-=PCTechTalk=- Re: pswd required

I go to control panel, user accounts, open my 'account' which is labeled 
administrator - click add password, and type it in.  When I take it out I 
basically do the same thing except choose remove password.  However an 
update - the scheduled task 'appeared' to take as I didn't get the warning 
saying I wasn't authorized, but it didn't run as I set it.  So I guess I 
must have 2 problems which I still think are related to that password Panda 
made me put in but I could be wrong.  I also wonder where the random system 
checkpoing is coming from - it's never at the same time, does not show up in 
the scheduled tasks - I'm not complaining as that seems to be the only way I 
can make sure I have a system restore point if I need it - just curious 
about it - thanks - Dolores
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GuitarMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 9:49 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: pswd required


> Dolores,
>    This gives me a much better idea of what's going on, even though I've
> never dealt with this particular beast.  Where, exactly, are you entering
> your password when you go into Administration Tools?
>
> Peace,
> GMan
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!"
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dolores" <dshelham@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 4:54 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: pswd required
>
>
>> Time just rolls too fast!  Okay will try to explain it better - back last
>> September when Panda updated me to the 2007 version, they told me I HAD 
>> ro
>> put a password in what I assume must have been the registry but don't 
>> know
>> for sure - they just gave me the spot to type one in and said to make 
>> sure
>> I
>> remembered it because they wouldn't be able to get it for me and I'd be
>> just
>> out of luck and stupid me followed directions (heck Panda worked well 
>> back
>> then!) I don't know what else this move by Panda accomplished as far as
>> security but it did make it necessary for me to type my password in every
>> time I had to reboot.
>>
>> Then I dump Panda but of course still have this password thing.  I 
>> figured
>> out I could go to my account as administrator and remove the password.
>> However, when I try to schedule a task and don't put a password in when 
>> it
>> requests it I get an error message saying the task didn't 'take'.  I've
>> tried putting the password in the task scheduler but I still get an error
>> message saying access is denied and of course it doesn't run.
>>
>> The even more wierd thing is that if I look at the system restore
>> calendar,
>> every day it does a 'system checkpoint' but never at the same time!  If I
>> go
>> into the Scheduled Tasks,it shows that I have tried to put one for system
>> restore at a specific time (which is never the one that shows up on the
>> calendar) and mine doesn't work.  However if I go back to administrator
>> tools, put the $%#%$ password in there (which means I need to enter it
>> every
>> time I reboot) then I don't get that error and it will run at the time
>> I've
>> set.
>>
>> So I'm thinking that the entire computer must be password protected
>> somehow,
>> somewhere for it to effect the ability to use system restore (probably
>> other
>> things I just haven't run across).  The password shows up with a reboot,
>> when the windows welcome screen comes up and there's the blank to put in
>> my
>> password if I want to get past it.  Like I said I can elminiate it there
>> but
>> then I also elminiate the ability to use system restore.  I deleted
>> everything from Panda that I could find but like I said, I have a feeling
>> that the password went into the registry somewhere in a spot that says 
>> "no
>> password, no computer performance" - well of course not those words but
>> you
>> get the idea.
>>
>> The one thing I haven't tried and will do that now and report back - is
>> set
>> up a scheduled task with the password, go back into administrative tools
>> and
>> remove it and see if I can trick the scheduled task.  Dolores
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