Administrative privileges

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Ann

On my computer there are two accounts:
Owner (mine)
User (friend)

My friend has set herself up as administrator of the User account.

I have been unable to set myself up as administrator of the Owner account.
How can I do this? There are certain things that require administrative
privileges to carry out.

Ann
 
Log into the hidden machine administrator account and change your account to
an Administrator account as opposed to a limited account:
If you have XP Pro on your computer, at the log in screen type
ctrl-alt-delete twice. In the user account type administrator, leave the
password blank and
press enter. You likely didn't create a password for this hidden account
during setup and if the computer was purchased with XP pre-installed it
doesn't likely have one either,

If you have Home, boot into Safe Mode (F8 after the post test and before
Windows starts. Once Windows starts loading, you've missed it and will have
to try again). You'll have an option to log on as Administrator. Again,
the same procedure, you'll be asked to log in to get into safe mode, type
administrator, leave the password blank and press enter.

This will get you in. Then go to Control Panel, user accounts, select the
specific user and change the user type to Administrator.
 
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