Just installed it (Build 5384). Upgrade from xp pro sp2. Seemed to install
great, although it took 3 days (kidding). Upon boot it brings me to the user
select screen. I select my username and it goes through the following steps:
1)logging on

I am having problems with getting both my msn & yahoo messenger to work when
ever i assign an account to being standard. They both however do work well
whe the user account is set to administrator.what is the trick?

    O.K.--Gettin upset about permissions-can't look at logs-insufficient
permission-tired of this crap--admin should be admin-HELP!!!!
Jeff

Before when I did right click on any program in start menu (I mean in XP) I
had a choice there "Run as..." and I could run it as other user. In VISTA
there is only "Run as Administrator", which is not enough for me. I do not
mean that I use so often, but I did once a while... I ...

I'm getting rather ticked off with the file system in general but this post
is regarding permissions.
I've already had to take "ownership" of various folders on my data
partitions but now I'm finding that when I create a document say in

when I have installed "vista" I have used a account that then I have
removed, and in fact does not appear between my user accounts
currently i use two account, one as administrator, protected with password,
and the other as user

Why are the permissions set improperly on the Documents and Setting shortcut
and sub directories and where do those shortcuts actually go?

When i try to activate Vista Beta 2 i receive the following error in the
Event Log :
Log Name:      Application
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC

I have software use video files open but problem try click allow but look too
manys stuck try to I need all allow files!
Some I clicking open files but say:
Open file

I will try to be brief. First, though, to all Non-Vista IP's (64Pro's
especially, and you know who you are) and have an axe to grind about Vista
Consumers in this and ALL your PRECIOUS existing OLD newsgroups for HELP . .
. Please get a life and be nice to us newbies on Vista and ...

Is there any way of resizing the desktop icons because i think they are very
big thanks please let me know as soon as possible.

i have recently upgraded from Xp-pro to Vista. The thing i have noted in
vista is that for each new user account i now creat i just cannot log on.
Instead i keep on getting the error message -User account Service services
failed to load the user profile. This has happened on both ...

I downloaded Vista Beta 2 and i got a e-mail from microsoft like this:
order and productkey from Microsoft Windows Vista Beta 2
and in the control panel i wanted to activate windows and if i type the key
from the email at the bottom it says:

I read in the EULA about being able to install Windows Vista Beta is on up to
10 machines. My neighbor whom I'm sharing a wireless network with [I own all
the equipment, router, ISP, etc...] He is willing to give vista a whirl, he
understands the ups and downs with using a beta ...

I've checked in Vista under "User Accounts" (and several other places), and
cannot find a way to disable (turn off) Fast User switching.  I know this is
possible in XP, but what about Vista?