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John
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      29th Sep 2003
I purchased a used Dell with Windows XP. The
Administrator's name is "Erin". Is there any way I can
change this name to my name (John)??
I have tried many different ways but have been denied.
Thank You,
John
 
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Gordon Burgess-Parker
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      29th Sep 2003
John wrote:
> I purchased a used Dell with Windows XP. The
> Administrator's name is "Erin". Is there any way I can
> change this name to my name (John)??
> I have tried many different ways but have been denied.
> Thank You,
> John


"Erin" is NOT the administrator, it's a User with Admin rights. (I would
guess). Just create a new user in your name with Admin rights.

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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      29th Sep 2003
John;
The easiest is to create a new profile and copy the data from the old
profile to the new.
Then when you are sure all is OK, you can delete the old profile.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811151

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"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I purchased a used Dell with Windows XP. The
> Administrator's name is "Erin". Is there any way I can
> change this name to my name (John)??
> I have tried many different ways but have been denied.
> Thank You,
> John



 
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