administrative user NOT limited

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I don't have administrative accessability any longer I
accidentally changed it to a limited account and there is
not the option to change it to administrator??!!! Do I
have to reinstall??? won't let me.
 
Original Administrator Account Does Not Appear During Friendly Logon Method
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281992&Product=winxp

Enable Administrator account on Welcome Screen
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_admin_ok.htm

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| I don't have administrative accessability any longer I
| accidentally changed it to a limited account and there is
| not the option to change it to administrator??!!! Do I
| have to reinstall??? won't let me.
 
Just use another admin account to change it back.
As it is now not admin it does not have the power.
Since the built-in administrator cannot be made to
not be an administrator, the account you did that to
is not the built-in (which is still available for use
to change the other back).
 
Hi - I'm having problems with admin rights (I think) - I
have an administrator account (called Malcolm) - but when
I try to see some items e.g. Network Connections - there
is nothing listed. I think there's a hidden account
called Adminstrator somewhere, because I tried to create
one called that and was told it already existed. Will it
help me if I get into this account.

Hopeful ----
 
It might. For XP Home, boot into Safe Mode and the Administrator account will apperar on the Welcome Screen.

For XP Pro, press CTRL-ALT-DEL twice, at the Welcome Screen, with no other users logged on. You'll get the old Win2K style logon dialog. Enter Administrator, and any password that you may have put on that account during setup.

To enable the Administrator account on the new Windows XP Professional (NOT Home) logon screen, visit my web site, www.dougknox.com and go to the Windows XP section. Follow the link for Enable Administrator Account ......

This small VB Script will make the registry change necessary for the Administrator account to be available on the Welcome Screen.
 
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