Windows 7 Administrator

Use at your own risk….

These steps configure Windows 7 with more permission for the Administrator user. Apply to Windows 7 when the PC is acting as a Server or Stand Alone system (i.e. interbase is installed).

Enable the Administrator account

1. Right click My Computer and select Manage
2. Expand Local Users and Groups and click Users
3. Right-click Administrator and select Properties
4. Un-check Account is Disabled
5. (or type “net user administrator /active:yes” at the command prompt)

Set PC user notify setting (for each user that logs in)

1. Open User Accounts from the Control Panel
2. Click User Account Control Settings
3. Set to “Never Notify”

Edit Registry - configure the EnableLinkedConnections registry value, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
2. Locate and then right-click the following registry subkey:
3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
4. Point to New, and then click DWORD (32-bit) Value.
5. Type EnableLinkedConnections, and then press ENTER.
6. Right-click EnableLinkedConnections, and then click Modify.
7. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
8. Exit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.