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Old 11-08-2007   #1 (permalink)
aermgc


 
 

Can not input Admin password when prompted by UAC

Long story short, I reduced the only account I originally created, which was
the admin account, to a regular user account. I then had to go into safe
mode to restore this account back to administrator. Now when I try to run an
app, UAC prompts me to provide admin password only there isn't a field
provided for me to input the password. This happens when using the regular
user account and the admin account I had to originally promote back to
administrator. Do anyone have insight as to what might be going on

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 11-10-2007   #2 (permalink)
Jesper


 
 

RE: Can not input Admin password when prompted by UAC

Can you describe the dialog you are seeing?
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"aermgc" wrote:
Quote:

> Long story short, I reduced the only account I originally created, which was
> the admin account, to a regular user account. I then had to go into safe
> mode to restore this account back to administrator. Now when I try to run an
> app, UAC prompts me to provide admin password only there isn't a field
> provided for me to input the password. This happens when using the regular
> user account and the admin account I had to originally promote back to
> administrator. Do anyone have insight as to what might be going on
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 11-12-2007   #3 (permalink)
Popupkiller


 
 

Re: Can not input Admin password when prompted by UAC

Hi. I had this problem to when I did a similar thing. Try removing the
password from the admin user. Does this help? And make sure your admin
account has full administrative rights and is not a privileged user.

"aermgc" <aermgc@xxxxxx> skrev i melding
news:7391BC27-BD96-46F8-B2D3-E47A5908DFA8@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Long story short, I reduced the only account I originally created, which
> was
> the admin account, to a regular user account. I then had to go into safe
> mode to restore this account back to administrator. Now when I try to run
> an
> app, UAC prompts me to provide admin password only there isn't a field
> provided for me to input the password. This happens when using the
> regular
> user account and the admin account I had to originally promote back to
> administrator. Do anyone have insight as to what might be going on
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 11-13-2007   #4 (permalink)
aermgc


 
 

Re: Can not input Admin password when prompted by UAC

I ended up having to uninstall Vista and install XP due to compatibility
issues with a legacy app. At this point, I no longer have the pc and
wouldn't be able to try any suggestions.
In case it happens again though, are you saying popupkiller, to remove the
hidden admin account pw or the regular admin account pw?
What is happening is when I try to run or download programs, I get a UAC
popup asking to provide admin pw only there isn't any place for me to type in
the admin pw. There isn't a field or box for me to type in the pw. This
happens whether or not I was using the admin acct I created or the limited
account.


"Popupkiller" wrote:
Quote:

> Hi. I had this problem to when I did a similar thing. Try removing the
> password from the admin user. Does this help? And make sure your admin
> account has full administrative rights and is not a privileged user.
>
> "aermgc" <aermgc@xxxxxx> skrev i melding
> news:7391BC27-BD96-46F8-B2D3-E47A5908DFA8@xxxxxx
Quote:

> > Long story short, I reduced the only account I originally created, which
> > was
> > the admin account, to a regular user account. I then had to go into safe
> > mode to restore this account back to administrator. Now when I try to run
> > an
> > app, UAC prompts me to provide admin password only there isn't a field
> > provided for me to input the password. This happens when using the
> > regular
> > user account and the admin account I had to originally promote back to
> > administrator. Do anyone have insight as to what might be going on
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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