Need to Change my User Account From Limited to Standard User

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In learning how to turn off the welcome screen, I set my standard user account to limited account and need to set it back to standard user account (owner). I can't change my internet settings or cannot perform system recovery. How can I do this?
 
Hi Ca,

Logon as administrator, then you can change your user account.

For WinXP Pro, hit ctrl+alt+delete twice at the logon screen to type in
administrator and log on. For WinXP Home, you need to restart into Safe mode
(hit F8 at boot to get the boot options) to access the admin account.

Then you can change your user account in the control panel.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone



Ca Bledsoe said:
In learning how to turn off the welcome screen, I set my standard user
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account to limited account and need to set it back to standard user account
(owner). I can't change my internet settings or cannot perform system
recovery. How can I do this?
 
Hi Ca Bledsoe,

In learning how to turn off the welcome screen, I set my standard user account to limited account and need to set it back to standard user account (owner). I can't change my internet settings or cannot perform system recovery. How can I do this?
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Go to start > run > and type 'control userpasswords2'
(without the quotation marks)

Select your account and click on properties,
in the groups tab select 'standard user.' OK your way out.

You can go to Start > Help and support > and type 'user accounts' to
learn about all the different types of user accounts available to you.

Good luck
 
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