Administrator password

11-21-2007

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.

11-21-2007

Trevib wrote:

	Quote:
	> 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.

	Quote:
	> Are any Vista system files in this category?

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

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11-21-2007

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

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

Quote:

> Trevib wrote:

	Quote:
	> > 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.
>
>

	Quote:
	> > 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
>

11-23-2007

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most grateful, cheers

"Trevib" wrote:

	Quote:
	> 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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