"Admin"??

Ok. As the "Permissions" (or whatever they're called) are out-of-whack on this (Vista Home) PC, I can't seem to get much done - at least not very quickly.

In fact, I actually am absolutely not able to do certain things that I should be able to do from Admin, such as, well, such as anything - correct?

I can't download in admin. (I get a pop-up saying my "Security Zone" settings are blocking me??). I can't access certain folders/files/etc. in admin. (says I don't have "Permission"). What gives? I have to go to one of my limited UA's to really get much of anything done.

Things seem, uh - "just a bit" backwards here to me!??!

Can anyone point me to a good read on "Permissions", Security, or setting-up the admin correctly - and UN-setting the other UA's from being able to perform admin duties? Please??

 

Yes sir ... I suppose that's what I've been doing (loggin into Admin). But apparently something is "wrong" with the whole set-up (seemingly) of this PC.

In some user accounts (of which I now have a total of FIVE!) Firefox add-ons will work, and in others they will not. One of the UA's has more "authority" (permission) than the Admin does?? I don't understand how that could be - and if it is "safe" this way? Yet in that UA I have NO CONTROL over the Firefox add-ons AT ALL?

"My thinking", is that they (the standard, or limited UA's) should all be pretty much the same, and then I could, as you said, click on "Run as Administrator" (when necessary), and all would be (pretty much) well ... for the most part.

Lastly, some of the UA's really hang-up/move-slow/freeze - and I don't understand (at all) why one would do that but not another?

Thanks for your time and the reply ...

 

Thanks, will do (though I am VERY slow with all of this stuff, and it may take me several DAYS to do all of that again).

@ the 'Why so many User Accounts' Question (and no, only one, or "one-and-a-half" it seems, has Admin privileges):

1. Mine
2. For visitors (friends/family)
3. For my son (who is 7 yrs-old)
4. Admin
5. A new one due to the "visitors" not working, i.e. freezing-up.

The "Guest" account is "off", as I read (somewhere) that this is best for "security purposes" (?).

See you in Malware, and thanks again ...

PS - though I really don't think I have any malware ...

 

Got it. And fortunately I already of those installed (free versions).

I'll follow READ/RUN ME FIRST to the letter.

Heading to malware now (God I dread this...)

Thanks ............