well I'm supposedly the 'administrator' but scheduled tasks doesn't seem to think so :-( I left the guest turned off as you advised - Dolores ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Andrew Dulaney Jr." <rdulaneyjr@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 10:02 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: system restore problem > Go to Control Panel > Open User Accounts > Choose “Change an account” > Choose your account (what ever you have the name as) > Choose “Change Account Type” this will tell you what type of account you > have > > NO DO NOT DELETE the guest account just leave it off. > Dolores <dshelham@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I should have administrator rights > but maybe that's the problem and the > reformat messed a setting up - how do I check that? Yes I have a Compaq > (HP) Presario 3100+ Dolores > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Andrew Dulaney Jr." > To: > > Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 4:21 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: system restore problem > > >> >> Hello Dolores >> >> Am I to assume you have administrator rights? >> This version of XP is what SP? >> and more for curiosity sake you have an HP model . . .? >> >> >> Dolores wrote: >> I've tried to ignore the problem but now it's bugging me again. I'm >> running >> XP and had to do 3 reformats (don't even ask me why because it was a >> nighmare) recently. I am the only one who uses this computer so no other >> users with passwords and I don't use a password. Everything worked fine >> except the system restore which was part of the reason I had to do the >> reformats. When I try to schedule a task I get an error saying that I >> don't >> have permission. When I contact HP via webchat she told me I had to put >> in >> a password for my user name (didn't have one before!) and we walked >> through >> it and it seemed to work. Well it didn't. I had it set to do a system >> restore in the middle of the night and when I woke up all I saw was that >> system restore was opened but did not perform the task. The password >> thing >> was a royal pain every time I rebooted so took it out since it didn't >> solve >> the problem. I tried googling the error message but the results basically >> said I needed to make sure I had 'permission' to set a task. I would >> think >> since it's my computer and only mine I should have permission. I can do a >> manual system restore which I try to remember to do every night but that >> is >> a pain in the you know what. Sure would appreciate a solution to this >> problem. Thanks. Dolores >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> To unsub or change your email settings: >> //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk >> >> To access our Archives: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >> //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Groups are talking. We´re listening. Check out the handy changes to >> Yahoo! Groups. >> >> -- >> > >> >> To unsub or change your email settings: >> //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk >> >> To access our Archives: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >> //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ >> >> > > > -- > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta. > > -- > <Please delete this line and everything below.> > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/