Jim--
Mine works and has all builds. It sounds as if simply a .dll or file there
is corrupted. Try running System File checker by typing into an elevated
cmd prompt sfc/ scannow. Right click cmd and click "run as administrator."
See if that fixes it.
If it's just backing up the password, I don't know why default behavior
won't let you do this. I haven't tried to backup the password.
You can always email it to yourself including web based email and then you
have a backup anytime anywhere.
You can also try to see if you can recover/backup any passwords with this
utility but I think that the above solution will work for you:
www.nirsoft.net PSPV at
www.nirsoft.net/utils/pspv.html and you can also
check their password utilities here:
http://www.nirsoft.net/password_recovery_tools.html
This may be of some help but I still think it's a file corruption problem.
UAC blog on the Windows login prompt
http://blogs.msdn.com/uac/archive/20...ame-field.aspx
and I noticed this Jim from Daniel Oliver on the Windows Shell Team who I
imagine works closely with UAC in integrating security for Windows login at
the above link:
"Is it possible to get the old default behavior back?
Yes, it is. The behavior is controlled by a Group Policy setting and can be
configured using gpedit.msc. Once in the MMC snap-in, use the tree control
to navigate to...
Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative
Templates -> Windows Components -> Credential User Interface -> Enumerate
administrator accounts on elevation
"Enable this Group Policy setting.
Why did the UAC team make this change?
During enumeration of local machine administrators, the system must contact
a domain controller (DC). While this enumeration occurred, an indeterminate
progress bar appeared within the user list region. We received a large
amount of feedback regarding the long period of time this progress bar took
to disappear. We analyzed the problem in detail and found users experiencing
unusually slow performance when the DC was unavailable or slow to respond.
In order to place the dialog box in front of users as fast as possible, we
changed the default behavior. Speed.
How do I change the domain field?
By default, the Password Provider will pre-append the domain (or machine
name in the workgroup case) to serialized credentials. The uneditable string
below the password field indicates the domain (or machine name) that will be
used. To specify a different domain, it must be entered in the user name
field. The correct format is domain\username or username@domain. The domain
field will update automatically. This is the same convention used during
logon.
How does this Group Policy setting function on workgroup machines?
Enumerate administrator accounts on elevation has a slightly different
meaning on workgroup machines. By default (that is, the setting has been
neither enabled nor disabled), the Password Provider will list all local
administrators on the machine. When enabled or disabled, this policy behaves
exactly the same as in the domain-joined scenario.
How does this Group Policy setting affect other credential providers?
The Microsoft Smart Card Provider is not affected at all by this change. We
recommended credential providers written by ISVs respect the settings in
Group Policy."
-- Daniel Oliver
Windows Shell Team
Published Thursday, October 12, 2006 7:24 AM by User Account Control Team
Also check on other interesting security references:
http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsvistasecurity/ http://blogs.technet.com/steriley/
Why administrative passwords will never be like nuclear missile launchers
http://blogs.technet.com/steriley/ar...launchers.aspx
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"Jim" <jim@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Vista x64 RTM
>
> Control Panel, User Accounts, Manage your network passwords, Backup
>
> I'm prompted for a lcoation (C:\X.crd) and I'm then prompted to press
> Ctrt+Alt+Delete. I then enter a password.
>
> I've then shown a screen "A device attached to your system is not
> functioning".
>
> I've tried backing up to different locations, but I always get the
> same message.
>
> Can anyone else get this to work?
>
>
> Many thanks,
>
>
>
> Jim