The requested resource is in use.

Help. Whenever I try to do anything, like run an .exe file (such as to
install a print driver), try to open Event Viewer, or any other
Administrative Tool, run CMD As Admistrator (it will run normally), run
regedit, and so on, I get the error message "The requested resource is in
use." Creating a new administrative user account fails to fix it. I have
run Safety.live.com, Spybot, McAfee Security Center, and the PC is clean.
However everything runs fine if you login as Administrator. Is this how
Vista is supposed to work? I thought the Administrator account was not to be
used all the time, but that is the only account that doesn't cause this error
to appear. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Mark

I would guess you are booting from a USB removable drive, or flash drive.
Remove and reinsert the drive. Your Power Options settings in the drive
Properties may be set to permit power off

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"Mark" <> wrote in message
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> Help. Whenever I try to do anything, like run an .exe file (such as to
> install a print driver), try to open Event Viewer, or any other
> Administrative Tool, run CMD As Admistrator (it will run normally), run
> regedit, and so on, I get the error message "The requested resource is in
> use." Creating a new administrative user account fails to fix it. I have
> run Safety.live.com, Spybot, McAfee Security Center, and the PC is clean.
> However everything runs fine if you login as Administrator. Is this how
> Vista is supposed to work? I thought the Administrator account was not to
> be
> used all the time, but that is the only account that doesn't cause this
> error
> to appear. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark

No, this is a new Gateway laptop that has a single user account, and a test
account I set up to try to resolve the problem. I have no USB connected to
it. And I have not been able to find any reason for it, nor a way to
diagnose it.

Thanks,
Mark

"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> I would guess you are booting from a USB removable drive, or flash drive.
> Remove and reinsert the drive. Your Power Options settings in the drive
> Properties may be set to permit power off
>
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> .
> "Mark" <> wrote in message
> news:44EC2430-CA62-4205-B478-...
> > Help. Whenever I try to do anything, like run an .exe file (such as to
> > install a print driver), try to open Event Viewer, or any other
> > Administrative Tool, run CMD As Admistrator (it will run normally), run
> > regedit, and so on, I get the error message "The requested resource is in
> > use." Creating a new administrative user account fails to fix it. I have
> > run Safety.live.com, Spybot, McAfee Security Center, and the PC is clean.
> > However everything runs fine if you login as Administrator. Is this how
> > Vista is supposed to work? I thought the Administrator account was not to
> > be
> > used all the time, but that is the only account that doesn't cause this
> > error
> > to appear. Any suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mark
>

"Mark" <> wrote in message
news:44EC2430-CA62-4205-B478-...
> Help. Whenever I try to do anything, like run an .exe file (such as to
> install a print driver), try to open Event Viewer, or any other
> Administrative Tool, run CMD As Admistrator (it will run normally), run
> regedit, and so on, I get the error message "The requested resource is in
> use." Creating a new administrative user account fails to fix it. I have
> run Safety.live.com, Spybot, McAfee Security Center, and the PC is clean.
> However everything runs fine if you login as Administrator. Is this how
> Vista is supposed to work? I thought the Administrator account was not to
> be
> used all the time, but that is the only account that doesn't cause this
> error
> to appear. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark

Mark,

You may already be aware of this. If not, please see the links below.

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/wi...windows/?p=460

http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsvistase...security_.aspx

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...r-account.html

C.B.


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Thanks for the links. Yes, I had activated the Administrator account, so it
shows when I start up. And, as I mentioned, if I login with the
Administrator account, everything works fine. But If I use by existing user
account (that is also an administrative account) or the administrator account
I created to test it, I get these darn errors. Vista is not able to function
at all because just about everything gets stopped by this error message.

Is there a way to inform Microsoft of this Vista problem?

Mark

"C.B." wrote:

>
>
> "Mark" <> wrote in message
> news:44EC2430-CA62-4205-B478-...
> > Help. Whenever I try to do anything, like run an .exe file (such as to
> > install a print driver), try to open Event Viewer, or any other
> > Administrative Tool, run CMD As Admistrator (it will run normally), run
> > regedit, and so on, I get the error message "The requested resource is in
> > use." Creating a new administrative user account fails to fix it. I have
> > run Safety.live.com, Spybot, McAfee Security Center, and the PC is clean.
> > However everything runs fine if you login as Administrator. Is this how
> > Vista is supposed to work? I thought the Administrator account was not to
> > be
> > used all the time, but that is the only account that doesn't cause this
> > error
> > to appear. Any suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mark
>
> Mark,
>
> You may already be aware of this. If not, please see the links below.
>
> http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/wi...windows/?p=460
>
> http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsvistase...security_.aspx
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...r-account.html
>
> C.B.
>
>
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> It is the responsibility and duty of everyone to help the underprivileged
> and less fortunate among us.
>