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xp pro settings?

  • 04-03-2006 3:10pm
    #1
    irishboy21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 128 ✭✭


    i got a pc here . its on an account of the person who used to own this.
    i looked through the c drive and found some programs installed.
    but when i tried to load them , it wont let me . asks me to go to the admin mode to change...etc.
    but when i go to control panel, theres only the one user accound there?
    how do i get to the admin mode .? cheers


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  • #2
    bpmurray
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,275 ✭✭✭bpmurray


    Login as Administrator. If you have the login screen with a single user's name, boot in safe mode - that'll allow you to log in as administrator. When there, simply add that other user to the Administrators group, so you shouldn't have to do this again.


  • #3
    irishboy21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 128 ✭✭irishboy21


    can you give me instructions how to boot in safe mode please?is it f2?


  • #4
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    F8


  • #5
    irishboy21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 128 ✭✭irishboy21


    thanks man


  • #6
    irishboy21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 128 ✭✭irishboy21


    so this account named mary ..
    when i tried to install a game .
    it said i didnt have the user privaladges ?
    HOW DO I CHANGE THIS IN THE ACCOUNT?
    ta..


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  • #7
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    By not typing sentences in all caps. Thats very annoying.

    Don't log in as Mary, log in as Administrator. All Windows machines have an administrator account. Then make Mary an administrator in the Control Panel (God, Vista had better deliver on its security settings...), log out, log in as Mary, and try to install the game again.


  • #8
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    irishboy21 via PM wrote:
    sorry bout caps man..
    where exactly do i make her the admin in the control pannel /users/ cheers

    Control Panel > User Accounts > Click on the user name > Change my account type > Administrator


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