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XP LIMITED ACCOUNT / ADMINISTRATOR

Mar 9, 2004 11:10AM PST

Have Home Network with 5 computers running Windows XP,
I made the mistake on one computer and changed my
name from Administrator to a Limited Account, dumb but
I was playing thinking I could change it back, but I am now locked on this computer to a Limited Account.
I have gone to Control Panel to User Accounts and I
only have three options: 1.create a password: 2.change
my picture: 3.change m.net passport. I cannot do
windows updates on this computer as a Limited Account.
Help! how can I get this computer back from Limited to Administrator>??? My name as administrator is the same on all of the computers.

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Re:XP LIMITED ACCOUNT / ADMINISTRATOR
Mar 9, 2004 11:42AM PST

You did not mention if you are using XP Home Edition or Pro.

If Home boot into Safe Mode (press F8 on boot) and select the Administrator account.

If Pro on the Welcome Screen press Ctrl+Alt+Delete twice and log on as Administrator.

Then go to Control Panel | User Accounts and create a new User account and give it Computer Administrator status.

Now restart in the normal mode and boot into the new User account.

Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel and change your old User account to Computer Administrator and log off the new User account so you can log on as your old User account.

It will now be a Computer Administrator so you can download and install programs.

When you are sure this is accomplished you can then delete the newly created User account.

I just did that for a client today when all her user accounts were assigned as Limited Users and there was no option to change the User account types back to Computer Administrator.

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Addendum...
Mar 9, 2004 11:50AM PST

For some unknown reason when I logged on as the Hidden Administrator in the XP Home PC the other User accounts were no visible in User Accounts, otherwise you can change the user types back to Computer Administrator without having to create a new User Account.

If you can see your old User account when you log on as Administrator you can directly change the account type.

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Re:Addendum...
Mar 9, 2004 12:51PM PST

David, I follow your instructions and it worked great,
now have Limited Account XP Computer back to Administrator. P>S> running 4 XP Home amd 1 XP PRO,problems computer was XP Home.Tnanks again!

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Re:XP LIMITED ACCOUNT / ADMINISTRATOR
Mar 10, 2004 1:18AM PST

when you start up your computer there will be a 1sec balnk screen befor the window XP lodding screen comes up.
When the blank screen apers prees F8
Then start up in safe mode.
When the welcome screen apers there will be a person called Admin. log in as him. Go to the start meny and press the pitcher at the top.
You go into the aconts screen cange you back to Admin.

I am only 11
If does not work
Sorry Mate

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rubbish tubish
Mar 28, 2010 1:32AM PDT

every body knows thats easy im eleven im a computer technithion.