Admin + Firewall

[Aarz]

Hi,

Firstly, i don't know where this subject acutally goes, so i have put it in here. Secondly, I am using Window 7 on 64 bit and I would like to know why it won't let me change my 'account Type' to Administrator and why it's just putting me at a Standard Users? Is there a way of changing it?!

I also would like to know why it isn't letting me click on 'Allow a Program or feature through window firewall', it's just black and un-clickable? How can i make it clickable?

Thank You!

 

[zigzag3143]

Hi,

Firstly, i don't know where this subject acutally goes, so i have put it in here. Secondly, I am using Window 7 on 64 bit and I would like to know why it won't let me change my 'account Type' to Administrator and why it's just putting me at a Standard Users? Is there a way of changing it?!

I also would like to know why it isn't letting me click on 'Allow a Program or feature through window firewall', it's just black and un-clickable? How can i make it clickable?

Thank You!

A regular user usually cant elevate their rights. It takes another admin to do that. Who is the admin on that machine? What about the admin account created when win 7 was installed?

 

[Aarz]

Hi ZigZag3143,

I have two account of my machine, 'Admin' and 'Aaron'. They are both Administrators and both of them have the same problem. It says that im a Standard User, eventhough it says im an Administrator.

 

[zigzag3143]

Hi ZigZag3143,

I have two account of my machine, 'Admin' and 'Aaron'. They are both Administrators and both of them have the same problem. It says that im a Standard User, eventhough it says im an Administrator.

In user control panel under the "Aaron" name what does it say?

 

[Aarz]

"Administrator"

 

[Brink]

Hello Aarz,

Since it says that, then it is not a "Standard user" type of account, but an "Administrator" type of account like below.

Where does it say that it's a "Standard user" at for your user account?

 

[Aarz]

Hi,

Well if i am a Administrator, why can't I click on 'Allow a Program or feature through window firewall'?

 

[tman69]

what is your UAC (user account control settings) set to?

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/299-user-account-control-uac-change-notification-settings.html

 

[Aarz]

What chooses are there for the setting on my UAC?

 

[Brink]

Aarz,

We would like to continue helping you, but we need to have our questions answered above before be are possibly able to recommend anything else.