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Comment from james on 2008-11-21

2008-11-22T03:55:08Z

When i am trying to download my games back onto my computer its says that i need my admin right to do it. So my question is how do i get full admin rights back onto my computer

- Leo
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Comment from Alex on 2008-11-12

2008-11-12T22:21:10Z

After navigating to the computer management section, i tried to add a new admin but it says access deneid. I'm a limited user, and i'm trying to become an admin.

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Comment from frankie on 2008-10-24

2008-10-24T18:18:37Z

ok i did all that and it still says access denied so what do i do now please help because im frustrated beyond belief with the fact that my download doesnt work and i cant change any of the settings i want to change

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Comment from Abdul on 2008-10-19

2008-10-19T14:17:52Z

Hey.. I have a admin account, and another user account which is limited, is there anyway i can do it more limited than it already is on windows ? or is there some software i can use to also block some sites, so they only can use it for studiying ..

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Comment from edy on 2008-10-14

2008-10-14T19:15:44Z

I don't know the password for my Administrator account and on my account I have limited usage. Can I change it somehow without Admin password? HeLp!!!

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Comment from J W Heisig on 2008-10-06

2008-10-06T10:48:28Z

When running certain tasks, I am told that I do not have "administrative privileges" when it fact it is shown that I do. And even when I log off and change to "Administrator" (normally not used), it repeats the same error message. Since you seem to understand how this all works, I thought you might be able to help.

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Comment from Noah on 2008-09-30

2008-09-30T14:54:26Z

Go to my computer. Go to C Drive. Go to WINDOWS. Find a folder called "System32" scroll down and find "lusrmgr". That will take you to the users and groups page.

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Comment from Martin on 2008-09-29

2008-09-29T19:01:44Z

I created two accounts on my computer, One Administrator and one limited. My computer does not go to the login screen so I don't get the option to log onto my Administrator account. It automatically goes to the limited account. What can I do to fix this? Please help me.

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Comment from Ollie on 2008-09-26

2008-09-26T16:30:42Z

If you do not have those options,your on different windows xp.

Turn on computer, keep tapping F8, start computer in safe mode, click on administrator, but this time -

- Click start,
- Control panel,
- User Accounts

And the rest should be common sense. Remember, you dont want the account to be limited/restricted when the option comes up.

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Comment from katy on 2008-09-14

2008-09-14T09:41:07Z

I cant download anything on my computer because it says i need to download administrator on my XP but i dont know how too, please help me???

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Comment from kareem on 2008-09-01

2008-09-01T13:44:59Z

when i go to mange on my computer i can not find the local group option pleas message me back a.s.a.p

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Comment from Joshua on 2008-08-21

2008-08-21T08:48:05Z

i am using xp sp2, with IE7,domain user,in the begining everything is well and quit. a month ago, there was a message in my desktop,your system is infected by virus, trojen like, i hve removed those by using trojen reover and other antivirus software, but now i am unable to connect my WIN server,42566 port not opening,also SFC command not working there is an error 0x000006ba, so wat to do, please advice me and mail me pls -thanks

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Comment from R on 2008-07-23

2008-07-23T09:13:22Z

In our company, recently all the admin rights on all pc were disabled. even i am unable to plug in usb drives. is there any way to break this restriction?

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Comment from atul on 2008-07-19

2008-07-19T08:56:16Z

i want to protect my root drive so nobady can access the c drive only by login in administator we can enter in c drive. can you please tell how i can do that.
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Comment from tracie on 2008-06-01

2008-06-01T19:36:10Z

i am trying to install micro trand anti virus. it says that i need to be logged into admin. priv.

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Comment from higgins on 2008-05-31

2008-05-31T18:02:39Z

Hi, i NEED help. In order to use a TCP optimizer to sped up my 100kb/s "broadband" i need administrative privelages. I am on the adiminstrator account and tried following your adive. However when i enter the manage section there is no "local users and groups" option, i don't know what to do. please help!

