User Account
i went from being an administrator to a limited account trying to see if i'd been either hacked or have a virus, i want to revert back to being an administrator, but for some reason when i go into the User Account under control panel, i can't revert back to being the administrator, am i doing something wrong?1 person needs an answerI do too
March 20th, 2010 11:34pm

You cannot change a Limited user account to an administrative one while logged into the Limited user. You don't have enough privileges. You will need to log into the built-in Administrator account and make your changes from there. In XP Home, boot the computer into Safe Mode. Do this by repeatedly tapping the F8 key as the computer is starting up. This will get you to the right menu. Navigate using your Up arrow key; the mouse will not work here. Once in Safe Mode, you will see the normally hidden Administrator account. The default password is a blank. In XP Pro, you do not need to go into Safe Mode. At the Welcome Screen, do Ctrl-Alt-Del twice to get the classic Windows logon box. Type in "Administrator" and whatever password you assigned when you set up Windows.MS-MVP - Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
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March 21st, 2010 7:46pm

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