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    Windows 8 Access to folders permissions

    I made a folder in my photos and wanted to make sure other users on the computer couldn't access it. I'm not the administrator by the way. So I changed the permissions so only I could access the folder but I accidentally took away my own permissions. Now I can access, delete, or do anything with...
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    Windows 8 Windows Easy Transfer

    I would like to transfer files/settings etc from my old pc to a new one using Windows Easy Transfer. The old pc is running Windows 8.1 and I’m assuming the new one is too. I have looked at a couple of videos online, and they clearly show that once opened you will be prompted to select what...
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    Windows 8 Photos will not open in w8.1

    Hi, I had to reinstall with my flash stick w8.1 & now all fotos do not open saying I do not have the correct permission. I am the administrator. Could it be because I chose not to create an MS account? I do not think that I signed for MS acc. before. ....thanx ....nick __________________ Asus...
  4. Windows 10 Ver. 10130, Apps from all apps list only open if I click "Open as Administrator?

    Hi I'm going to take these issues on one at a time as I come to them. The first is that I found that none of my programs open from the all apps list unless I right click on them and select "Open as Administrator"? I only have one account on my computer, it's my Microsoft account and it's set...
  5. Windows Vista No administrator on Vista

    Hi, I have been locked out of my laptop for no apparent reason! It says: The User profile service service failed the logon user profile cannot be loaded There are two profiles, mine and my partners, but she has never used my laptop and has no idea what the password is (it is possible that the...
  6. Microsoft security advisory: Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) now available:...

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    Windows Vista Windows Programs and Features Cant turn on or off

    Hi I wonder if someone could help? I need to turn on internet information services but it is taking a long time to load anything. It is still at the stage of please wait while the features are configured. i have tried typing in the following command in the Administrator: Command line...
  8. Windows 7 Regedit won't run. Stuck with this for a couple of days now. Please Help.

    Just to be clear, it's not one of those usual things. I got Win 7 Home Premium. CMD, Task Manager, all exe files and GPEdit works fine. Everything works fine actually - exept regedit just does not respond. I have Nod32 and my PC is virus / malware free. All I want is just access to registry...
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    Windows 8 Internet explorer flash problem

    I found out lots of websites with flash video would not play correctly in internet explorer. This problem on local users and Microsoft users accounts, but internet explorer in Administrator account does not have this issue. I have tested flash player is installed correctly, shocked wave is...
  10. MS15-037 - Important: Vulnerability in Windows Task Scheduler Could Allow Elevation of...

    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (April 14, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could leverage a known invalid task to cause Task Scheduler to run a...
  11. Windows XP i lost my administrator account

    i lost my administrator account and i dont know how or why its gone there is no way for me to get on it can someone help?
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    Windows 7 Trouble taking over permissions of recovered/backed up folders

    Here's the situation: I've got a 500GB hard drive that I copied a bunch of folders to from another hard drive. The drive basically suffered a failure while in a machine and I had to use some recovery software and another tool that I do not remember by name anymore (part of a google search...
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    Windows 7 System File Checker can't repair corrupted files

    I have run sfc /scannow a number of times (as an administrator) and I always get a message that says System File Checker has found corrupted files but cannot repair some of them. I have opened the Log and have found many files which SFC says are corrupted. In Windows XP, there was an easy way...
  14. Windows 7 Registry cleaner doesn't believe I am the Administrator

    Yesterday I installed a Registry Cleaner and when I ran it it found 260 errors. After successfully completing the registration I requested it delete the errors. It did not delete any of the items! It said I wasn't the system administrator, but I am. I would like to know exactly where the...
  15. Windows 8 win8 starts in "Administrator" not in my acc.

    Hi, this morning win8 booted in "Administrator" not in my User acc. ,Tried a few times with no change. I cannot find an option to change "User". Note: I have transferred everything from my 500gb HD to a new 1 Ter. WD HD. I just changed HDs to my old 500gb & it booted to my user's acc as it...
  16. Windows 7 Installing OfficeXP 2002 on win7

    I googled that OfficeXP will run okay on win7. Went to install it and all went well until after keycode input and all and then it stopped with a message that the administrator has configured a profile or something that prevents such an installation. Something to that effect. I'm the...
  17. Windows 10 What's this?

    Hi I went in to disable my Administrator Account, and I found this.... Link Removed I was about to delete it and thought that I should as here first, I don't have any idea what this is. It was already disabled but it looks very strange to me. Anyone know what this is? Mike
  18. Windows 10 Windows crashed, need some help...

    Hi This morning when I booted my computer I got a message, "Your computer did not boot correctly, starting repair". It then went to a window that said "Repairing" after a minute or so it rebooted and started the whole thing over again. After messing with it for a while I decided to just...
  19. MS15-015 - Important: Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Could Allow Elevation of Privilege...

    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (February 10, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an authenticated attacker acquires administrator...
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    Windows 7 Suddenly programs in windows 7 ask for administrator permissions

    Recently a bunch of programs in windows 7 keep have been asking for administrator permissions. I have an administrator account, and have the programs set to run as administrator. My user account control is set to only notify when a program makes changes, but it has always been this way. Why did...