unable to install b/c access was denied

From: Eric (eos83@prodigy.net)
Date: 01/17/03 

From: "Eric" <eos83@prodigy.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 12:25:55 -0800

I have Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 2. A while
ago I tried to rename my administrator account. But, I
noticed after I renamed the account that I had lost my
administrative privileges. So, I changed it back but it
seems that that did not fix the problem. I have not been
able to install anything using the Windows installer since
then and I can't access certain places under Aministative
Tools such as the Local Policies under Local Security
Policy. Is there some way to reset everything back to the
original policy settings? I appreciate very much any help
you can provide. Thanks.

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