Admin v/s User
For the longest time I was using Administrator mode in Windows XP by default. So one day I decide to create a new user so that if I do some day get whacked by a nasty, I won't be badly hurt. And also prevent my parents from unwittingly sending the system haywire.
Now I have two problems. First, the printer. Works well in Admin mode but in user mode it sits out blank pages. This is an HP 3550 deskjet that goes in via USB.
Secondly, when I insert a USB Flash drive into any of the ports in user mode I get a message "Please insert a disk into the drive". I try the same in Admin mode and it works flawlessly.
I assume the problem is USB privileges for the average user. I have tried hunting for a fix to no avail, not even on the MS site.
Please note, as much as I would love to switch to Linux (or worse, Macs!), I can't. So if anyone wants to give that advice, don't bother.