PARENTAL CONTROLS GONE BAD

I got a laptop for my daughter and set up parental controls for her, which
required me to add an me as and additional user with an administrator
account, which I did. Now both my and her accounts show as standard users
with no administrator, which won't allow her to perform any downloads, system
changes or ANYTHING! When it ask's for permission from the admin, there is
no option to allow any action.
Am I missing something here, or is Vista as bad as what I've been reading.
I'm tempted just to reload the OP and software and start over since the
computer is only 2 weeks old.
Thanks in advance

By default, Windows Vista's account settings for all accounts created in the
system are Standard Administrator or limited user. It seems that maybe some
settings and priviledges were blocked. I would restart the system in Safe
Mode, log into the Administrator account and disable Parental Controls for
both accounts.
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Andre
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"trilink4" <> wrote in message
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>I got a laptop for my daughter and set up parental controls for her, which
> required me to add an me as and additional user with an administrator
> account, which I did. Now both my and her accounts show as standard users
> with no administrator, which won't allow her to perform any downloads,
> system
> changes or ANYTHING! When it ask's for permission from the admin, there
> is
> no option to allow any action.
> Am I missing something here, or is Vista as bad as what I've been reading.
> I'm tempted just to reload the OP and software and start over since the
> computer is only 2 weeks old.
> Thanks in advance

Well it seems that the accounts were changed from Admin to regular accounts.
No Vista is not that bad.

Have you tried booting into Safe Mode and logging into the Admin account
there? If you still cant access the admin account from your user account do
this:

Click the Start Orb. In the search box type in secpol.msc. When that
window pops up click on Local Policies. Then click Security Options. The
top thing in there is the Administrator Account Turn that on. Then log off
this account and log into that one. That is the hidden admin account. From
here go into the Control Panel and set a password for this account and
delete your old "Admin" account as it isnt needed anymore after this.

Now you have the hidden admin account and all rights. You can now update
the system and still have her account with the Parental Controls active.

--
~Alex T~
..:MVP Windows Shell/User:.

"trilink4" <> wrote in message
news:A18EBD8D-4FBE-4E7D-9A9C-...
> I got a laptop for my daughter and set up parental controls for her, which
> required me to add an me as and additional user with an administrator
> account, which I did. Now both my and her accounts show as standard users
> with no administrator, which won't allow her to perform any downloads,
> system
> changes or ANYTHING! When it ask's for permission from the admin, there
> is
> no option to allow any action.
> Am I missing something here, or is Vista as bad as what I've been reading.
> I'm tempted just to reload the OP and software and start over since the
> computer is only 2 weeks old.
> Thanks in advance

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