Vista - Windows Vista User Control

After running Spybot S&D and trying to delete the trojans, spyware, my system
was telling me that I needed to be an Administrator to perform this function.
I had to do quite a bit of maneuvering just to delete the spyware picked up
by Spybot.

I thought I was the Administrator of my system but when I looked, there were
four listings under my User Control. BUT, When I go to Control Panel, User
Accounts, My name comes up as the Administrator. I tried to change the
password and create a new one but I cannot remember the password that I used
the first day I opened my new computer up ??How can I find my first password,
it's not the password that I sign into Vista with every day so I am all
confused again. I also need to get rid of the users on my system and just
have myself as the Administrator, is that not the way it should be ???

How to I gain control of my own system back as myself as the Administrator
which I "thought" I already was. No one else uses this computer, no one has
ever touched it but me ????? Obviously I have a big problem.

By design.

Elevate Spybot S&D. (Right-click -> Run as administrator).

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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"URmySunshine" <URmySunshine@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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"URmySunshine" <URmySunshine@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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In Vista you are the user who has administrative rights but no user runs
with those rights all the time as you did in XP. When an action requires
administrative rights you are asked to confirm.

Regarding passwords. On the Welcome Screen, click on arrow next to password
field. Screen will give you a hint that you should've entered when you first
created password.
--
oscar

....Right click is your best friend...


"URmySunshine" wrote:

Sunshine,

I'm glad that you're getting my replies.

Sometimes I have to be sure that I understand the problem. Hence my replies
will sometimes be questions in order to clarify the situation.

"...myself as the Administrator, is that not the way it should be ???

How to I gain control of my own system back as myself as the Administrator
which I "thought" I already was. No one else uses this computer, no one has"


As an aside, I understand the frustration users have with UAC. But there is
method in this UAC madness. The purpose of UAC is to help the administrator
protect the integrity of the OS and document files for home or business
computer networks. Most home users are the one and only user of their
personal computer and find UAC a nuisance. Me included. There’s always the
option of turning UAC off but that may create more problems in the future.
And I don’t know if turning UAC off in your situation would solve any
problems you’re having now.

Concerning your problem:

"I tried to change the
password and create a new one but I cannot remember the password that I used
the first day I opened my new computer up ??How can I find my first password,
it's not the password that I sign into Vista with every day so I am all
confused again. I also need to get rid of the users on my system and just
have myself as the Administrator, is that not the way it should be ???"

The reason I'm wondering about the password is if you've lost your password
as administrator that would be a problem. If you lost the password for one of
the users, that's not as big of a problem. So, if you can clarify if it’s a
user or administrator password maybe I can help or steer you in the direction
where someone can.


"I thought I was the Administrator of my system but when I looked, there were
four listings under my User Control. BUT, When I go to Control Panel, User
Accounts,"

In my home set up I have four accounts, too. “Myname admin�( the
administrator account which is me), “myname user,� ( a user account which is
me but does not have full access to programs and folders without “Myname
admins� permission, also me.) “Guest� (guest account off) and “ASP.NET�
(standard user which is password protected.) In my case the only accounts
that I use on a daily basis are “Myname admin� and “myname user�. “Myname
user� is used for goofing around and as the sole user, “Myname admin’ is all
I really need.

I was thinking that if you can boil your accounts down to the account(s)
that you actually use then we can set your account up again to start clearing
up the UAC confusion.

But right now let’s get that password issue settled. (And, no, do not tell
me the password.)


--
oscar

....Right click is your best friend...


"URmySunshine" wrote: