security issues

There is a BIG bug in UAC password prompts and "Run as Administrator"!!! Accessing files/folders Well, first problem is accessing other users' files/folders! Until recently I had only one Administrator User, but I created a Standard User for safer daily use. I have all my documents in the...

Hi, I encrypted the "C:\users\" directory in Windows 7 and then found that I had a problem logging in as another users. This is probably becuase it could not access the files within there as the other user was not allowed. So I now know that I should have only encypted the folder in "users"...

By Joe Wilcox, Betanews The other night, I got quite the shock. A good friend, who is a Windows enthusiast and IT administrator/consultant, informed me that he had dumped Windows 7 for Ubuntu. I didn't see that coming. For one, he's a Windows fan. For another, I would rate Windows 7 as nearly...

On my Win7 Pro 64 bit I have somehow picked up a ghost account. The splash screen and the account manager show the same three accounts: Administrator, [me] & Guest. But the Task Manager and other tools shows that "mishmash" is the user and [me] never is. This causes some obvious issues in...

Hi all, I've got problem on my Windows 7 Home Premium x86. I can't upload files to webhostings like megaupload.com etc. I get communicat undefinied. Upload is very fast and after this file not uplaoded. There is many webhostings where I can't upload files. I can upload files on speedyshare...

Ok, i've been reading A LOT of forums and calling a lot of people, and asking the Geek Squad guys at my job (I work at BestBuy), and so far I have NOT been able to fix this problem.. Computer: Mobo: Asus M2N32-SLI DELUXE Processor: AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 RAM: 4Gig HD: 320 Gig Partitioned (C...

I must say, I'm easy when it comes to operating systems. I was lucky enough to get into the Windows Vista, and subsequently, Windows 7, Beta testing. I therefore had the advantage of not having to dig to deep into my pocket to examine the OS’s. Although my preference is Windows in all...

Yo. So I had a trial of norton 360 installed on a computer with the windows 7 RC, and once the subscription ran out and I found that I hated norton 360, I uninstalled it. I THINK this is when my HDD became totally locked, because next time I rebooted I noticed I was denied access to the drive...

Verzeiht, wenn ich das hier in Deutsch schreibe, aber Englich ist es mit nicht möglich. Ich möchte nur gerne meinen Groll bezüglich der Bevormundung des Users durch W7 ausdrücken. Abgesehen davon, dass nach jedem Neustart immer wieder für jedes Programm die Abfrage kommt, ob ich...

I was wondering what others have experinced with this. The first time I ran it under Win 7 7127, it found 78 System Optimisations, and 6350 Security Defense isuses;!! Even if half of them are false positievs, that is unbeleiveable! :eek:

I am trying to access my files in my windows XP drive and its prompting me that I need Admin rights (on my XP computer called djchad-mac). I tried typing in my credentials and so far no luck because windows 7 cannot find the other OS. I tried setting up a share and giving everyone access to the...

:eek: the Microsoft Windows Vista Should Support Old Application Like Apple Quick time 7 , Opera 9.24, FIFA 2006, Picasa, And other XP Based Programme, But Because of compatibility issues, I will not install Xp Based Programme! Could Everyone Knows The Design Flaws of Windows vista ? In...