Re: Administrator rights

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_nospam-comcast.net)
Date: 05/30/04

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    I am puzzled because the built in administrator is in the local administrators group
    and can not be removed form that group or be disabled or did you change from a domain
    to workgoup maybe? Perhaps the link below form the FAQ can help you. --- Steve

    http://securityadmin.info/faq.asp#password

    "Dan Landry" <dan@adv-sol.net> wrote in message
    news:14d0901c445a6$553ceb80$a401280a@phx.gbl...
    > The only user I have on the PC is
    > ComputerName.Administrator.
    > There is no way for me to view or add users without the
    > admin signon & that user is not a member of the admin
    > group. I'm stuck as I signed on without any rights to do
    > admin tasks.
    >
    >
    > >-----Original Message-----
    > >Hi Dan.
    > >
    > >You can not "overwrite" the built in administrator
    > account and any user in
    > >the administrators group will have sufficient rights to
    > do any task on the
    > >computer. If you elaborate more maybe we can help. ---
    > Steve
    > >
    > >"Dan Landry" <dan@adv-sol.net> wrote in message
    > >news:13c4d01c4445f$791e7e80$a301280a@phx.gbl...
    > >> I inadvertantly created another administrator account
    > >> which overwrote my original.
    > >> I now have a login with PCName\Administrator.
    > >> The problem is that I do not have admin rights & cannot
    > >> install a new printer due to insufficiant rights.
    > >> Is there a way to bypass this security to reset admin
    > >> rights?
    > >> This PC resides in a home office so I really don't need
    > >> the security.
    > >>
    > >> TIA
    > >>
    > >> DanLandry
    > >> dan@adv-sol.net
    > >>
    > >>
    > >>
    > >
    > >
    > >.
    > >

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