Recent content by willyou

Yes that was the intent. Isn't that why the admin password was asked for and provided? After providing the password the system did try to install the program. As I recall, using Win XP years ago, that was the way it worked.

After posting the above, I created another user account using the local admin account and the family and other users selection under Accounts. That worked out fine in that the new user can log in and it is easy to switch back and forth between them. However, as the new user (no admin privileges)...

Because I am now logged in with my local admin account, the menus look a bit different, but as I recall, under settings, I went to Accounts and then selected the menu item for Account Settings. Under that, on the right in blue was a selection for "sign in with a different account other than...

MisterEd, I understand what you say about sign-in options, but that is not my issue. I have a local account with admin privileges and I login with it using a password. That part works fine. However, when I go to Accounts > Accounts, manage my accounts that is with Microsoft pops up and insists...

I started out using LastPass, but found (in my case) that it doesn't always fill in password as smoothly as I would like. I'm gradually transitioning to Firefox' built in PW Mgr. I have no indication yet that it is not secure and it seem to work more smoothly.

it seems like I've been from one end of the internet to the other, but I've not found the help i need. There is lots of information on how to set up Local Accounts which I have followed using " I want to log in with a different account" (or something like that). After filling in the user name...