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Comment from veda prakash on 2008-05-19

2008-05-19T19:02:30Z

sir,
i read ur newpaper/neos letter . its good and for me daily i am following this incase if i got any problem.so kindly i give one small suggestion for neos give the site address also b eside that and also downloading the applications and software. In this u told forgot paasword of administrator and to remove it requires some software . so many of them they dont know how to download the softwae .so i kindly ask to u to give the free download sites of them. thank u.

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Comment from tim on 2008-05-19

2008-05-19T07:59:02Z

My uncle accidentally deleted a program that somehow specifically targeted my account (the main one that's the only admin) so now i can get on the other limited ones but not the admin, it just freezes, blanks out and reboots. i have a lot of important stuff on that account that is more or less irreplaceable. I want to get my computer back and up asap but i don't how to do it without blowing my user data to oblivion.

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Comment from gordon on 2008-05-17

2008-05-18T03:46:28Z

You can get a login prompt to the administrator account from the XP login screen by hitting ctrl-alt-del twice. This brings up the old win2k usename/password screen with administrator already entered in the username

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Comment from Warren M on 2008-05-15

2008-05-15T22:41:49Z

Hello, same problem as I saw listed above.
When i go to manage, the local users and group option is not there, and i am in a adminstrative account. This question is in a "Comments" section so should it be posted some where else?

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Comment from Leo on 2008-05-12

2008-05-12T17:53:07Z

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Ty: you want this article to regain access to the admin
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Patrick: it sounds like you're infected by one of the many
viruses that play around with your administrative abilities.
You can try anti-virus software, but you may be looking at a
reinstall of windows.
http://ask-leo.com/how_should_i_reinstall_windows.html

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Comment from Ty on 2008-05-10

2008-05-10T18:13:34Z

It tells me that access is denied... I am working off of a limited account because my only Administrative account is the one that got messed up and I can't access the hidden admin because I set a pass for it but I forgot it and I really don't want to have to do anythign that is going to delete any of my stuff. I can't burn cds or anything all I can do is get on the internet and basic options.... I just want to type something and be back but typeing anything short of my password I can't find a way. I don't want to recover my password I just want to bypass my systems regular options so that I can access one of the admin accounts.

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Comment from T on 2008-05-02

2008-05-03T02:31:33Z

This happened to me with XP My daughter added a guest account and my admin acct disappeared
I too could not find the local users and groups, bad advice.

I had no password on my account so I logged on in safe mode

Open is safe mode by pressing F8
click Start
Go to control panel / user accounts
click change an account
I now see my 2 administrator accounts
I added a password to both accounts

logged off safe mode
Restart computer
It still puts the guest name up on the log on screen, I retype in the admin acct name and add password and that should get you in to your original account

Don't forget to go into the User accounts NOW and turn off the guest account.

My next computer will be a Mac, I'm so done with MS

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Comment from helpful on 2008-04-23

2008-04-23T22:08:51Z

to the person who can't find their computer name just go to your command file , in your c: folder labeled cmd.exe or command.exe , pretty much run msdos. If you can't run that way try going to your start button and pressing run then type in "command" without the "" . When you have this running, type in "hostname" without the "" and this will give you your computer name.

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Comment from someone on 2008-04-13

2008-04-14T00:19:38Z

Please leo i need your help,
when i go to manage the local users and group option is not there, and i am in a adminstrative account.

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Comment from Hec on 2008-04-07

2008-04-07T07:43:38Z

I too have lost administrator rights. The only user account is for myself and it says that I am a guest. I have rebooted in safe mode as suggested but the administrator account still does not appear. It logs on directly to my user account I am using XP home.

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Comment from theres no local users group ocon on 2008-03-08

2008-03-08T14:22:33Z

I right clicked on my computeer clicked manage but there is no local groups and users icon to expand... plz help

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Comment from mrtreverj on 2008-02-11

2008-02-11T23:49:37Z

i tried your suggestion, but i was rejected, not when i hit add, but when i hit apply. ANY FURTHER SUGGESTIONS?

