i i am the administrator on my pc, i use a standard user account for personal use, how do i get administrative status on my standard account for downloads and other programs? it seems i always have to log out go to admin. and download and then log back in to standard account.

Hi, I am a newbie myself and understand the confusion you feel about this. You should use "run as administrator" (available by right click). Though normally the system is smart enought to ask for your administrator credentials when needed. That is the catch with new Windows 7 system. It even does this when you run as an administrator (but does not ask you for credentials, just warns and asks for premission to run a program). Best, Zoran

Let you user member of local admin group so that he will be admin on the computer. Once done, you may need to use elevated prompt to perform administrative tasks. In this case, use run as an administator. You can also disable UAC to avoid that but it is not recommanded for security reasons. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration