I fear you are right. It's remarkable. I suspect the Standard User XP
Account somehow is not enough to qualify for elevation following an upgrade.
Do you know a command line option for a setting a user with a Vista Standard
User Account? This might just do it. Rgrds, Simon
"Kerry Brown" wrote:
> It may indeed require a reinstall. I think on the wish list for Vista there
> should be a F8 boot option to boot to the normally disabled administrator
> account with UAC disabled. This would allow troubleshooting of UAC problems.
> Currently I've seen a few situations where the fix is obvious but because
> UAC is borked the fix can't be done.
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
> http://www.vistahelp.ca
>
>
> "SimonW" <SimonW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EF62F32F-A613-447F-8A73-DC66882B2736@microsoft.com...
> > No Kerry, I've tried that. I've also tried..
> >
> > 1. booting in Safe Mode with Networking Support
> > 2. Rundll netplwiz etc and setting permissions there like enabling
> > "Ctrl+Alt+Del"
> > 3. cmd line net user username passoword /active:yes (this returns error 5
> > access denied)
> > 4 your recommedation (task man)
> >
> > although I have attempted elevation with Run As and Ctrl + Shift with
> > other
> > programs.
> >
> > By design Windows is behaving itself. UAC is doing its job. The problem
> > is
> > with its dialog i.e. I am unable to enter a password to elevate. This may
> > be
> > a result of having just upgraded from Win XP Media Centre to Vista Home
> > Premium (compmgmt.msc is therefore unavailable anyway), the upgrade
> > completed
> > successfully and final reboot to the Vista Welcome Screen proudly
> > displayed
> > usr1 & usr2.
> >
> > Great, except I can't Ctrl+Alt+Del logon to administer the machine and
> > finish off the installation. Why? The true Administrator is the only
> > machine
> > Administrator which was previously suppressed from the WinXP Welcome
> > Screen
> > (see http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_wel_screen.htm).
> >
> > With a Ctrl+Alt+Del I'm scuppered! If you or your colleagues have any
> > other
> > ideas please don't hesitate to post - otherwise it's looking like a
> > re-installation.
> >
> > Rgrds, Simon
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Kerry Brown" wrote:
> >
> >> When you boot to safe mode is the "Administrator" account available for
> >> logon?
> >>
> >> Another possibility is adding a user through remote management. On
> >> another
> >> computer run compmgmt.msc. Right click on Computer management (local) and
> >> pick Connect to another computer. This may allow you to add another user
> >> then add the user to the administrators group.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Kerry Brown
> >> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
> >> http://www.vistahelp.ca
> >>
> >>
> >> "SimonW" <SimonW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:BD975F12-D2C0-4659-8D5D-4146CD62A908@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hello Kerry
> >> > Thanks for your reply. I am unable to elevate Task Manager in the way
> >> > you
> >> > receommend. UAC starts and says -
> >> >
> >> > "To continue please type an administrator password"
> >> >
> >> > But there is no textbox to enter the password.
> >> >
> >> > Rgrds, Simon
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Kerry Brown" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Try task manager. Enable "Show processes from all users" and see if
> >> >> you
> >> >> can
> >> >> elevate task manger. If you can elevate it then click on the
> >> >> Applications
> >> >> tab and start a new task. Type in compmgmt.msc and you should be able
> >> >> to
> >> >> add
> >> >> a user or edit the existing users.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Kerry Brown
> >> >> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
> >> >> http://www.vistahelp.ca
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "SimonW" <SimonW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:A383B678-931E-4A50-8FE4-352DA0F47CC8@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Hello
> >> >> > I am unable to perform any Administrative tasks becasue my only true
> >> >> > Administrator was previously hidden from the Welcome Screen and
> >> >> > remains
> >> >> > so
> >> >> > after upgrading from XP to Vista Home Premium.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > When I attempt to run regedt32.exe As Administrator my UAC dialogue
> >> >> > appears
> >> >> > but there is no password box, and so am unable to elevate.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I know this is a hot issue. Does anyone have a route thru' this?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks in advance, Simon
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
>
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