Re: Thank you
Good thing I asked you about Norton. I shall be leaving in 10 minutes to the
Ocean, but will dump it upon my return.
Very detailed and clear-cut instructions about about the Password issue. I
also
appreciate your response to resolve this issue.
The Ocean is about 2 1/2 hours away from Seattle by car. I envy you for
living in the UK -- since the Greek Islands are relatively close. (It's in my
list of places to go) -- yet, I'll follow your advice and have a drink of
ouzo in your name...Opa!
Thank you for your good wishes. Off I go.
Cheers!
--
Ed
"Mike M" wrote:
> Ed,
>
> You can keep the password but not have to enter it each time you logon to
> the PC. This means that a password is still needed to access shared files
> on the Vista PC from another PC unless they are placed in the public
> folder.
>
> To do this enter
> Control userpasswords2
> in the search box (or Run box if in Classic mode), UAC will pop up, say
> yes and then on the Users(?) tab uncheck the box that says "Users must
> enter a user name and password to use this computer". Click Apply and you
> will be asked to select the user (usually you will have just the one) to
> be the default when logging on and to enter their password twice. You
> should now not need to enter a password whenever starting your PC but
> still will if you use Remove Desktop to access the PC or have your
> screensaver configured to ask for a password.
>
> Please note that the above is the text from a PC running XP (which has the
> same functionality) as I don't have my Vista PC or laptops switched on at
> present.
>
> Norton. Dump it. It's no better on Vista than it is on XP or Win Me.
> IOW a total disaster. The last thing you need is a third party "security
> suite". It will cripple your PC. The sooner you return to using Avast
> and the Vista built-in firewall the better your PC will be.
>
> > Well, off to the Ocean for a 5-day vacation.
>
> How I envy you although living in Seattle it's not as if the ocean is far
> away. I could certainly do with some sun, sand and sangria at the moment
> although as I prefer the Greek islands to Spain let's make that sun, warm
> water and ouzo instead. <vbg>
>
> Enjoy your break.
> --
> Mike
>
>
> Ed Meza <EdMeza@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > Howdy Mike,
> >
> > The more I use the machine, the more I would have to agree with you.
> > The UAC is a good safety feature at the initial stagtes -- but now it
> > doesn't bother me as much.
> >
> > Wow, big difference when comparing Vista to the good old Win Me
> > (although I was used to the old box -- I guess I dind't expect all
> > the great features the new one has, i.e., ease in customization,
> > picture/video/sound great quality -- and speed!) To think that I was
> > on dial-up about 3+ years ago it makes e crinch.
> >
> > I have a question for you, how do you safely turn the Windows
> > Password off. I have a couple of links -- but like I promise, I would
> > rather get back to this site and ask the real experts.
> >
> > Also, Norton came with a 60-day trial and I'm using it. No problem
> > whatsoever. I know that Norton was not good for Win Me. Any
> > recommendations for Vista? I was happy with Avast Home Edition in the
> > old box.
> >
> > Well, off to the Ocean for a 5-day vacation. So I'll check things
> > out when I get back.
> >
> > Thank you and have a great week!
> >
> >> Ed,
> >>
> >> As you say, Vista's appearance can be tamed as necessary by
> >> switching to Classic mode just as can XP. As for the UAC (User
> >> Access Control) popping up I don't really find this as troublesome
> >> as others. It's most obvious and perhaps annoying during the
> >> initial stages when one is still installing applications and the
> >> like but I don't find it particularly intrusive thereafter. Whilst
> >> it can readily be disabled I prefer to leave it on as it is a great
> >> safety mechanism. What one shouldn't do is simply click yes every
> >> time without thinking about or better knowing why it is popping up,
> >> well not once you've populated your system and had it running some
> >> time.
> >>
> >> If you haven't already, and it is still relatively early days, I'm
> >> fairly confident you'll come to appreciate Vista and realise how
> >> feature rich it is when compared to its somewhat elderly relative
> >> Win Me. --
> >> Mike M
> >>
> >>
> >> Ed Meza <EdMeza@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi good ole Heirloom,
> >>> I was aware that your wife was running Vista on her laptop. I agree
> >>> with you, it's too much eye candy at the beginning, but you can
> >>> customize it as you please. There are a couple of obnoxious things,
> >>> like little windows that come up to ask you to continue, yet with
> >>> practice I'll get rid of that feature. I just visited the Vista NG
> >>> once and found an answer right away -- maybe I just got lucky.
> >>>
> >>> Yeah, this NG is much friendlier and one is never left out in left
> >>> field. Write to Mart about the chili recipe, he also has an
> >>> original. As far as Ike, I would not bother looking out for him --
> >>> unless *Tina* shows up!
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for the kind words and cheers from Seattle!
>
>
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