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    Windows 7 Changing profile affects other profiles.

    OK I'm sure there's a simple answer to this, but I can't find it. When I delete icons on my own desktop, it also takes them off the other users profiles. I have an administrator account. It takes them off the other administrator account as well as the other standard user profiles. Can anyone...
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    Windows 7 Printer not detected as standard user

    Hey, i got Win 7 Ultimate and my printer is plugged on my other computer (Windows XP Pro) and i want to share it. When i try to detect it with my account (Administrator) the printer is detected and works fine but as a standard user the printer isnt detected. I have tried to enter the information...
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    Windows 7 Games requiring Admin rights

    Some games (e.g. Spore) REQUIRE Administrator rights to run properly. I have my son setup as a standard user and everytime he wants to play he needs me to come upstairs to "Run as administrator" and enter a password. Is there any way around this, perhaps some way to save the password for just...
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    Windows 7 Unable to logon to newly created profiles

    Hey guys, I get an error that states "The User Profile Service service failed logon. User profile cannot be loaded." I've gone through all the tutorials on how to fix this problem talking about checking the SID in the registry, ect ect and none if it works. Honestly i dont even think its...
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    Windows 7 Autostart with Admin Priv

    I am trying to autostart a program with admin privileges using the task scheduler trick outlined here: Make Vista launch UAC restricted programs at startup with Task Scheduler | Microsoft Windows | TechRepublic.com But, I'm running into a problem. The program is Everything Search Engine. When...
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    Windows 7 taskmanager parameter incorrect

    I cannot start taskmanager by right clicking on the toolbar and selecting task manager then I got an error saying the parameter is incorrect neither does ctrl+shift+esc bring up the taskmanager and even ctrl+alt+del and choosing taskmanager does nothing at all I am doing this as a standard...
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    Windows 7 User accounts not visible

    Hello, I upgraded from Vista, from which I couldn't see the user accounts, but the users were working well... I couldn't find any fix for this issue, so I let it there. While upgrading, I was hoping this issue would be resolved, but not, user list is still empty, and now all users are marked...
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    Windows 7 I made my logon user to be Standard Users...

    and now I'm stuck. I cant install some programs or drivers because the Admin user is disable. I changed in the "control panel" my user to a "Standart User" and I used the "Local users and groups" to disable the Administrator account. How can I now get administration?
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    Windows Vista parental control

    i am using parental control to limit the time that my son can use the computer. however he is always overriding this. he has only standard user rights but he has found a way to overcome this and assign himself administrator rights and override my time limits. he is exasperating me. how could...
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    Windows Vista strange user appearance in the task manager

    I have just installed Vista. I have a standard and an admin account, For some reason or the other when i login with the standard user account i see the admin user logged in and all the processes running by him and it doesnt show the standard user logged. when i log in with the admin account I...