Computer Admininistrator

[Guest]

I'm the owner of my computer but I made my side of the computer limited
thinking that would make it limited to other users, not myself. How can I
change it back and make my side the administrator side?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I'm the owner of my computer but I made my side of the computer
limited thinking that would make it limited to other users, not
myself. How can I change it back and make my side the
administrator side?

"Your side"...?

Are you saying you went in and changed your user to a limited user while you
were an administrator instead of changing the other users to limited users?

What Operating System (version)?

If XP Home Edition - boot into safe mode, log on as the user "administrator"
and change your account back.
If XP Professional Edition and you utilize the "welcome screen" logon
(pictures next to usernames) -- Press CTRL+ALT+DEL twice there and log on as
the user "administrator" and change your account back.

 

[Guest]

Yes, that's what I'm saying. It's my computer but others have accounts too.
My account should be the administrator. I changed it to limited thinking
that would limit other people, not myself, having access to things on my
side. Obviously not!

 

[Guest]

Hi, first we need to know what type of computer you have, and if it is a
Windows OS based computer what version you have. You see, there are very
different solutions to this depending upon versions. If you have Home then
you will need to go into Safe Mode, acess the hidden system administrator
account, go into that account, and then into Control Panel, then to User
Account, and reset your user account to an Administrator Account. To get to
Safe Mode you need to reboot, and while rebooting, after the computer
manufacturer logo, and before the Windows logo, you tap F8 slowly until you
get to a screen with option for Safe Mode. At the Safe Mode options page, use
the up and down arrows on your keyboard to select Safe Mode, then click
Enter. As it is booting up into Safe Mode, a bunch of numbers and letters
will scroll down the black screen. This is normal, so don't worry about it.
The system will then put you at a Welcome Screen, with all user account
names, and the hidden administrator account. Home has a blank password for
this account, so just click Administrator and wait for the Administrator
desktop to load. Now, this desktop will not appear like normal desktops, and
you will receive a message that you are in Safe Mode, click OK, to procede
with business. Go into Control Panel as usual and then into user accounts,
and select your account and switch it back from a limited account to an
administrator account. keep or change the password at your preference.

Now, if you have Media Edition or Professional edition, boot to the Welcome
screen, the double click on Ctrl+Alt+Del. This brings up the classic logon
dialog box. Put Administrator in the User Name box, and if you set a password
at final setup after you bought the computer put that password in the
password box, if you never set a password leave it blank and click login.
This will pull up the system administrator account and you can then go into
the Control Panel, then User Accounts, select your account and make the
changes needed.

Now, if niether of these items work, you will need way more assistance than
I can provide you. I think one of these two options wil fix this though,
unless you did set a password for the system admin account and can't remember
what it is now. If that is the case you will need more assistance than I can
provide. Once you fix this issue, go in and change the System Admin account
to a different name and set a password for it, as this account is a well
known security hole, an account every single Windows OS has which has full
access to all the system and it usually not password protected. As everyone
knows these accounts exist, it is simple for crackers to gain full access to
a system and wreck havoc on it. Changing the name alone is a good step in
correcting this security hole, as in order to access the account, the cracker
has to have the name of the account first. However, once it has the name,
s/he is halfway in, so set a good solid password and don't forget it,
whatever you do!

Good luck and have a great evening,
--
Seree

Small Disclaimer: My posts are primarily directed towards home and small
office users, as I am not a professional IT individual, just self taught. I
am learning more each day, and catching up as quickly as possible! ;-)

 

[Guest]

I fixed it. Thank you Shenan Stanley.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I'm the owner of my computer but I made my side of the computer
limited thinking that would make it limited to other users, not
myself. How can I change it back and make my side the
administrator side?

"Your side"...?

Are you saying you went in and changed your user to a limited user
while you were an administrator instead of changing the other users
to limited users?

What Operating System (version)?

If XP Home Edition - boot into safe mode, log on as the user
"administrator" and change your account back.
If XP Professional Edition and you utilize the "welcome screen"
logon (pictures next to usernames) -- Press CTRL+ALT+DEL twice
there and log on as the user "administrator" and change your
account back.

Yes, that's what I'm saying. It's my computer but others have
accounts too. My account should be the administrator. I changed it
to limited thinking that would limit other people, not myself,
having access to things on my side. Obviously not!

So - did the suggestions fix your issue?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I'm the owner of my computer but I made my side of the computer
limited thinking that would make it limited to other users, not
myself. How can I change it back and make my side the
administrator side?

"Your side"...?

Are you saying you went in and changed your user to a limited user
while you were an administrator instead of changing the other users
to limited users?

What Operating System (version)?

If XP Home Edition - boot into safe mode, log on as the user
"administrator" and change your account back.
If XP Professional Edition and you utilize the "welcome screen"
logon (pictures next to usernames) -- Press CTRL+ALT+DEL twice
there and log on as the user "administrator" and change your
account back.

Yes, that's what I'm saying. It's my computer but others have
accounts too. My account should be the administrator. I changed it
to limited thinking that would limit other people, not myself,
having access to things on my side. Obviously not!

I fixed it. Thank you Shenan Stanley.

Ah - ignore my previous question (asking whether or not the suggestion
helped...) heh

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I'm the owner of my computer but I made my side of the computer limited
thinking that would make it limited to other users, not myself. How can I
change it back and make my side the administrator side?

Simply log in using the built-in Administrator account (which
cannot be deleted) and modify the desired account(s) and use Start > Run

"control userpasswords2" to modify the desired account(s). By

design, the only way to log into the Administrator account of WinXP Home
is to reboot into Safe Mode. For WinXP Pro, pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL twice
at the Welcome Screen will produce the standard login dialog box.


--

Bruce Chambers

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[Bruce Chambers]

Yes, that's what I'm saying. It's my computer but others have accounts too.
My account should be the administrator. I changed it to limited thinking
that would limit other people, not myself, having access to things on my
side.

To quote Charles Babbage, "I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind
of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question."


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell

 

[Demmpa]

Yes, that's what I'm saying. It's my computer but others have accounts too.
My account should be the administrator. I changed it to limited thinking
that would limit other people, not myself, having access to things on my
side. Obviously not!

you cant changed the built-in administarator account
to a limited account!