user permissions

I've done some searches to try and find the solution, but I haven't found them yet so my apologies if I've obviously overlooked something. I began having BSOD's on my PC, after a significant amount of work, I made the decision to repair the files through Windows 7 with the option to retain my...

Hello all, I am dealing with more of an annoyance than a serious problem. When I start up I recv. a msg stating that I am not logged on as an administrator. I then have to switch users at the start menu and then no more pop up and I do have administrative capabilities.I am not that computer...

The "Group Policy" will not let me change settings ... I get a gray screen. When I try to change anything a yellow banner tells me that it is locked by the Administrator. I am the Administrator, I am the owner and I want to set the policys. Where and how do I accomplish this ??? All...

Hey guys, I've download windows 7 orb change v4 made by keshian something like this, but when I try to change from my administrator account it works well, but in my non-admin user, I right click on it, run as administrator and change the orb, but when it changes it shows my administrator...

I have a different setup in that I have two Windows 7 Pro machines in a workgroup. One machine RDP’s into the other. I need to block IE access on both PC’s still allowing RDP access. I know I can rename the executable and I think there may be a way to block port 80 in the windows firewall but...

I have two problems with Offline Files in Windows 7 that maybe you can shed some light on. I have narrowed these problems down specifically to Offline Files in Windows 7 and have manufactured some workaround solutions, but they are not great. This is a really long forum post, I apologize...

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 I had made a simple window service in VS 2010 and try to install it but getting error Access Denied. When I run the command as InstallUtil "Path to Service" then a message box is appear which asked for username and password but after filling that getting error that either no mapping is...

Win 7 networking appears to me to be way less friendly than WinXP networking. I have been networking multiple WinXP computers for years so I have some experience. While not a total noob, in all honesty I would not classify myself as "expert" by any means. I recently converted my (3) desktop...

Sharing and Saving Documents in non-default folders Hello, I have 3 computers. Computer A is a desktop runing Windows 7 Professional. Computer B is a desktop running Windows 7 Home Premium. Computer C is a laptop running Windows 7 Home Premium. FIOS is connected to Computer A. A...

"MMC cannot open the file c:\windows\system32\secpol.msc This may be because the file does not exist, is not an MMC console, or was created by a later version of MMC.This may also be because you do not have sufficient privileges to access the file" is the error I receive when trying to...

Hi people First I am a bit of a novice on a P.C so be gentle with me. I know the basics and I'm learning. I can't seem to change some ( but not all) music file details even when I have the ownership. I have Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. I have done all the usual stuff I can find on forums...

I use an old XP app (JetToolbar - available at JetToolBar - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com) and do not want to change but I cant make it work on Windows 7. The application installs and starts up just fine but it is not possible to drag icons/programs/files to...

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...

Recently have been facing some issues with the shortcuts on desktop as well as quick launch, and some from the start menu. clicking these shortcuts, triggers the cursor to load briefly, but nothing happens. therefore, in order for me to run these programs i have to 'run as administrator', is...

My Win7 HP x64 PC has two hard drives, each partitioned into two volumes: My C:\ and E:\ drives are each half of a 200GB drive, both NTFS. My D:\ and F:\ drives are each half of a newer, 1TB drive, both NTFS. My F:\ drive has around 400GB of 'stuff' that I want to preserve. I've been trying...

it's a folder of music i downloaded. first it had a padlock icon over the folder. i ran 'takeown' to take care of that, but i'm STILL getting "you'll need to provide administrator permission to delete this folder" um... I AM THE ADMINISTRATOR! so i click "continue", then i get "you...

When I tuned on my band new computer for the first time I created one user account for both myself and my wife. We then decided to create separate accounts for each of us. Creating my wife's separate account was easy. After she logged on for the first time a new home folder (under the User...

[SOLVED] Strange problem with Ansys 12.1 on Windows 7! Dears, I have a Windows 7 Enterprise joined to the domain in a LAB. I have installed Ansys (simulator software for Engineering) using my administrator credentials. All is fine. However when normal users login the Ansys folder dissapears...