Re: I am the owner of this computer

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 05/16/03 

Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 14:47:57 -0600

Dorothy;
Are there any users that have Administrator access?
If so, login as one of them.
Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Select your limited User.
Then select "Change the account type"
Select Administrator at the top.

If no Administrator:
Reboot, press F8 about once a second.
At menu choose Safe Mode.
Select Administrator.
Then go to User Accounts as stated above. 

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Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
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"dorothy beyer" <doraybeyer1@aol.com> wrote in message
news:03a601c31be6$351e44b0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Dear sir:
> I am the owner of this computer but my user account
> declares me as Limited usher, please advise how to
> delcare myself ad both owner and administrator, I am
> being denied priviledges such as: add or deletling
> programs, disk defragmnetaion, etc.  I am frustrated and
> need help in changing this problem
> Thank you
> Dorothy Beyer

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