administrator

[kashaya]

First ~ this site is way better that some of the other sites i have used.
I run windows xp home edition.
how can i tell if i'm signed in as administrator on my computer?
Under user accounts i have 2 different ones but it does not show if i'm
logged on as the Admin.

thanks much
for any help.

 

[Malke]

First ~ this site is way better that some of the other sites i have
used. I run windows xp home edition.
how can i tell if i'm signed in as administrator on my computer?
Under user accounts i have 2 different ones but it does not show if
i'm logged on as the Admin.

thanks much
for any help.

This isn't a "site"; it's a newsgroup. I'll give you information about
how to use newsgroups effectively at the end of my post to you.

Go to the User Accounts applet in Control Panel. If you have XP Home,
you will not see the built-in Administrator account (nor will you be
using it - it is for emergencies only and can only be accessed in Safe
Mode). If you have XP Pro, you will see the built-in Administrator
account but you still should not be using it.

Look at the two user accounts you have - it will say whether they are
Computer Administrators or Limited Users. All user accounts with
administrative privileges are equal in XP; if you are logged into an
account with administrative privileges you do not need to log into the
built-in Administrator account to accomplish things.

About newsgroups:

You will get far more out of this resource if you learn to use a
newsreader. There are many good newsreaders for Windows, but you can
use Outlook Express since you already have it. Here are some links to
information about newsgroups:

About Usenet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
http://groups.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=basics.html - Basics
of Usenet
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet - a brief
explanation of newsgroups

Using Outlook Express as Newsreader:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
Accessing the MS newsgroups in Outlook Express Newsreader
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx

How to Post:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
working properly
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/munad.htm - how to munge email address
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs.
crossposting

Malke

 

[kashaya via WindowsKB.com]

Excuse me for calling this a site ~ i have been working on my computer for 3
days trying to fix my problem and i was over excitied when i thought i had
found my answer her.
I did realize that this is a newsgroup.

On to my problem.
I have 2 accounts and both are listed as being as Admin. accounts. the guest
user is turned off.
If what you say is right ~ and i'm not saying that it is not ~ why would i
still get messages that i need to be logged on as the Admin. to change any
settings?

I can not seem to start my computer in safe mode.
And i need to be logged on as the Admin. to be able to fix my print spooler
service.

Any ideas?

First ~ this site is way better that some of the other sites i have
used. I run windows xp home edition.

[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]

thanks much
for any help.

This isn't a "site"; it's a newsgroup. I'll give you information about
how to use newsgroups effectively at the end of my post to you.

Go to the User Accounts applet in Control Panel. If you have XP Home,
you will not see the built-in Administrator account (nor will you be
using it - it is for emergencies only and can only be accessed in Safe
Mode). If you have XP Pro, you will see the built-in Administrator
account but you still should not be using it.

Look at the two user accounts you have - it will say whether they are
Computer Administrators or Limited Users. All user accounts with
administrative privileges are equal in XP; if you are logged into an
account with administrative privileges you do not need to log into the
built-in Administrator account to accomplish things.

About newsgroups:

You will get far more out of this resource if you learn to use a
newsreader. There are many good newsreaders for Windows, but you can
use Outlook Express since you already have it. Here are some links to
information about newsgroups:

About Usenet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
http://groups.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=basics.html - Basics
of Usenet
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet - a brief
explanation of newsgroups

Using Outlook Express as Newsreader:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
Accessing the MS newsgroups in Outlook Express Newsreader
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx

How to Post:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
working properly
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/munad.htm - how to munge email address
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs.
crossposting

Malke

 

[Malke]

Excuse me for calling this a site ~ i have been working on my computer
for 3 days trying to fix my problem and i was over excitied when i
thought i had found my answer her.
I did realize that this is a newsgroup.

No apologies necessary. There was no way for me to know what you do or
don't know and I was trying to be helpful to you. There was no way for
me to know that you've been working for 3 days to fix a computer
problem, so I'm sorry if my trying to help rubbed you the wrong way.

On to my problem.
I have 2 accounts and both are listed as being as Admin. accounts. the
guest user is turned off.
If what you say is right ~ and i'm not saying that it is not ~ why
would i still get messages that i need to be logged on as the Admin.
to change any settings?

Because something else is wrong with your computer. Since you haven't
told me anything about your computer or details of the problem, I can't
be more specific than that.

I can not seem to start my computer in safe mode.

Why not? What happens when you try? How are you attempting to get into
Safe Mode? If the normal procedure of repeatedly tapping F8 as the
computer is starting up isn't working for you, have you tried
setting /SAFEBOOT with msconfig? If not, do:

Start>Run>msconfig [enter]
Look on the boot.ini tab and put a checkmark in the /SAFEBOOT. Reboot
and the computer will boot into Safe Mode. To get out of this mode,
reverse what you just did.

And i need to be logged on as the Admin. to be able to fix my print
spooler service.

OK. I'm not sure what else I can say about that.

The First Question Of Troubleshooting: what changed between the time
things worked and the time they didn't?

The Second Question of Windows Troubleshooting: what is the
malware/virus status of the machine? If you think it is clean, what
programs (and versions) did you use to determine this?

Be sure the computer is clean:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Malke