Windows Vista for dummies?

Question

I'm having trouble figuring out how to change the admin settings. The current settings won't allow me to save on Notepad; it keeps telling me I'm not authorized to make those kinds of changes, and to contact the administrator.
What I'm trying to do is save scripts on the Sims 2, so I can have custom modular stairs, but my stupid computer won't let me.
If someone could please give me a step-by-step on how to fix this, it would help a lot.

Thanks!

Oh, and please keep in mind, I'm not a computers expert, so keeping things simple would help a lot.

Answer 1

Why reinvent the wheel, this article was written by JSanders.

By default, a new installation of Vista will have the Administrator account disabled. Sure, you can set up an account with Administrator privileges, but it's not The Administrator account. In order to enable The Administrator account, click Start, type cmd into the search pane, right-click the cmd.exe item at the top, and choose Run as administrator. Type net user administrator /active:yes and enter, then log off. The Administrator account now shows up on the welcome screen. For added security, assign a password to the Administrator account, then change your user account from Administrator to Standard User. That way, when you are logged into your account and the UAC pops up, you'll be prompted to type in the admin password before it elevates your priveleges. Also, there will be some instances where you'll simply be told that you must log in as Administrator. Doing this actually made me less annoyed at UAC, because now it seems like it's doing something useful, rather than simply nagging. http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winvista/1182207489
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winvista/1182727188

Start your research here:
http://www.google.com/search?q=vista%20admin%20problems&sourceid=groowe&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winvista/1182727188
http://www.google.com/search?q=vista%20admin&sourceid=groowe&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
Make it a great day!

Answer 2

What hokie said, give him ba.