user account control

hi, I am testing w7 pro in a AD domain managed by w2003 servers, I found W7 local administrator is disabled by default and since my users need to install software regularly, I activated local admin account to let them use it in UAC. I read some articles explaining WS7 local admin are now...

I would like to un-protect a specific file in a Program Files (x86) subfolder, which the system will not allow me to change without requiring administrative approval (UAC). Is this possible? The file is C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\pref\Firefox.js, and I need the system login...

Yesterday I tried to access my documents and settings and was told I didn't have permission. I went to UAC and set the slider to the bottom and tried again. No luck. I right clicked on it, went to properties and then sharing and it was set to No Access. I tried to change that but everytime it...

Hi there. I would like to have my current user as a real administrator and not just be in the administrator group. I know that command: net user administrator /active:yes but it adds a new user at the log on screen. I would like to have the same privileges of the real admin but with my...

I have a clean win 7 installation running for a couple of weeks and all is running swimmingly so far save for one nagging little issue that I would like some help in resolving if anyone can offer it! The problem is that when the screen greys out, such as when a user account control box pops up...

Ok, I have found many examples of this but every solution I have read doesn't work for me, I'll start at the top in what steps I have taken to the current situation. On installing Windows 7 it worked flawlessly, proceeded to install apps etc, that evening I turned off. On login the next day no...

On sunday I upgraded from Vista home premium to W7 home premium. Since then I have had nothing but problems. I sat on the phone with micosoft last night for more then two hours just for them to tell me they would refer me to a tier 3 tech and they will call me back tonight. Here is the...

someone please help, my computer has decided that it wants to lock me out of my main hard drive, c:\ an says its not accesssible , access denied, and the system administrator has blocked you from running this program, i dont know what iv done, and its dun me good, if i cant get access back, i...

Windows 7 default user account control worries experts. Corporate IT departments should be pleased with new security measures in Windows 7, but consumers are still at risk of getting hit by malware despite changes in the User Account Control (UAC) feature designed to help people be smarter when...

Hello everyone! First, thank you for all great posts from here, they are very useful. Second..i have a big problem. I use Windows 7 Ultimate and today i tried to change file permissions for a drive from my HDD and removed the group "Logged in users" by mistake. Now my drive is unaccessible...

Sorry if this is in the wrong section, but my problem does relate to installing things on Windows 7 so thought this was the best place to post my query. Anyway, I am getting code 2503 and 2502 errors whenever I try to install some apps(COD 4, AMD dual core optimiser, Company of Hero's etc...)...

Hi there. I have 2 physical HDs and one of them is devided into two drives, so basically I have 3 drives: C: D: and E; I want to assign names to each of them and I could only do so to drive C:, but I seem to ran into this message that I need an admisitrative ability while I'm the...

I love a fast clean system that will focus all it's attention to the tasks I give it to perform. So I turn off or optimize all features that I don't need to run all the time. Here are the tweaks I start with. User Account Control When you are tweaking features you will be prompted to...

Hi. I'm trying to install W7 32-bit via partition/iso as per this link: Install Windows 7/ Vista on your Hard disc Without using any DVD/CD or Pendrive (USB drive) Although when I try to go through the step where you need to copy boot/bootmgr into the C:\ drive, it says "You need...

so i have 3 big problems. background- my laptop's harddrive died, so i took the harddrive out of my external western digital passport and put it into my laptop and installed windows 7. i've never used vista before, so this jump from xp to 7 is quite annoying 1. so a lot files i can't access...

Looking to edit hosts file to block some annoying ad-senders sites but there is no HOSTS file in ordinary location (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc. Also not in mentioned C:\Windows\SysWOW64. I find same HOSTS file in...

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...

how to run windows 7 as administrator? i installed windows 7

When I attempt to delete certain files or folders I am denied permission and prompted: "requires administrators permission". But I am the Administrator! And I am signed in as such. How do I fix this problem? Richard P.S. I will be installing a Solid-State Drive later today - OS & apps. -...

Below is an article written by Ed Bott: Link Removed Over the past couple years, I’ve been regularly checking in to measure whether Windows Vista is living up to its promise of being more secure than its predecessor, Windows XP. (To catch up with previous installments, see October...