Administrator Password

Have just brought a new laptop with Vista Home Premium installed. My sons
have decided that they want to load up software without my knowledge; this
was not what the laptop was brought for.

I decided to create an Admin Account and Family Account to stop the loading
of unwanted software, plus set up internet parental controls.

Now every time I go to change any setting, the window comes up "Windows
Needs Your Permission and type in your password." But there is nowhere to
type in the password. Even when I log in on Admin and try to make changes, it
asks me the same question and nowhere to enter the Password.

One mistake that I’ve done is not to make a “Password reset disk�

Can anyone help?????

Hi, Carbra
I don't know what you want to know,
Maybe, you want to reset the administrator account's password, right?


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"Carbra" <Carbra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FCBA3835-69F1-4E6A-BF4E-4DE0A7286A76@microsoft.com...
> Have just brought a new laptop with Vista Home Premium installed. My sons
> have decided that they want to load up software without my knowledge; this
> was not what the laptop was brought for.
>
> I decided to create an Admin Account and Family Account to stop the
> loading
> of unwanted software, plus set up internet parental controls.
>
> Now every time I go to change any setting, the window comes up "Windows
> Needs Your Permission and type in your password." But there is nowhere to
> type in the password. Even when I log in on Admin and try to make changes,
> it
> asks me the same question and nowhere to enter the Password.
>
> One mistake that I’ve done is not to make a “Password reset disk�
>
> Can anyone help?????
>

Carbra

The only time a prompt to enter the administrator password should pop is
when you are logged on with a Standard User account? If you are logged with
an Administrator account, you should just see a prompt with a Continue or
Cancel button.

Are you sure you are logged on with an administrator account?

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"Carbra" <Carbra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FCBA3835-69F1-4E6A-BF4E-4DE0A7286A76@microsoft.com...
> Have just brought a new laptop with Vista Home Premium installed. My sons
> have decided that they want to load up software without my knowledge; this
> was not what the laptop was brought for.
>
> I decided to create an Admin Account and Family Account to stop the
> loading
> of unwanted software, plus set up internet parental controls.
>
> Now every time I go to change any setting, the window comes up "Windows
> Needs Your Permission and type in your password." But there is nowhere to
> type in the password. Even when I log in on Admin and try to make changes,
> it
> asks me the same question and nowhere to enter the Password.
>
> One mistake that I’ve done is not to make a “Password reset disk�
>
> Can anyone help?????
>

i am also get the same problem,i have change my first logged name to a
standard account and forbidden the amin account, i am can't find the place to
enter the amin's password,it's gray.

any body can help me please? i want back my control.

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:

> Carbra
>
> The only time a prompt to enter the administrator password should pop is
> when you are logged on with a Standard User account? If you are logged with
> an Administrator account, you should just see a prompt with a Continue or
> Cancel button.
>
> Are you sure you are logged on with an administrator account?
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "Carbra" <Carbra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FCBA3835-69F1-4E6A-BF4E-4DE0A7286A76@microsoft.com...
> > Have just brought a new laptop with Vista Home Premium installed. My sons
> > have decided that they want to load up software without my knowledge; this
> > was not what the laptop was brought for.
> >
> > I decided to create an Admin Account and Family Account to stop the
> > loading
> > of unwanted software, plus set up internet parental controls.
> >
> > Now every time I go to change any setting, the window comes up "Windows
> > Needs Your Permission and type in your password." But there is nowhere to
> > type in the password. Even when I log in on Admin and try to make changes,
> > it
> > asks me the same question and nowhere to enter the Password.
> >
> > One mistake that I’ve done is not to make a “Password reset disk�
> >
> > Can anyone help?????
> >
>

The administrator account that you are seeing when the UAC prompt pops up is
probably the built-in admin account since you changed the only other admin
account to a standard user account.

The built-in admin account does not have a password associated with it until
you set a password for that account.

When that prompt pops up again try pressing the Enter key.

Let me know what happens.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"archer(therustofsunshine@hotmail.com)"
<archer(therustofsunshine@hotmail.com)@discussions .microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:C1898353-D21F-4E9C-A389-CC2CB18F9DE8@microsoft.com...
>i am also get the same problem,i have change my first logged name to a
> standard account and forbidden the amin account, i am can't find the place
> to
> enter the amin's password,it's gray.
>
> any body can help me please? i want back my control.
>
> "Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:
>
>> Carbra
>>
>> The only time a prompt to enter the administrator password should pop is
>> when you are logged on with a Standard User account? If you are logged
>> with
>> an Administrator account, you should just see a prompt with a Continue or
>> Cancel button.
>>
>> Are you sure you are logged on with an administrator account?
>>
>> --
>>
>> Ronnie Vernon
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>>
>>
>> "Carbra" <Carbra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:FCBA3835-69F1-4E6A-BF4E-4DE0A7286A76@microsoft.com...
>> > Have just brought a new laptop with Vista Home Premium installed. My
>> > sons
>> > have decided that they want to load up software without my knowledge;
>> > this
>> > was not what the laptop was brought for.
>> >
>> > I decided to create an Admin Account and Family Account to stop the
>> > loading
>> > of unwanted software, plus set up internet parental controls.
>> >
>> > Now every time I go to change any setting, the window comes up "Windows
>> > Needs Your Permission and type in your password." But there is nowhere
>> > to
>> > type in the password. Even when I log in on Admin and try to make
>> > changes,
>> > it
>> > asks me the same question and nowhere to enter the Password.
>> >
>> > One mistake that I’ve done is not to make a “Password reset disk�
>> >
>> > Can anyone help?????
>> >
>>