not bother w/ that... > cmd (Admin) Type...

Hi If the following is possible.. how do I do it ? On PC1 I have two users A (Admin) and B (Standard User) and Folder X On PC2 I have one user C (admin) PC1 and PC2 are on the same LAN I want Folder X to be accessible to A and C but not B... ????

Hi All! Having a hard time finding answers to this problem. after changing permissions on a printer from the "everone group" being able to print, to the "everyone group" having no privileges. I get a access denied error when trying to change properties on that printer. I'm usng my Admin login...

In one admin account I clicked another admin's folder in c:\Users, and accidentally Continued "Click Continue to permanently get access to this folder." Yes I know it said 'permanently'... :) but can I revert this change? I'd though I could go to the root folder of that user's profile and...

So i had to factory restore my computer and i did but when i went to put a password on the admin account it was asking me for a previous password so i typed in my old admin account password and it did not work so i was wondering if anyone knew what to do

heyal, i've been having problems with folders sometimes i can't delete them saying i don't have permission when i'm the admin. i did some research and used a program lockhunter to see what is locking the folder and it came up with svchost. it wouldn't unlock it though. it seems that security...

I'm using Windows 7 Pro. I have remove the login pw in my user account now I do not need to do the login and able to use the computer right away. But I found I am using the computer as a user not administrator. How can I skip the login screen and go straight into desktop as administrator. How...

Hey everyone, I was in the middle of writing this when it happened again, so I'm keeping it brief. As the title says. Every other time. It's happened a total of 6 times now, and for some reason I cannot add the 4th, 5th, or 6th .dmp files to a .zip, or upload them, or anything similar. "Not...

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I started talking about this in someone else's post. But I'm about to just give up and live with it, but I thought I give it one more shot to see if anyone has any other ideas. I have tried everything to delete this folder. Take Full Admin Control, nothing happens. Unlocker, Says it is...