password issues

Found a few instances close, but not exactly matching my situation. For the instances which are close, none of the already suggested solutions seem to work. Here's the specifics. Have 4 "new" computers (bought in the last year). I would love to be able to "homegroup" them. Each one runs...

Hi, to be honest my computer probably has a serious problem. When I try to start up Windows normally, I type in my password for the user account and then it just freezes, it doesn't load. So I think, okay, I'll just try to start up it in Safe Mode, no problem. But when I try to start it...

Hello Win 7 x64 I think this is a form of networking but if I should be in sodtware, kindly switch me to that forum. I have watched videos and read helps about the above but to no avail. I want to be able to work on a file or folder on my win 7 x64 desktop while at my win 7 x64 laptop. On...

Since i use an ASUS motherboard, i need to keep EPU-4 engine working all the time (it regulates the system consumption) But i created an account for my sister, then i locked mine with a password, and now everytime she logs in, the epu asks for my password (im the admin, shes an user), so i dont...

Hi all, I have a brand new laptop with windows 7 in 32 bits. This is a corporate laptop, so I have 2 other collegues with equal laptops (and equal operating systems) who don't have my problem. Here's the steps I'm taking: 1- When I'm working, sometimes I want to go somewhere, so I press Ctrl...

Can anyone help here. I'm new to windows 7 and recently my laptop, Toshiba, has started playing up. Once switched on it ask for password as usual, then we get an error saying 'profile user lockout. The only way I have been able to get over this is to start in safe mode and do a system restore...

Hello, I wanted to setup my PC so that it would automatically login to Windows 7. With previous versions of Windows, I have left the login and password fields blank. I assumed the same was the case with Windows 7. So I went to setup the automatic login. I chose my administrator account and...

All of my computers at work are on a domain controlled by a SBS 2003 Server except for an old Windows 2000 Server that I have printers attached to it that the network uses. All of the windows 2000 computers and XP can access the printers and drive on this machine outside of the domain but the...

Hello everyone!, I am having this huge problem with a computer! The guest account is the only one I can access. It has no administrator account! The computer is a dell inspiron one. It has the built in recovery repair on it, but when i try that it has no admin account to type the...

i started encrypting a 1 tb external hard disk. abt 42% of the encryption was done when i paused and shut down the pc. now i cannot unlock it. when i type the password it stays for some time and the windows comes that it is not responding. i have to exit it becas its not wrking. pls can anybody...

I've failed to find the answer on exisitng threads but if I have missed it, apologies. I am trying to link mjy laptop (W7) with the new PC attached to the TV acting as a media server (W7) with two Pure Sensia iintenet radios and wife's laptop running XP. I have a wireless internet running...

Ok. I changed my SID number last night and after I rebooted most of my stuff was gone. Well, I dont know if its gone or it is just not available to me because Im not able to log in to my my administrator account. I am not able to perform most functions because I dont have the rights to do...

My new windows 7 computer can't see most of the other computers on my network. Only the one running Vista is visible. It saw the network yesterday, but wont even prompt me for my password today. A profile application run on the new machine can see the network. Please advise.

Apple has released a new Version 9.0.3 of the iTunes software. This version resolves password issues, and fixes syncing and recognition issues with the iPod, as well as various stability and performance fixes.

ive installed x3: terran conflict and when i try to play the game for the first time it keeps telling me i need to open it with administrator privlages first. i am the administrator of this computer (ive got the only account on here) but it keeps saying i need the admin privlages to run it for...

Just set up a homegroup using 2 pcs running Windows 7 Ultimate (Build 7600), both pcs can see each other and connect to view the libraries this is where the problem arises when i try to open a library on the remote pc, it wont open it even though there are files in that area on the pc i am...

Hi Guys, I was wondering if anyone is able to help with an issue with Office Communicator 2007 r2 client running on Windows 7 clients- we've sucessfully set this up on our domain and clients running XP, Vista (including Vista, Vista SP1, and Vista SP2) can all successfully log on to the...

Hello. Recently I downloaded the ISO for the new Windows 7 RC, but I don't have a dvd burner, so I took my Serial ATA drive and formatted it for NTFS, I attatched it to a working computer running windows xp, and from there I mounted the DVD ISO for windows 7, and installed it to the second...

Hi Guys This is for Build 7200 only. It might change before the final (or even in the next build which is out but not yet available from "the usual sources". This is also for sharing VISTA<=======>W7 or W7<=========>W7 See bottom of the post for XP computers in the network. The Networking...