PC Gurus, I need Help

[SaVas]

Not sure what I did but recently I got this message and ummm I am not sure how to correct it as Im not quite that savvy:



As far as I know I am still logged in.

Help me please

[_526th_Fireman]

Log out and re-log in as Administrator.

[SaVas]

OK I think I did it correctly but no go. I clicked start, log off, then clicked my name which is an admin account and it rebooted but didnt fix it.

Any other ideas or whats the correct path to do this?

Sometimes its the simplest things in life that give us the most hassle.

[commoner]

Look in the Help Files under accounts..plenty of advice re. changing and creating accounts there........commoner

[JBaymore]

Savas,

Ain't computers grand?  Hum.......... hate to say this..... and there are probably PLENTY of OTHER reasons that might be happening.... BUT...

I had that exact stuff happen to ME a while back.  The short of it was that it was a virus/hack into my machine that changed my own accounts and passwords on my own machine.  Finally my "computer geeks" had to wipe the C drive.

Have you had any other issues with certain programs not allowing you to access stuff that needs passwords and such?

Just a "heads up" to likely do a full system virus scan with current definitions.

best,

...........john

[Hai Perso Coyone?]

Not wanting to be negative, but maybe you've been hacked...
Cheers Stephen,
Ashar

[Saitek]

Sounds rather tacky to me.
Virus software update and you have a good firewall?

Even still, some things still break through.

If you have a virus on your system or something I'd clean up the computer completely. You just don't want unautharised persons examining what you are doing - things are getting so complicated these days you just don't know.

[SaVas]

Im running my virus scanner (AVG) again but it runs everyday and updates itself everyday.

I think I inadvertently did something just not sure what

[JBaymore]

Savas,

Yeah... that is the more likely scenario.

AVG is good stuff IMHO.

[Graycat]

Heya SaVas,

Before wiping your C:\ Drive you may wish to try this:

1.)  Backup any IE Favorites and Documents in C:\Documents and Settings\~yourname\My Documents

2.)  Reboot Windows and get into Safe Mode by pressing F8

3.)  When in Safe Mode, Go into Control Panel --> User Accounts.  Delete your User Account.

4.)  Reboot normally.

5.)  Go into Control Panel --> User Accounts.  Create a New Administrator User Account.

6.)  Replace Backup Files.

Sometimes these User Accounts get corrupted and need to be re-installed.  Rebooting out of Safe Mode will also purge the old User Account from the Windows Registry.