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Comment from laween ashley on 2008-02-07

2008-02-07T17:51:23Z

I can't install any type of software to my compuer. It was recetnly upgrade from windows 2000 to Windows XP Professional 2003,

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Comment from Robert on 2008-01-14

2008-01-15T00:34:41Z

Hey man,
I did all that but like after i click on manage I don't have anything that says Local users and groups... what do I do?? or how do I get that?

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Comment from Flor M. Chaverri on 2008-01-04

2008-01-05T00:25:02Z

I can not recover my administrative features, nor Control Panel to look for Identities.

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Comment from Keaton Flood on 2007-12-11

2007-12-12T06:57:52Z

When I go to computer management, local users and groups is not an option, its not there to click. what should I do?
Please help.

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Comment from Morgan on 2007-11-30

2007-11-30T19:52:54Z

Hey, I've come across a major problem with our home computer.
A week ago, a missing system32 file caused us to be unable to access winlogon.exe and lsass.exe, meaning we couldn't logon. At all. Not even in safe mode.
So we tried everything, and in the end safely reinstalling windows XP was the only solution. We also found our documents from the previous accounts safe and in their places, still taking up 188Gb of our HDD.
But the admin account, my boyfriend's, is now saying 'Access Denied' when we try to access it from the current admin. Mine, being a limited account is still accessible.
I've tried the above solution, among other things like running DIR in MSDOS and Safe Mode, but nothing works. Our only solution now is to attempt recovery console.

Thanks for reading.

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Comment from Dave Peebles on 2007-11-26

2007-11-26T19:30:44Z

Ok, I'll bite...how do I know what my account name is on my computer??? I have no clue..

Signed,
Clueless in Alabama

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Comment from Dan joesephina on 2007-11-05

2007-11-05T21:38:04Z

Hey Leo!, its me again, Dan, I asked you a question while back never did get an answer, i figured out how to play linerider anyways. BUT im in 229 and youtube wont come up it says I DONT HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE PRIVILAGES ! !
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Comment from Phxsunsfan on 2007-10-28

2007-10-28T20:42:58Z

i followed the instructions above at the part with expand local users and groups and i realised that there is no local users and groups option on my computer can u explain this?

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Comment from AskTheAdmin on 2007-10-16

2007-10-16T19:29:02Z

Control Alt Delete on the Logon screen will bring you to a box where you can type in a username and password.

Cheers!

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Comment from Viviana on 2007-10-02

2007-10-02T20:02:48Z

hi. i want to know how to make my administrator account show up on the welcome screen, but it doesn't want to work for me. I've tried clicking F8 after starting the computer, to get it out of safe mode, but when I look at the welcome screen again, it doesn't show up. As I click on F8 nothing happens, no screens pop up. so can you please tell me how to make the administrator account to appear again?

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Comment from BilluRaj on 2007-10-02

2007-10-02T07:55:03Z

Hi Leo,

I had a trojan attack (winavxx.exe/ printer.exe) which has desabled my admin privilage on my standalone win-xp-pro how do i re-instate the privilages? I could get rid of the parasite, however the privilages still suffer, plz help
Regards,
Billuraj

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Comment from glen ridly on 2007-09-15

2007-09-15T18:16:44Z

hi, i have forgotten my admins apss word and i dont have the disk for the reboot and i have to go to my sons account and i cant install things what can i do to retrive it?

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Comment from Sharil on 2007-09-03

2007-09-03T08:06:00Z

my administrator account didn't appear on log on screen!! how can i display it back...?? help me plz....

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Comment from Brandon on 2007-06-15

2007-06-15T15:00:04Z

To get access to the admin account, and you don't have admin privileges, all you need is "windows key enterprise", you can buy this product on the appropriate website or you can download the torrent link off of demonoid.com .... basically, it makes a bootable CD of USB Flash Drive which you need a computer with admin privileges in order to install, and you insert the CD/Flash Drie into the computer before it starts up, it will execute, opening up a black command line, in the command line, you will be able to "reset" the username and passwords to ANY account, by defaut: all the accounts will have NO password, so you will have to modify that in the control panel / user accounts! Remember this, it is a federal offense to break into any computer without permission from the user except your own computer; if your mother locked you out, then that still qualifies as "someone elses computer". Just keep that in mind!

