I mistakenly turned off my pc during the system restore of windows
vista. It was taking too long and decided to turned it off and then on.
But now windows just doesn't start. I have important information on my
pc and I don't want to lose it. What can I do?

Hey can anyone tell me why my updates for windows vista (quite a few of
them too) are downloading but not installing?!
neither can i update windows defender...
any ideas?

I have just changed my admin password for my vista ans now I cant
remember it. I haven't written it down, no recovery disc and no other
Admin account.. I do have one standered account though. I also have read
Brink's guide and my only option is 3 but I really don't want to do that

i am curently very fustrated!!! as a new user has appeared on my
computer (ASP.NET Machine Account Administrator). This user account has
taken control of my computer & is the computer administrator, & i do not
know the password for this account.

For a Vista CPU bought new for home use with no need for ownerships and
permissions and rights, what step or set of steps within Vista constitute the
simplest but also most comprehensive method of assigning all possible
ownerships, permissions, and rights to that one user? It ...

Help please. I was the only administrator account on our computer and it
is now saying incorrect name or password? Name is correct on login so
must be password. I have never changed password or forgot it? Tried
password recovery 5.0 but i can't even download or upgrade anything

I have Vista and forgot my logon password and when trying to sign on I only
have the one account to logon to? how do I bypass this and use my computer
again?
Someone help!

I recently changed the name of the admin account, but forgot the
password without a reset disk.
The account shows but I cannot login.
I have searched the threads but need some direction on the best way to

I wish there was a way to change my security question on my Vista User
Account without having to change my password. Sometimes people can think of
a better security question, but don't necessarily want to change their
passwords.

I recently changed my Guest account to an administrator account and my
other account(formerly admin) to standard account. I have tried
reversing the changes but its not letting me do it. I have done this in
safe mode..........tried activating the in built admin account...still

I just uninstalled IE-8 to solve the "The command failled to execute" problem.
I had been having problems logging in to Windows Vista, but no more.  The
problem was that if I didn't put the cursor into the password box, it would
not accept my full password.  I  have never had to ...

I'm using Vista Home Premium.
I know that there is no Local Users and Groups folder in Computer
Management.
I am the administrator, and I want to disable a standard user's ability

My dad got really anoyed with me and took away my control on MY
labtop. (makes me mad) Anyway, I can't get into it through the
password and i don't have any fancy software. I'm trying to delete old
files that are cluttering up my comp and it wont let me cause I'm not

I have a problem in my vista home premium I only use the original
administrative account I was able to enter bios and reset password but i
dont know the username so i still cant get into the account. How do i
get the username?

I've got a recurring problem with Vista.  When I turn the computer on
sometimes, I enter my password and it loads a screen that doesn't have
any of my settings on and then the error message 'user profile not
loaded....' appears.  I have viewed a fiew forums with posts about this