user management

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 was kind of thrown into the issue of allowing a user to have admin rights on their own system, eg., download various programs like Firefox, Adobe stuff, and before I go in to muddle things up, I must ask how to do this..... Many thanks in advance. imgain

Hi, I am from the IT process re-enginneering/development side and the company I work for has just decided to build a server for around 15 users. Mainly file sharing. As previous experiences I have left that to our networking guys so really no experience whatsoever. What I'm looking for is if...

When I upgraded to Vista I had a folder system which had been developed over many years and had no interest in Vistas pre installed sytem, so I installed my old file system named UserName in C:\Users\LoginName\Documents\UserName. This turned out to be a poor choice. Now I want to move to a new...

The Windows Azure Toolkit for iOS provides an easy and convenient way to leverage services within the Windows Azure Platform from an iPhone or iPad. In this video, Link Removed—Principal Program Manager at Microsoft—explains how to use the latest release to leverage the Access Control Service...

trying to set-up some specific folder permissions here at work. on this one folder i would like a specific user to only be able to create files, read them but not be able to modify any existing files. how do i set-up the folder permissions for this? >advanced security settings would it be...

Hello, I am experiencing a problem in my win7 operating system. I have created a user & the user is not able to write to the C: I tried giving permissions but it gives access denied & file is in use error. how to give effective permissions to the user to use C: to write a temp file. Thanks Amol

hi all. i upgraded my Serever from Standard to Enterprise and setup a domain. the reason is that i run a pos (point of sale program). what i am trying to accomplish is make certain files/folder not accessable for some users. i have one set for those working on tills, a second for...

Hello, I would like to create a new user for programming purposes i.e the user will have access to computer resources only through applications I plan to write. Such a user should not be able to log in from main Win7 logon screen - in fact, the user should not even be listed on that page. Is it...

Hi! I have one computer, that i do not use and i would like to use it as a windows server for domain and VPN access. I have one desktop computer and one laptop computer and i have a couple of questions. 1. Can i have only one domain user for both computers (logged in at the same time), or...

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, is there a way to be able to click Switch User and have Windows 7 automatically move to the other user's desktop? I want to bypass the small additional hassle of having to click on the other user's account in the "logon" screen. Obviously this would only make sense on systems with two users...

In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz explains how Multiple Local Group Policy works in Windows 7. Link Removed

Hello, After installing Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010, When I try to print, the printer no longer shows up in the print window. It has ben replaced by Send to OneNote 2010. I don't want to deal with OmeNote 2010. I don't care what it's for or how usful it is. I just want to print...

I have a standard GP called "standard user" one of the settings is to only shoe 2 control panel applets (using XP lingo) so xp workstations would only show "time date" and "desktop" so the users could adjustthe clock and also changetheirwallpaper and screen saver and such We now have...

First off, forgive me. I've done some digging, but I'm a Windows 7 newb and I have a lot to learn. I have a production computer meant for factory users to use and I want to have it locked down. I've been using Windows XP and the "Policy Editor" (poledit.exe) to remove access to the control...

Bill Detwiler shows you how unlock the hidden Administrator account on Windows 7 and Vista with the Computer Management console and Net User command. Link Removed

hi the problem is i want to share a folder for specified people and OU from my work domain on my laptop that is not a part of my work domain and will not be able to join due to the security policy of the company ... is there a way to do that ? thanQ

Hi all I have in the past joined my pc to a domain(for lab practice) and now I simply wish to log on locally to the machine. In the past on the log on screen with XP we have the choose domain then log on locally this computer option. Now I am presented with no such option in 7!! I can...

Hi There, Does anyone know where I can find a piece of software that will allow me to block websites by URL and/or keywords that are applied to specific users/groups. I have to select the user/group this applies to. I am using a local machine not AD Thanks