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Administrator Password
  1. #1


    Carbra Guest

    Administrator Password

    Have just brought a new laptop with Vista Home Premium installed. My sons
    have decided that they want to load up software without my knowledge; this
    was not what the laptop was brought for.



    I decided to create an Admin Account and Family Account to stop the loading
    of unwanted software, plus set up internet parental controls.

    Now every time I go to change any setting, the window comes up "Windows
    Needs Your Permission and type in your password." But there is nowhere to
    type in the password. Even when I log in on Admin and try to make changes, it
    asks me the same question and nowhere to enter the Password.

    One mistake that I’ve done is not to make a “Password reset disk”

    Can anyone help?????


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  2. #2


    youyang Guest

    Re: Administrator Password

    Hi, Carbra
    I don't know what you want to know,
    Maybe, you want to reset the administrator account's password, right?


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    "Carbra" <Carbra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:FCBA3835-69F1-4E6A-BF4E-4DE0A7286A76@microsoft.com...
    > Have just brought a new laptop with Vista Home Premium installed. My sons
    > have decided that they want to load up software without my knowledge; this
    > was not what the laptop was brought for.
    >
    > I decided to create an Admin Account and Family Account to stop the
    > loading
    > of unwanted software, plus set up internet parental controls.
    >
    > Now every time I go to change any setting, the window comes up "Windows
    > Needs Your Permission and type in your password." But there is nowhere to
    > type in the password. Even when I log in on Admin and try to make changes,
    > it
    > asks me the same question and nowhere to enter the Password.
    >
    > One mistake that I’ve done is not to make a “Password reset disk”
    >
    > Can anyone help?????
    >



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  3. #3


    Ronnie Vernon MVP Guest

    Re: Administrator Password

    Carbra

    The only time a prompt to enter the administrator password should pop is
    when you are logged on with a Standard User account? If you are logged with
    an Administrator account, you should just see a prompt with a Continue or
    Cancel button.

    Are you sure you are logged on with an administrator account?

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    "Carbra" <Carbra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:FCBA3835-69F1-4E6A-BF4E-4DE0A7286A76@microsoft.com...
    > Have just brought a new laptop with Vista Home Premium installed. My sons
    > have decided that they want to load up software without my knowledge; this
    > was not what the laptop was brought for.
    >
    > I decided to create an Admin Account and Family Account to stop the
    > loading
    > of unwanted software, plus set up internet parental controls.
    >
    > Now every time I go to change any setting, the window comes up "Windows
    > Needs Your Permission and type in your password." But there is nowhere to
    > type in the password. Even when I log in on Admin and try to make changes,
    > it
    > asks me the same question and nowhere to enter the Password.
    >
    > One mistake that I’ve done is not to make a “Password reset disk”
    >
    > Can anyone help?????
    >



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