Re: Computer Admininistrator

atataxia wrote:
I'm the owner of my computer but I made my side of the computer
limited thinking that would make it limited to other users, not
myself. How can I change it back and make my side the
administrator side?

Shenan Stanley wrote:
"Your side"...?

Are you saying you went in and changed your user to a limited user
while you were an administrator instead of changing the other users
to limited users?

What Operating System (version)?

If XP Home Edition - boot into safe mode, log on as the user
"administrator" and change your account back.
If XP Professional Edition and you utilize the "welcome screen"
logon (pictures next to usernames) -- Press CTRL+ALT+DEL twice
there and log on as the user "administrator" and change your
account back.

atataxia wrote:
Yes, that's what I'm saying. It's my computer but others have
accounts too. My account should be the administrator. I changed it
to limited thinking that would limit other people, not myself,
having access to things on my side. Obviously not!

atataxia wrote:
I fixed it. Thank you Shenan Stanley.

Ah - ignore my previous question (asking whether or not the suggestion
helped...) heh

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