Threads Replies Last Post 22 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22   Group and user security policies in Vista Home Premium I've been working with Dell support to try to figure out a way to disable password aging in Vista Home Premium. They've concluded that since certain MMC console documents are missing or non-functional (such as gpedit, lusrmgr, and secpol) that the OS has been corrupted and a complete reinstall is required. In an earlier post, Jesper hinted that some account management features have ... 4 01.06.2007 22:28:42 Denied permission to access folders I recently purchased a new external hard drive and I set about transferring files from my old XP computer to my new hard drive that I then connected to my Sony Vaio laptop. Most files on the new hard drive are accessible on my Vista laptop, but a large group (100 Gig) of video editing folders and files are not accessible. I get these messages: "You don't currently have permission to acc... 12 01.06.2007 21:56:37 Replace file in folder inside Program Files I developed an MS Access Application which I deploy as an mde in a directory inside Program Files. When I update the application I generally just replace the MDE on the user's computers, but one of our users with Vista Home Premium cannot get the updates. Any time I replace the file, it still opens the original file that was created the first time. I have set the permissions to allo... 3 01.06.2007 05:53:01 Saving docs as .pdf files Hello, I have a new installation of Vista Home Premium. I also have Adobe Acrobat Pro installed. When I tried to save a web page (receipt) as a pdf file Vista won't let me save to the directory of my choosing. Instead a message comes up and says that I must contact the system adminitrator to do so. What is a simple way to authorize Vista to allow me to do this? It is a frequent... 9 01.06.2007 04:15:00 Hi mborn@cgmchicago.com michelle@cgmchicago.com ... 1 31.05.2007 23:47:23 Vista x64 and Windows Mobile 6 Hello, I have Vista 64 + Sync Center and also PDA with WM6 on board. Unfortunately upgrading from WM5 resultated in strange problem - each time I connect my device to PC the system asks my to type in the password. When I used WM5, on the first connection Vista asked if I want to remember the password. In case of WM6 the window has never appeared. On the other hand WM6 + XP with Acti... 2 31.05.2007 19:57:01 UAC blocks windows messages We have a system that is comprised of 3 executables. They're all about controlling displays. 1) Service.exe -- A service (running as local system) 2) Main.exe --The main app which is run as as local system too, but within the interactive user's Session and attached to the user's input desktop. 3) UI.exe -- A UI executable which runs under the interactive user's account. Service launche... 4 31.05.2007 18:08:49 Two manifests snd UAC : why o asks for elevation but does not allo We are converting a set of applications to run under Vista. One application is a C++ application and I added an extra manifest file to be included in the embedded mainfest. I specified requireAdministrator. When I run that program pretty much what I expected to happen happens. I get a prompt about "An unidentified program wants access to your computer" with the choice to cancel or a... 2 31.05.2007 18:03:32 UAC turned itself back on? Long ago, I disabled UAC -- it's intrusive and, the way I use my machine, unnecessary. This morning, it suddenly made a reappearance. Though I installed some third-party software and hardware last night (OmniPage Pro 15 and a Visioneer Roadwarrior scanner), nothing should have effected system settings like UAC. Any idea why UAC decided to spontaneously assert itself? ... 7 31.05.2007 15:18:53 Cannot replace a DLL file in system32 I need to change a DLL file but Vista tells me I do not have permission to do so. I am logged in as my User Name with Administrator rights. I have disabled Windows Defender. Still can't carry out the replacement. Can someone please tell me what/how else I need to do? Thank you heaps.... 5 31.05.2007 14:54:00 Windows defender My new computer came with Windows vista and it is running Windows defender. When ever it comes on (defender) it makes everything run very slow and it also runs forever. The scan started last night at 09:18pm and it is still running now at 05:04pm. So it has been going for almost 20 hours. This is not normal is it? What can I do to fix it. I really am not computer literate. TIA... 6 31.05.2007 13:33:04 File Sharing We've got two users on our computer, one ADMINISTRATOR and one STANDARD. All the folders of both users are defined as NOT SHARED. Yet, both users have free access to each other's folders and files. How come? What do we need to do to exclude the other from accessing our files? Thanks in advance. Andy ... 