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Comment from SLIM on 2007-05-23

2007-05-24T01:35:54Z

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH M.LAWRENCE. HELP US OUT

hi when i follow the instructions above at the part with expand local users and groups i realise there is no local users and groups option on my computer can u explain this?

Posted by: m. lawrence at March 17, 2007 08:59 AM

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Comment from Joe Schmo on 2007-05-10

2007-05-10T22:28:42Z

This work IF and ONLY IF you have admin rights tobegin with. If you are on a limited account, you will get an Access Denied.

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Comment from nobby on 2007-05-01

2007-05-01T20:22:15Z

my account is limited and a "friend" of mine deleted the administrator account what do i do?

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Comment from Monica Sivilay on 2007-04-15

2007-04-15T19:29:00Z

What if you don't have or forgot the password to your adminstrator account is there a way to change it?

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Comment from Tyler Sharp on 2007-03-28

2007-03-28T23:58:58Z

I'm having the same problem as Nathan....I can get to the group file, I add my account, but then it says "acces denied"
Is there a way around this?
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Comment from Leo Notenboom on 2007-03-28

2007-03-28T21:46:34Z

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Comment from Reeciboy on 2007-03-28

2007-03-28T21:43:34Z

i also need to get access to install my art programme for college but my mum wont let me have a admin account how can i get access to my computer to do this cheers.

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Comment from Jim Reeves on 2007-03-18

2007-03-19T00:39:52Z

I have a problem that my computer freezes every time I open Word. How can I ratify this problem?

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Comment from Craig Wilson on 2007-03-18

2007-03-19T00:36:02Z

I found this information to be very helpful. It fixed my problem no worries.

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Comment from m. lawrence on 2007-03-17

2007-03-17T15:59:28Z

hi when i follow the instructions above at the part with expand local users and groups i realise there is no local users and groups option on my computer can u explain this?

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Comment from eric on 2007-02-23

2007-02-23T20:13:38Z

i am having the same problem tony and nathan are talking about. i get an access denied message when i try to run msconfig and change my startup programs.
i only have 1 acct. i use xp sp2. any help would be great i need these admin. rights to install my new graphics card and more ram.

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Comment from Nathan on 2007-02-22

2007-02-22T21:39:14Z

"Enter the account name on this machine that you want to assign administrative privileges to"
Ive done that
but when I click ok I get a box saying "access is denied"
Is there a way I can get around this?
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Comment from Tony Bailey on 2007-02-21

2007-02-21T13:25:56Z

I similarly cannot see the admin account. I have followed your instructioins but there is no "Local Users and Group Icon". There is no Admin account when I boot the pc. I am failing to install a wifi card and need to go in as admin. Thanks. Tony

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Comment from dan on 2007-02-14

2007-02-14T20:58:00Z

hey, its dan again, so... i still cant watch, Linerider on youtube because i dont have stupid administrative privilages please leo i need your help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Comment from Tyler Grandige on 2007-02-14

2007-02-14T20:52:15Z

Hey, im tyler, long time reader, first time coment, i recently upgraded to the Microsoft XP, but my brother WONT EVEN LET ME HAVE ADMINISTRATION! if you don't help me, i may not be able to instal the programs i realy want, help!
sincerly, tyler grandige 743-3333

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Comment from dan on 2007-02-14

2007-02-14T20:48:42Z

hey I was wondering im at school right now and i have NO ADMINISTRATION PRIVILAAGES WHAT SO EVER please help me
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Comment from chris vandijk on 2007-02-13

2007-02-13T17:42:50Z

I have been trying to install xp service pack 2 to my computer and it keeps saying I don't have administrative priveleges. I can't go to the user accounts because it kicks me out. Help!

