Re: Computer admin but no access...

From: Alan Levy (levy@nospaminteraccess.com)
Date: 09/11/02 

From: "Alan Levy" <levy@nospaminteraccess.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 15:25:34 -0500

Angela:

Reboot your compute to "Safe Mode" then login the the account named
"Administrator" grant rights to another account you choose to be an
Administrator. Reboot your computer and login with that account, you should
be able to change change anything of your choosing.

Good luck,
Alan 

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Microsoft MVP
"Angela Walker" <angelabrooks01@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:#ub#aZTWCHA.1868@tkmsftngp10...
> I am(or I thought I was) the computer admin on my computer. I am running
> Windows XP, and I no access to certain fields in my control panel...Mainly
> sound, I cannot acces the tabs that say, properties, advanced, or even and
> and icon to my taskbar....How can I change this....
>
> Please help!
>
>

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