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  1. #1


    Trevib Guest

    Administrator password

    I have upgraded to Vista premium from Xp without a password on my admin
    username. I now wish to put a password on this user but have been warned that
    EFS-encrypted files, personal certificates and stored passwords for web sites
    will cause problems. Are any Vista system files in this category? I do not
    want to put a password on and then find I have problems with the system.



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  2. #2


    Bruce Chambers Guest

    Re: Administrator password

    Trevib wrote:

    > I have upgraded to Vista premium from Xp without a password on my admin
    > username. I now wish to put a password on this user but have been warned that
    > EFS-encrypted files, personal certificates and stored passwords for web sites
    > will cause problems.

    Yes, that's the standard warning telling you of the potential
    consequences of your action.


    > Are any Vista system files in this category?

    Not unless *you* deliberately made them so, no, not natively.




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  3. #3


    Trevib Guest

    Re: Administrator password

    Thanks for that, I'll keep my fingers crossed and bite the bullet.

    "Bruce Chambers" wrote:

    > Trevib wrote:

    > > I have upgraded to Vista premium from Xp without a password on my admin
    > > username. I now wish to put a password on this user but have been warned that
    > > EFS-encrypted files, personal certificates and stored passwords for web sites
    > > will cause problems.
    >
    >
    > Yes, that's the standard warning telling you of the potential
    > consequences of your action.
    >
    >

    > > Are any Vista system files in this category?
    >
    >
    > Not unless *you* deliberately made them so, no, not natively.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > --
    >
    > Bruce Chambers
    >
    > Help us help you:
    > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
    > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
    >
    > They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
    > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin
    >
    > Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell
    >
    > The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
    > killed a great many philosophers.
    > ~ Denis Diderot
    >

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  4. #4


    sheila Guest

    RE: Administrator password


    --
    most grateful, cheers


    "Trevib" wrote:

    > I have upgraded to Vista premium from Xp without a password on my admin
    > username. I now wish to put a password on this user but have been warned that
    > EFS-encrypted files, personal certificates and stored passwords for web sites
    > will cause problems. Are any Vista system files in this category? I do not
    > want to put a password on and then find I have problems with the system.

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