Annoying Vista problem...
veritas_libertas
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I have not used vista much at all (don't really care to) but I just bought a new PC, and want to wait until college classes begin and I have access to Technet again
So the weird problem I have involves UAC. I have configured an administrator password so it of course should ask for a password when ever you try to install, or modify something. Problem is it asks for a password but does not provide a place to type in one, and the ok button is grayed out. Down right weird! Any ideas?
So the weird problem I have involves UAC. I have configured an administrator password so it of course should ask for a password when ever you try to install, or modify something. Problem is it asks for a password but does not provide a place to type in one, and the ok button is grayed out. Down right weird! Any ideas?
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RobertKaucher Member Posts: 4,299 ■■■■■■■■■■Please post a screen shot!
I bet your built-in administrator account is disabled and the only active account you have is a standard user. -
tiersten Member Posts: 4,505RobertKaucher wrote: »Please post a screen shot!
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RobertKaucher Member Posts: 4,299 ■■■■■■■■■■You need to alter a registry key to disable the UAC secure desktop security feature if you want to take a screenshot.
Dang! I would like to have seen this.
He'll have to fix it and then rebreak it for me! -
tiersten Member Posts: 4,505RobertKaucher wrote: »Dang! I would like to have seen this.
He'll have to fix it and then rebreak it for me! -
exampasser Member Posts: 718 ■■■□□□□□□□They are still selling new pc's with Vista? If you get the chance upgrade it to Windows 7 which is a considerable improvement over Vista.
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Hyper-Me Banned Posts: 2,059You need to alter a registry key to disable the UAC secure desktop security feature if you want to take a screenshot.
or just turn off secure desktop in gpedit.msc if its Business/enterprise/ultimate. -
tiersten Member Posts: 4,505or just turn off secure desktop in gpedit.msc if its Business/enterprise/ultimate.
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RobertKaucher Member Posts: 4,299 ■■■■■■■■■■Nah. You should be able to see it. You just need to turn off the secure desktop part so UAC pops up on the regular user's desktop instead.
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tiersten Member Posts: 4,505RobertKaucher wrote: »Yes, but I am betting he has no enabled admin user. So he would have to fix the issue then turn of secure desktop and then rebreak it to make it have the problem again.
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stephens316 Member Posts: 203 ■■■■□□□□□□Run CMD as administrator
Net user administrator /active:yes
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veritas_libertas Member Posts: 5,746 ■■■■■■■■■■Figured out my problem. I was using my computer --> right-click--> manage--> then I gave rights. Seems that Vista prefers you use their normal GUI client for assigning regular user or administrator. Seems rather odd that this is the case.
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Hyper-Me Banned Posts: 2,059veritas_libertas wrote: »Figured out my problem. I was using my computer --> right-click--> manage--> then I gave rights. Seems that Vista prefers you use their normal GUI client for assigning regular user or administrator. Seems rather odd that this is the case.
Ive never had an issue doing it the "manage" way. -
veritas_libertas Member Posts: 5,746 ■■■■■■■■■■Ive never had an issue doing it the "manage" way.
I never did when I was using XP... -
tiersten Member Posts: 4,505veritas_libertas wrote: »I never did when I was using XP...