3 31.05.2007 11:01:07 Defender, Application failed to initialize: 0x80070006. Recently upgraded XP SP2 to Vista Business (Upgrade). I originally had Defender installed with XP. When trying to run Defender, I get the following message; Application failed to initialize: 0x80070006. The handle is invalid. I have done several searches but cant find anything against this code. I saw a thread which suggested to rename the SoftwareDistribution folder, which I did to... 3 31.05.2007 00:07:01 Limit User Account to 1 hr/day? Can you limit a user account access to the computer to 1 hr/day in Vista and how? -- msaidy... 7 30.05.2007 21:57:36 Windows update error 8024402C I have windows vista ultimate .. am trying to wun windows update but it gives me this error Windows update error 8024402C I have tried all the options in Help section but the same error persist. Please tell me the solution. Rahul ... 3 30.05.2007 14:20:52 How to make a drive not asking permissions for write and delete? Hello everyone: I have a laptop which has Vista Home Basic. When I ran an application which temporily created some files and deleted afterwards. Because of the vista security features, the application could not run on my laptop properly. Is it possible that vista turns off asking permissions just for a specific application? If not, Can anyone gvie me some advice on how to turn off... 2 30.05.2007 12:57:03 Code Integrity error in AVG Antivirus avgtdi.sys My event viewer is full of these Code Integrity errors: Code integrity determined that the image hash of a file is not valid Security-Auditing Event-ID: 5038 \Device\HarddiskVolume1\Windows\System32\drivers\avgtdi.sys AVG users, do you have this error? ... 4 30.05.2007 09:46:07 Antivirus recommendations HI, Can anyone recommend a good antivirus suite for Vista (Not Norton). I am currently using the free trial of AVG Pro but just wondered what your views on AV Products for vista are. Regards John ... 14 30.05.2007 06:12:36 Security setting in Vista keeping laptop from connecting?? Bought a new Acer 3680 laptop with vista hoome. Damn thing sees the router but will not connect to it. Router is set up as default - no security settings, and IS broadcasting it's SSID. Thing is, 2 other laptops in the house, including an Acer 5610 witl Vista Premium, all worked first crack out of the box. Router is a D Link DI-514 My sense is this has to be a security setting on t... 5 30.05.2007 02:55:09 Either erroneous Windows Security Alerts or I got a Major Problem After logging off one user account and logging onto another, Windows security alerts have persisted. Basically, it says there is no firewall, no antivirus program and no malware program. System has Norton firewall, Norton Anti-virus and Windows Defender. In response to the Windows Deefender issue, we took start Windows Defender. System returns message that it cannot obtain definitions. We... 4 30.05.2007 02:45:00 Error loading type library I am attempting to compile an ActiveX component which contains a type library in Vista Home Premium. It opens fine in the IDE. It's when I attempt to compile that I get the error: [Error] RLINK32: Error opening file "C:\...\COM\Biz\ListingsSysBiz.TLB" Are there any special security issues that are preventing me from compiling type libraries? Thanks, Doug... 2 29.05.2007 18:30:02 IE Run As Administrator It seem that I can't right click on any of my IE icons and select "Run As Administrator" I used to be able to do this but that option is gone. Any suggestions? TIA D ... 6 29.05.2007 14:29:03 winmain error Hello I launch my application with a breakpoint at the Winmain function,and I obtain the cpu windows stoppint just at the "ret" assembly command of the ntdll.DbgBreakPoint() function. What I have done wrong I think it is in Vista securities but where must I look? Could you help me please Thank you very much Patrick ... 2 29.05.2007 03:03:39 WINDOWS MEDIA CENTER TV CHANNELS I can only get some tv channels on my media center computer ( windows Vista). I understand I should be able to get all the tv channels I have on my tv (about 100 )but I can only get 20 channels to play on my pc. ... 5 28.05.2007 23:09:32 Extract a zip file Hi, A friend send me a .zip file trought Live messenger. The file is composed of two .exe files. When I came to extract them, I could't and this message appeared: Windows determined that this file might be partially dangerous (I'm sure not!) To help you protect your computer, Windows bloqued acces to this files. How can I get acces to the files? I've tried all I could! Thank you ... 3 28.05.2007 22:21:19 22 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22