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>In Windows Vista there is a Built-in Administrator Account in addition to your normal Administrator account that was created. The Built-in Administrator Account is disabled by default.
Certain Programs/Softwares give us trouble in proper installation due to this disable. Even though we run the .exe file of the programs that is to be installed as “Run As Administrator”. For proper installation of the programs it is to be enabled.
• Click Start, and type “secpol.msc” in the search area and click Enter.
• You may receive a prompt from UAC, approve/login and proceed.
• In the left list, choose “Local Policies”, then “Security Options”
• Set “Accounts: Administrator account status” to Enabled.
• Set “User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator account” to Disabled.
• Now log-off, and you’ll see a new account named “Administrator” will be available, click on it to login.
Log on to this administrator account. You may delete other user accounts.
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Copy a File’s Path to the Clipboard
Copy a File’s Path to the Clipboard without any Registry Hacks !
If you ever wanted to copy the full path of any file or folder to the clipboard but without installing any third-party utilities or making any changes to your Windows registry, here’s a tip for you.
Copy the File’s Location to the Clipboard
Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the file or folder whose path you want to copy to the clipboard. Once you are there, hold the “Shift” key and right click that file or folder’s icon.
Because the Shift key is down, the contextual menu will have a new item that says “Copy as Path” – select that and the full location of the file or the folder will get saved to your clipboard from where you can paste it anywhere including the DOS window.
You can use this tip to copy a file’s location from all places including those appearing in the desktop search results.
This trick works in Windows Vista and Windows 7 but not XP.
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"Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator" Error
Error “Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator” when you open the Registry Editor in Windows Vista
When you attempt to start the Registry Editor (regedit.exe) in your Windows Vista system, you may receive the following message:
Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator
If the above error message is shown in a standalone system, then it may be a result of Malware infection. It is also possible that the DisableRegistryTools policy had been enabled by a third-party tweak program which you may be using. It’s highly advisable to follow up with a complete system checkup for Virus and Malware, especially when you’re unsure about the cause.
Note: If your system is connected to a domain, your network administrator may have enabled the DisableRegistryTools Policy setting. In that case, you’ll need to contact the network administrator to relax this restriction, if need be.
Method 1 – Using Group Policy Editor
If you are using an edition of Windows Vista (Windows Vista Business, Enterprise and Ultimate editions) which includes the Group Policy Editor, follow these steps:
Click Start, type gpedit.msc in the Search box, and press ENTER
Go to the following branch:
User Configuration | Administrative Templates | System
Double-click Prevent access to registry editing tools
Set it as Not Configured
Important: If it’s already set to Not Configured, set it to Enabled and click Apply. Then repeat the steps and revert the setting back to Not Configured. This removes the registry based policy if set already.
Method 2
This method should work in all editions of Windows Vista.
Copy the below code & paste in Notepad. Save the file on Desktop & name it reg_enable.vbs.
| ‘Copyright © 2010 Cyber KGB. All rights reserved. ”Description: Resets the “Prevent access to registry editing tools” ‘ Policy in Windows Vista. If UAC is enabled, this script needs to ‘ be run from an elevated Command Prompt. ‘Compatibility: This script was tested under Windows Vista only. Option Explicit Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”) For Each objItem in colItems Set objAccount = objWMIService.Get _ If trim(strSID) “” then |
Open an elevated command prompt. To do this, click Start, click
All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.
Switch to your Desktop directory by typing the following command, and then pressing ENTER:
| cd /d %userprofile%\desktop |
Then, type the following command and press ENTER
| wscript.exe reg_enable.vbs |
Type EXIT to close the Command Prompt window.
If everything worked fine, the DisableRegistryTools policy should have been removed by now. See if you’re able to launch Regedit.exe now
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"This language is no longer available for spell checking" Error
Error “This language is no longer available for spell checking” when using the Spell Checker in Windows Mail
When you use the Spell check feature when composing a new mail message in Windows Mail, the following error message may be displayed:
This happens if the default language is not set in the spell checker options. Follow these steps to resolve the problem:
1. Start Windows Mail
2. From the main screen in Windows Mail, click the Tools menu and choose Options.
3. Click the Spelling tab From the Language drop-down, select English even though it’s already listed as the default selection, and click Apply.
