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Old 04-08-2007   #1 (permalink)
Carbra


 
 

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?????


My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 04-08-2007   #2 (permalink)
youyang


 
 

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?????
>


My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 04-08-2007   #3 (permalink)
Ronnie Vernon MVP


 
 

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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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"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?????
>


My System SpecsSystem Spec
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