Solved Running as Administrator Password

fullgrownnut

fullgrownnut

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Hi there,
I have had my computer with Windows Vista for a couple of years now, and I keep forgetting to ask about this. Anytime I open or run something that requires Administrative usage in my computer, it prompts me to do so, however does not ask for any password to continue. I have been on other computers with Vista that prompt you to enter your Administrative password when something needs to be run via the Administrator. How do I set up my account to prompt the user for the Administrative password when running something as an Administrator? Thank you.
 

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Change your user account to a standard account by going to Start>Control panel>User accounts and family safety>user accounts then click change your account type and then click continue then click on standard account then click change account type but be warned of you are an administrator then make sure you create another administrator account before doing this process

Hope this helps,
Josh
 

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Hello fullgrownnut,
The PC's where you saw this, was the user logged in as administrator or as a standard account user ?.

This will happen when a standard account is used, but if you are logged on as administrator, then you have bypassed the need for passwords as you have full control of the PC.

Take a read of this, its a bit wordy, but will explain the ins and outs of admin rights in Vista.

User Account Control Step-by-Step Guide

Hope this helps, good luck and post your results.
 

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stoneys-nutz said:
Hello fullgrownnut,
The PC's where you saw this, was the user logged in as administrator or as a standard account user ?.

This will happen when a standard account is used, but if you are logged on as administrator, then you have bypassed the need for passwords as you have full control of the PC.

Take a read of this, its a bit wordy, but will explain the ins and outs of admin rights in Vista.

User Account Control Step-by-Step Guide

Hope this helps, good luck and post your results.
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Hi Stoneys-Nutz,

Thank you so much that information. That makes total sense. When I was on my friend's computer and it asked me to enter a password to run something as Administrator I thought that is just the way it was supposed to be, but obviously I must have been logged into a guest account or a non-administrative account. Have a great day.
 

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Your very welcome, a good day to you too. :)
 

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    QX9650 (black box) [email protected]
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    Asus P5Q Premium
    Memory
    8GB-4x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR 2-1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    2 x ASUS EAH 4870 X 2 (Quad)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Fujitsu Siemens 22inch flat screen
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    1680x1050
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    150 Gig WD Raptor
    300 Gig Maxtor
    300 Gig Maxtor, (External)
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    CoolerMaster 1000
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    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
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