Disabling user account in Vista Home Basic Dennis 12.07.2007 17:54:03 I have read in the Help file that Starter, Home Basic, and Home Premuim does not allow users (or administrator account for that matter) to disable an account. Delete is the only option. Does anybody figured it out why MS removed this in the mentioned versions which in the first place I believe it is pretty basic for user account management? Plus, it's contradicts the idea of being an administrator account that cannot disable other accounts.

Re: Disabling user account in Vista Home Basic Jimmy Brush <jb[ at ]mvps.org> 13.07.2007 02:20:22 Dennis wrote: [Quoted Text] > I have read in the Help file that Starter, Home Basic, and Home Premuim does > not allow users (or administrator account for that matter) to disable an > account. Delete is the only option. Does anybody figured it out why MS > removed this in the mentioned versions which in the first place I believe it > is pretty basic for user account management? Plus, it's contradicts the idea > of being an administrator account that cannot disable other accounts. Hello, You can always use the command prompt to disable accounts. net user USERNAME /active:no -- -JB Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User Windows Vista Support FAQ - http://www.jimmah.com/vista/

Re: Disabling user account in Vista Home Basic Dennis 13.07.2007 05:14:03 Hi Jimmy, Thanks for the reply. However, I tried this already and I got this error: "System error 5 has occured. Access is denied." - Dennis VB Programmer "Jimmy Brush" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Dennis wrote: > > I have read in the Help file that Starter, Home Basic, and Home Premuim does > > not allow users (or administrator account for that matter) to disable an > > account. Delete is the only option. Does anybody figured it out why MS > > removed this in the mentioned versions which in the first place I believe it > > is pretty basic for user account management? Plus, it's contradicts the idea > > of being an administrator account that cannot disable other accounts. > > Hello, > > You can always use the command prompt to disable accounts. > > net user USERNAME /active:no > > -- > -JB > Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User > Windows Vista Support FAQ - http://www.jimmah.com/vista/ >

Re: Disabling user account in Vista Home Basic Jimmy Brush <jb[ at ]mvps.org> 13.07.2007 06:19:06 Dennis wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hi Jimmy, > > Thanks for the reply. However, I tried this already and I got this error: > > "System error 5 has occured. > > Access is denied." > > - > Dennis > VB Programmer > > "Jimmy Brush" wrote: > >> Dennis wrote: >>> I have read in the Help file that Starter, Home Basic, and Home Premuim does >>> not allow users (or administrator account for that matter) to disable an >>> account. Delete is the only option. Does anybody figured it out why MS >>> removed this in the mentioned versions which in the first place I believe it >>> is pretty basic for user account management? Plus, it's contradicts the idea >>> of being an administrator account that cannot disable other accounts. >> Hello, >> >> You can always use the command prompt to disable accounts. >> >> net user USERNAME /active:no >> >> -- >> -JB >> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User >> Windows Vista Support FAQ - http://www.jimmah.com/vista/ >> I forgot to mention, You have to do this from an elevated command prompt by right-clicking command prompt and clicking run as administrator. Vista will not allow an administrative action to take place unless the program you are using has asked for your permission, or you run the program "as administrator". -- -JB Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User Windows Vista Support FAQ - http://www.jimmah.com/vista/

Re: Disabling user account in Vista Home Basic Dennis 13.07.2007 09:56:01 Oh, I see. I didn't reliaze that. I thought that since I was already logged-in as an administrator all program executed is already ran 'as administrator' just like in XP. Thank you Jimmy. Regards "Jimmy Brush" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Dennis wrote: > > Hi Jimmy, > > > > Thanks for the reply. However, I tried this already and I got this error: > > > > "System error 5 has occured. > > > > Access is denied." > > > > - > > Dennis > > VB Programmer > > > > "Jimmy Brush" wrote: > > > >> Dennis wrote: > >>> I have read in the Help file that Starter, Home Basic, and Home Premuim does > >>> not allow users (or administrator account for that matter) to disable an > >>> account. Delete is the only option. Does anybody figured it out why MS > >>> removed this in the mentioned versions which in the first place I believe it > >>> is pretty basic for user account management? Plus, it's contradicts the idea > >>> of being an administrator account that cannot disable other accounts. > >> Hello, > >> > >> You can always use the command prompt to disable accounts. > >> > >> net user USERNAME /active:no > >> > >> -- > >> -JB > >> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User > >> Windows Vista Support FAQ - http://www.jimmah.com/vista/ > >> > > I forgot to mention, > > You have to do this from an elevated command prompt by right-clicking > command prompt and clicking run as administrator. > > Vista will not allow an administrative action to take place unless the > program you are using has asked for your permission, or you run the > program "as administrator". > > -- > -JB > Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User > Windows Vista Support FAQ - http://www.jimmah.com/vista/ >