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Comment from john smith on 2007-02-10

2007-02-11T02:41:54Z

when i click on f8 and go into safe mode i do get a adiministrave box at the begging when i sign in but cant go any futher to get adminitrative privilges what do i need to do??
tried everything else
im usein windows xp home

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Comment from Jim Bond on 2007-02-10

2007-02-10T14:49:14Z

I've purchased a Dell Latitude D505 and I do not have the Admin Privilege Pass Word. What can I do?

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Comment from john smith on 2007-02-09

2007-02-10T00:10:29Z

im havin trouble gettin administrative privleges helppppppppp

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Comment from Johnny Sandoval on 2007-02-05

2007-02-06T00:22:26Z

HOW DO I GET FULL ADMIN RIGHTS ON MY PC. HOW CAN I REMOVE MY DEEP FREEZE AND CYBLOCK IF I FORGOT MY PASSWORD. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!

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Comment from Stone on 2007-02-04

2007-02-05T04:31:29Z

My problem is different. I need to prevent my son installing all sorts of things on the computer. Here he is able to go into users and change his account to administrator.
How do I prevent him gaining access to administrator rights??seasons

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Comment from Gary on 2007-02-01

2007-02-02T04:12:12Z

Leo

My cable company Comcast has just switche3d over to Time Warner and road Runner email. Time warner gives me a link to convert over and to make Outlook compatible with their email. However, when I begin the process to switch, I get a window saying that I need Aminisatrator rights to do this. This is the only computer I have, so I am therefore the administrator. However, I do not remember anything about administrator rights issues when I bought the computer. I simply took it out of the box, connected everything and it began to run. Can you tell me how I get access to the administrator rights within my own computer? Thanks.

Gary

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Comment from confused on 2007-01-28

2007-01-28T09:09:58Z

one of my favourite games will not let me download bcoz i have no administator privileges

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Comment from Joey on 2007-01-26

2007-01-27T04:09:41Z

Hi! i have a problem on other games software especially those online game. first, i log in as administrator so that i can install the game, the game is running after i installed it using the administrator mode. but when I run the game as user mode it tells that "unable to download patch" some games say's "the game is not installed properly". please tell me how to run those games using the user mode.

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Comment from martin on 2007-01-16

2007-01-16T20:54:21Z

an addition to my previous poat, anyone experiencing the same problems may find this helpfull....

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Lost admin rights on XP Home
I have a big problem.
All my accounts with admin rights suddenly got turned in to limited user accounts. I think this happend after an upgrade to .Net Framework 1.1 and some messing around with trying to remove the login screen.
I can't access any module that requires administrator rights, ie user admin, system settings. Error messge says: You have no rights to access this function (or something similar, using swedish version)
If I run the system in Safe mode using any account, I can access the user admin tool, where all accounts have the correct level of privilegies (administrator). Unfortunately I can not uninstall .Net Framework since it uses Windows installer, and that won't run in Safe mode.
I can't login as Administrator since MS have prevented this (Knowledge base 290109).

I've searched this forum, internet, microsoft even called my computer support (long shot...) I can't find anyone with a similar problem. Can it be a virus? (Running Norton and Kerio)

Running Xp Home with all updates from Windows Update.

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Can you logon to the Administrator account in Safe Mode? If so, you should be able to restore administrator rights to the user accounts there.

If that doesn't work, while still in Safe Mode, Administrato account, try this: Go to Start>Run, type in control userpasswords2 (note the space after "control"), click OK.

Double click on an account you want to change, then go to the Group Membership tab, select Administrators in the drop-down list, click OK. Do that for each user account.

I never installed NET Framework so I don't know for sure but perhaps it appears in that list and can be removed there. Try that at your own risk.

