I don't have access to a Vista system, however with XP Pro, there is a
distinction between an account the user creates having administrative
privileges, vs. "the" Administrator account which I believe is created
automatically when Windows is installed. Some brain-dead software
will only install un
You name all your accounts differently...the type can be of course the same.
Mike
On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 4:40 PM, db wrote:
> Such an odd thing... having more than one administrator account. Do you
> have to name them differently?
> db
>
>
> Tony B wrote:
>
>> I don't know. But I know it does
Such an odd thing... having more than one administrator account. Do you
have to name them differently?
db
Tony B wrote:
I don't know. But I know it doesn't matter. Except the one you create
will be visible.
On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 5:48 PM, mike wrote:
Ok I know I'm picking nits...but is
I don't know. But I know it doesn't matter. Except the one you create
will be visible.
On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 5:48 PM, mike wrote:
> Ok I know I'm picking nits...but is there any discernible difference at all
> between the admin you can enable as shown, and the default admin created
> when you
Ok I know I'm picking nits...but is there any discernible difference at all
between the admin you can enable as shown, and the default admin created
when you install?
Mike
On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 2:56 PM, Jeff Wright wrote:
> > Also, how do I log in as administrator? There is only one profile
You must have missed the other thread pointing out that even admins
must answer to UAC. It's a safety feature.
The most sensible way to set up Vista is probably to create a new user
"Admin" with full admin privileges, then lower your own privs to User.
There's no need to screw with the default adm
I've been using vista ultimate 64bit since SP 1 came out and never have seen
this. Of course this doesn't mean it didn't happen, just seems odd.
What program and version were you trying to install that would only install
with UAC off?
Mike
On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 1:34 PM, Robert wrote:
> Not
> Also, how do I log in as administrator? There is only one profile on
> this computer, and it boots up with me listed as administrator.
I provided links in a previous message as to how to enable the admin
account.
> As I mentioned in an earlier message, I found a way to turn off UAC,
> and the
My Windows Vista Home Premium lists me as administrator, but my software
immediately produced a message saying that I did not have administrative
rights to install. Are there different levels of administrator?
Also, how do I log in as administrator? There is only one profile on
this computer
Not true. I searched MS library and found a way to turn off UAC
(despite the link provided by Jeff Wright which says that it can't be
done on Vista Home Basic & Premium). It's done with msconfig, or by
editing the registry. Once I turned off UAC, the software installed.
mike wrote:
You do
He was being sarcastic I think. This describes exactly how Vista does
it. There's nothing cryptic about the notice you get. And, because it
accepts blank passwords, it's darned convenient. :)
As noted in another thread, admins also must approve the UAC prompt to
execute things.
Now, I should poin
On Sat, 27 Dec 2008, Fred Holmes wrote:
At 10:45 AM 12/27/2008, Tony B wrote:
Let her get settled in with it before you play with it, and let us
know how she likes it. Eventually, you'll want to go in and set her up
as a User, since apparently by default the owner is still inexplicably
an Admin.
> OK...so you are saying there is a difference between the default admin
> on install and an admin you create? What is that difference? Does it not
> have to be *the* admin account if it's the only one there? Because under
> that logic, you'd be using a limited user to create a super user, tha
Let's not encourage people to turn off UAC! Yikes!
Anyway, what we've touched on in this thread actually has a name in
Vista - Admin Approval Mode.
>"In this mode (which is on by default for all members of the local
>administrators group), every user with administrator privileges runs
>normally as
OK...so you are saying there is a difference between the default admin on
install and an admin you create? What is that difference? Does it not have
to be *the* admin account if it's the only one there? Because under that
logic, you'd be using a limited user to create a super user, that would
be
> On new installs with one user, the single user (in this case my wife on
> her new laptop), is administrator. However, even though she is running as
> admin, UAC will continue to prompt when permission is necessary, vista
> doesn't assume just because you have admin rights, you want everything
>
That blog was released it seems under assumptions about Vista since when it
was written, Vista was not out yet.
On new installs with one user, the single user (in this case my wife on her
new laptop), is administrator. However, even though she is running as
admin, UAC will continue to prompt when
help protect your computer.
5. Click OK.
6. Restart Windows
- Original Message -
From: "Robert"
To:
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] New Vista computer experiences
This must be the problem that I have installing older software on a Vista
64-bi
> When setup runs, it _should_ automatically prompt you to "run as
> admin" (mine does). Accept that and you're good to go. Alternatively,
> cancel setup and find it on the disk and right click it and "run as
> admin". Or, like John said, just log in as admin until you've
> installed it.
It may be
It pretty much says it in the first few paragraphs, but no, it isn't
explicit.
Weirdly, it's very difficult to find something that states this explicitly.
This is as close as I can find:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=245
> -Original Message-
> That's a really long article. Does it make th
When setup runs, it _should_ automatically prompt you to "run as
admin" (mine does). Accept that and you're good to go. Alternatively,
cancel setup and find it on the disk and right click it and "run as
admin". Or, like John said, just log in as admin until you've
installed it.
On Sat, Dec 27, 20
Just log in as admin, do what needs to be done, then log out.
On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 3:22 PM, Robert wrote:
> This must be the problem that I have installing older software on a Vista
> 64-bit computer that I just bought.
>
> When I insert the application CD, a message appears that I don't have
You don't need to turn off UAC to install anything. If it's able to be
installed on 64bit it will...UAC doesn't have anything to do with it.
Mike
On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 1:22 PM, Robert wrote:
> This must be the problem that I have installing older software on a Vista
> 64-bit computer that I
This must be the problem that I have installing older software on a
Vista 64-bit computer that I just bought.
When I insert the application CD, a message appears that I don't have
administration rights to install the software.
According to the MS link that you provided, the only way to instal
Perhaps it's an HP thing. I only know what I found on her new laptop
last month. Anyway, after adding "admin", and moving her to Users with
me, everything is working fine.
I also run a desktop install of Home Premium, but I can't remember now
how that went. I'm certainly running it now as a User.
> >Eventually, you'll want to go in and set her up
> >as a User, since apparently by default the owner is
> >still inexplicably an Admin.
>
> That so the help won't have to respond to things that "don't work"
> because of improperly-set permissions. Just give the user the maximum
> permissions.
That's a really long article. Does it make this claim somewhere?
Because when I got my hands on the wife's new Vista x64 comp 2-3 days
after her, she was running as the only named Admin. She wouldn't have
changed anything unless prompted. I expected to find her as a User;
she wasn't, so I changed i
At 10:45 AM 12/27/2008, Tony B wrote:
>Let her get settled in with it before you play with it, and let us
>know how she likes it. Eventually, you'll want to go in and set her up
>as a User, since apparently by default the owner is still inexplicably
>an Admin.
That so the help won't have to respon
I thought the same thing at first, but no, you really are a standard user
with limited rights until you elevate the user to admin rights with UAC.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc709691.aspx
MS didn't do a very good job publicizing this aspect of Vista's security.
Come to think of
Other then moving her programs/pics/docs to the machine I won't be
customizing anything. I think I'll get more comments about moving from a
full size desktop to a laptop...albeit this laptop is 17" with a full size
keyboard.
Mike
On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 8:45 AM, Tony B wrote:
> Let her get se
Let her get settled in with it before you play with it, and let us
know how she likes it. Eventually, you'll want to go in and set her up
as a User, since apparently by default the owner is still inexplicably
an Admin.
We recently got one of the HP laptops with x64 and a humongous screen
for $600.
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