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| | Upgrading from XP to Vista Hi I have upgraded my HP Compaq nc6320 from XP professional to Vista Home Premium. On the XP configuration, the only user vas "Administrator". On Vista the only user is "Tore" will all the administrator's rights. Even though it seems that the user "Administrator" is lurking somewhere in the background, as when I tried to enter a new user called "Administrator" i get the message that the user "Administrator" allready exists, and I have to find another name. I could let it be with that if it wasn't for the problem that the current administrative user "Tore" is prohibited from a total function as an administrator. So, my first question is: where can I find this "Administrator" and get rid of "him" ? Another strange ting also happened as the installation prosess didn't make the usual "Windows.old" file - so therefore it seems that all the old stuff is lost. When running on XP, there also was installed a "SafeGuard" password protection to "open" the PC first of all. It has also disappeared. Has anyone experienced things like this ? I have tried to find it out searching the whole PC, opening for hidden files and all, even tried to find an answer on the Microsoft support websides, but no luck. Best regards Tore S |
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| | Re: Upgrading from XP to Vista See these links re the revealing the Vista Administrator account - the first one uses the GUI, the second the command prompt. http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/0...olicy-setting/ http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/0...elcome-screen/ Re the password - your Tore account must not have a password. You can add a password from control panel, "add or remove exisiting accounts" cheers, GH "Tore Sandvik" <tore.sandvik@xxxxxx-nett.no> wrote in message news:e5v1ztgmJHA.5124@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi > I have upgraded my HP Compaq nc6320 from XP professional to Vista Home > Premium. > On the XP configuration, the only user vas "Administrator". > On Vista the only user is "Tore" will all the administrator's rights. Even > though it seems that the user "Administrator" is lurking somewhere in the > background, as when I tried to enter a new user called "Administrator" i > get the message that the user "Administrator" allready exists, and I have > to find another name. > I could let it be with that if it wasn't for the problem that the current > administrative user "Tore" is prohibited from a total function as an > administrator. > So, my first question is: where can I find this "Administrator" and get > rid of "him" ? > > Another strange ting also happened as the installation prosess didn't make > the usual "Windows.old" file - so therefore it seems that all the old > stuff is lost. > > When running on XP, there also was installed a "SafeGuard" password > protection to "open" the PC first of all. It has also disappeared. > > Has anyone experienced things like this ? I have tried to find it out > searching the whole PC, opening for hidden files and all, even tried to > find an answer on the Microsoft support websides, but no luck. > > Best regards > > Tore S |
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| | Re: Upgrading from XP to Vista PS: DONT DELETE THE ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT "Tore Sandvik" <tore.sandvik@xxxxxx-nett.no> wrote in message news:e5v1ztgmJHA.5124@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi > I have upgraded my HP Compaq nc6320 from XP professional to Vista Home > Premium. > On the XP configuration, the only user vas "Administrator". > On Vista the only user is "Tore" will all the administrator's rights. Even > though it seems that the user "Administrator" is lurking somewhere in the > background, as when I tried to enter a new user called "Administrator" i > get the message that the user "Administrator" allready exists, and I have > to find another name. > I could let it be with that if it wasn't for the problem that the current > administrative user "Tore" is prohibited from a total function as an > administrator. > So, my first question is: where can I find this "Administrator" and get > rid of "him" ? > > Another strange ting also happened as the installation prosess didn't make > the usual "Windows.old" file - so therefore it seems that all the old > stuff is lost. > > When running on XP, there also was installed a "SafeGuard" password > protection to "open" the PC first of all. It has also disappeared. > > Has anyone experienced things like this ? I have tried to find it out > searching the whole PC, opening for hidden files and all, even tried to > find an answer on the Microsoft support websides, but no luck. > > Best regards > > Tore S |
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| | Re: Upgrading from XP to Vista This is a really bad idea. From the sound of your message you aren't truly understanding the changes that have taken place in Vista with administrative versus "Administrator" accounts. Getting rid of the "Administrator" account will not enhance the rights of your "Tore" account, and in fact is likely to cause widespread system problems and a likely wipe and reinstall of your system. I would suggest spending some time at the Microsoft TechNet and MSDN web sites studying what has changed, supplemented with a little Google research. Until you understand what has changed and why, you cannot make meaningful, useful or safe changes to account security in Vista. "Tore Sandvik" <tore.sandvik@xxxxxx-nett.no> wrote in message news:e5v1ztgmJHA.5124@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi > I have upgraded my HP Compaq nc6320 from XP professional to Vista Home > Premium. > On the XP configuration, the only user vas "Administrator". > On Vista the only user is "Tore" will all the administrator's rights. Even > though it seems that the user "Administrator" is lurking somewhere in the > background, as when I tried to enter a new user called "Administrator" i > get the message that the user "Administrator" allready exists, and I have > to find another name. > I could let it be with that if it wasn't for the problem that the current > administrative user "Tore" is prohibited from a total function as an > administrator. > So, my first question is: where can I find this "Administrator" and get > rid of "him" ? > > Another strange ting also happened as the installation prosess didn't make > the usual "Windows.old" file - so therefore it seems that all the old > stuff is lost. > > When running on XP, there also was installed a "SafeGuard" password > protection to "open" the PC first of all. It has also disappeared. > > Has anyone experienced things like this ? I have tried to find it out > searching the whole PC, opening for hidden files and all, even tried to > find an answer on the Microsoft support websides, but no luck. > > Best regards > > Tore S |
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