guest account

Hello When I place a folder of data in my password protected log on pc 's admin account, it is ok but, it also goees to the gest account. if I remove it from the guest account, it also is removed from the admin account. I need both accounts but how do i set it up so only the admin acct has the...

Hi there, As written in the title my problem is about win7. This is what happened. Ive been working on the administrator account for more than 2 years, left it as it was yesterday. When I came back my account was assigned with guest authorization instead of administrator's. While I was working...

Hi I created a guest account. I didn't wan't the d drive accessable to the guest account. Some how I now can't access d drive at all.

I was a little insecure about losing my files at one time and I created a 2nd account with Administrator priviliges. And I have the Guest Account active. Now I always log into the same account that supposedly has the administrator privileges yet at times I get a message that I need to contact...

Hello, I can't login in Guest user. My administrator account is working properly and without any problems, but my guest account doesn't. When I login to that account then its automatically logging off and coming back to the login Screen. I created standard user, but anyway I can't login there...

I can't great new accounts or activate the guest account, but was able before. When I create a new account, Windows creates the new user login icon. When I try to login to that account I get this error: "The user profile service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loaded." then the account...

When I log into any administrator account, after the "Welcome" screen finishes, it hangs for about 6 seconds on a black screen (if aero is enabled) and a 'windows blue color' screen (if classic theme is enabled) This does not happen on a standard/guest account This happens on a new and...

I turned my computer on this afternoon and my admin user is missing. ALL my documents and programs are linked to my admin account. All I'm showing is a guest user. How can I fix this?

Hi. My PC have two user accounts: Admin (Administration) and Guest (Standard). i sat time restrictions for Guest account. then, for testing, i restarted my pc and tried to log on with Guest account at certain time. but it showed me this error: "Your account has time restrictions that prevent...

Hello all, I am dealing with more of an annoyance than a serious problem. When I start up I recv. a msg stating that I am not logged on as an administrator. I then have to switch users at the start menu and then no more pop up and I do have administrative capabilities.I am not that computer...

My friend set up a guest account on his computer for me to use. Windows7 copied the administrator's desktop icons to the guest account desktop, where I deleted them. Deleting those icons also deleted them on the administrator's account. Is this the way it's supposed to work?

why does my command promt read c:\users\[same user twice\> and takes up twice as much room? what do i need to do ? Example, say i want to go to a picture, i go to pictures and its empty. i have to then go to computer then into drie C,then into users,then into user name,then into that' pictures'...

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I have an Admin account and a Guest account. I've worked out how to share folders (not just by using the "Libraries > Public" section) -- I right click a folder, go so Share With > Advanced Sharing > Security > go to Users section > select Full Control. That way both accounts can play and save...

How do i give myself Administrator privaleges on a guest account ! I am trying to acquire full control and turn my guest account into an admin account ! Any EASY way of acquiring such a task ? The OS in question is a Vista

Hello everyone thanks for taking the time to read this. I ran into a problem last night. I’m going to give as much background information as I can. I bought a display model eMachine last December from a store called Nebraska Furniture mart. I take it home, change the password and created...

I have a program that run at startup. It need administrator privileges / elevation. Running the program on admin account, no problem. Running the program on limited/guest account, I have to fill the password. From admin account, how do I allow my program can run without password prompt? The...

My problem is this: the administrator account on my computer is also the guest account, so it doesn't have all the priviliges it should, and because it's a guest account it cannot join a homegroup even if i log in with the administrator account, at the same time the other user accounts are not...

hi all, sorted out my guest account logon prob. now when any guest logs on, no network icon appears in system tray/notification area? the guest can access the net and browse. would be very grateful for any ideas/solutions. the icon does not even appear in the customize icons display window...

I am wondering,,,,,i have Win 7 installed ! If the user account i use suddenly catches a virus, does that mean the rest of the accounts on this computer are affected too ? I want to use a specific guest account just for experimentation ! I would like to know if tampering with the guest user...