4. Click OK
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"Access is denied" – Log off Error
Error “Access is denied” when you try to log off an user account using Task Manager Users tab in Windows Vista
When you use the Task Manager Users tab to log off an user account in Windows Vista, the following error may appear:
User {username} (SessionId=2) could not be logged off. Access is denied.
This happens if Task Manager is not running under administrative privileges. To log off an user account, Task Manager must be run with administrative privileges. Follow one of these methods:
Method 1
Open Task Manager (taskmgr.exe) and click the Processes tab
Click Show processes from all users
When you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
Task Manager now runs with administrative privileges.
Switch to the Users tab and log off an user account.
Method 2
Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or click Continue.
At the command prompt, type taskmgr.exe, and then press ENTER.
Task Manager starts with administrative privileges.
Switch to the Users tab and log off an user account.
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Error 0x80070032 when creating a System Restore point in Windows Vista
Error 0x80070032 when creating a System Restore point in Windows Vista
When you try to create a System Restore point in Windows Vista, the following error may occur:
This happens if the Windows Event Log and the Task Scheduler services are disabled. Follow these steps to fix the problem.
1. Click Start, Services.msc. Press {ENTER}
2. Double-click Windows Event Log
3. In the Start type list box, ensure that Automatic is selected
4. Click Start to start the service, if it’s not already running
5. Close the Services console
6. Reboot.
It should work fine
If the problem still persists, check the status of the Windows Event Log and Task Scheduler services. If the Task Scheduler service is in a disabled state, then paste code below in a notepad & save the file as schedule.reg.
| Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule\Parameters] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule\Enum] ;CyberKGB |
Save the file to the Desktop, and double-click the file to merge the contents with the registry. Click Yes when asked for confirmation.
Restart Windows.
Shut Down Quickly via Sleep Button
Shut Down Windows Vista Quickly via Sleep Button
It takes a couple of confusing steps to “Shut down” Windows Vista. You click that Start button, go past the “Power Off” button (since it’s meant for putting your computer in Sleep mode) and then select “Shut Down” from six other options.
Luckily, there’s an easy way to change this default setting and you can use the Power Off button in the Vista start menu to Shut Down and not switch to Sleep mode.
Go to Control Panel –> Power Options –> Change Plan Settings –> Change advanced power settings –> Power Buttons and Lid –> Start menu power button and change the setting from Sleep to Shut Down.
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Hack Vista Restore Point to Log On to a System
Hack / Use a Vista Restore Point to Log On to a System
If you’ve recently set a new password and forgotten it, this is a quick way around the problem.
The only thing is that you must have had System Restore enabled and that you need to remember your previous password.
If this applies, then Insert your Vista installation DVD into your drive and reboot. Start the installation process and designate the system language, the time, and your keyboard format.
At this point the option Repair your PC will pop up, so select that and click Next.
Now select the System Restore option and again click Next. Select the restore point you’d like to use, confirm your selection, and click Finish, then Yes when it’s time to restart.
Once the system restarts, close the System Restore process and log on using your older Password.
You may have lost a little bit of data, but the Hack works pretty well.
Note: You can even get the lost data, if your backup process runs often enough you should be able to restore that from your NAS or server.
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Install an Ancient Printer in Vista
Install an Ancient Printer in Vista
Click Start and enter gpedit.msc to launch the Group Policy Object Editor.
Under Computer Configuration, double-click Administrative Templates and select Printers. In the right-hand pane, find the policy named Disallow installation of printers using kernel-mode drivers and double-click it. Set its status to Disabled.
By disabling the disallow policy, you enable the use of kernel-mode drivers—twisted! Click OK, close Group Policy Editor, and Reboot.
Note: The downside of this setting is that a badly written kernel-mode driver can crash your system; that’s what the policy was meant to prevent.
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Vista Health Report
Vista Health Report
People get physical checkups, and so do computers.
Vista can run a complete and well-organized diagnostic report highlighting potential problems.
In the Control Panel, click System and Maintenance | Performance Information and Tools. In the Tasks list along the left, click Advanced tools. The last item on the resulting list is Generate a system health report.
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