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Comment from martin on 2007-01-16

2007-01-16T20:41:18Z

hi leo, i wonder if you can help me out, i recently reformatted my friends pc and installed windows xp and everything was cool, i consider myself quite an advanced user, some how he has messed it up and it will not let him install any programs asnd says he does not have administrator rights although he does have them and i have checked the user accounts and it states he has them, but still the problem persists, i tried logging on using the admin account (ctrl-alt-delete) and it let me install a program but doe not go to the found hardware when the camera is plugged in and the software does not appear to have installed, this seems to be the result of him installing a pci usb card??? i have seen this happen on my pc a long time ago although i dont know how or why and my resolution for it was to reformat and install afresh.... any advice or help you could give would be greatly appreciated.
thanks
martin

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Comment from derek_eck on 2007-01-12

2007-01-12T15:38:00Z

hey leo, i need ur help. While trying to enter safe mode to gain admin access, it says that this feature has been blocked by the admin and just starts up windows xp normally. Is there anyway to bypass this and run safe mode?

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Comment from Chakthy on 2007-01-05

2007-01-05T22:42:58Z

I want to install a driver for the computer but it says that I don't have admin privileges. How can I bypass this or how can I gain admin privileges on my computer if my account is normal? I tried starting on safe mode but the Admin account is not there.

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Comment from Andrew C. on 2006-12-30

2006-12-30T19:02:43Z

Hey Leo, I have a kinda sticky situation. I purchased a computer through leasing through my school. I have finished paying for it, however, I moved out of state and was not available when the blocks on the machines for my class were taken off. I am too far away to have this done now. Is there any way that I can remove these blocks myself, or give myself admin rights? Thanks.

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Comment from Raw on 2006-12-28

2006-12-28T11:21:50Z

Umm doesn't work for me because i still get access denied. hence needing administrator abilities

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Comment from joe on 2006-12-26

2006-12-26T21:31:13Z

hello, I have the same question as 2Lazy2think. I have a laptop assigned from work but it will not allow me to load and watch dvds and games due to i have no administative rights. I tried following the instructions by going into safemode and it does take me to the logon for administrator, and that's where I'm stuck. Hope you have an answer. thanks.

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Comment from Rajan on 2006-12-25

2006-12-25T15:21:23Z

i am a user with administrator rights but when i boot the computer in safe mode ther is one more account named "Administrator" i forget the Administrator password. is there any way that i can get it back.

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Comment from farzad on 2006-12-10

2006-12-10T10:03:13Z

Hi - I have a laptop from USA which had a previous owner. I have set my account "type" as administrator. However when I try and change the 'region' to UK it tells me that I have to be the 'administrator' to do the change. How can I change the previlages to make me a fully previlaged administrator.

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Comment from irrelevent on 2006-12-09

2006-12-09T23:01:48Z

it dos not work as if you are using a guest or limited account you dont have suffcient privilages to do this so the best way to get admin privs is either f8 or f110 depending on ur pc during startup then login as administrator or if the normal admin is smarter than that then brute force it (dont understand then google it!!!) or use a kelog or crack the password file (again google it 4 more info)

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Comment from jordan on 2006-12-05

2006-12-06T03:06:43Z

Yeah hi. im using my mums work laptop and I want to be able to install a screenshot program but it says i dont have administrative rights. im currently using windows XP. i tryed using the tips up top but nothing happened becuase it was in the wrong domain and it wouldnt let me change it. how can i get administrative rights?

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Comment from Jim on 2006-11-27

2006-11-27T15:31:07Z

I can log into my computer (WXP Pro) as administrator however I would like to log in as a user (me) but still have administrator priviledges, is this possible?
I have done as you suggested above, but this still does not allow me to perform certain tasks.
I would like to use an old piece of software but it always asks for the serial no. every time I start it, however it works fine when I'm logged in as administrator.
I have altered all of the registry entries so that all users have full access to this piece of software but it still always asks for the serial no., & user name every time. I would be grateful for any help.

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Comment from Isaax on 2006-11-22

2006-11-22T22:27:48Z

hey leo every time i try to download something it says i need administator rights what do i need to do

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