How to delete the Main Administrator in XP Pro?

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After a recent catastrophic failure I had to move all docs to a satelite hard
drive, then wipe the existing hard drive and re-install the original windows
XP Pro. What then has happened is that somehow I have managed to designate
somone (or maybe not as I don't remember doing this) as being the
'administrator.' to my PC. This now means that since I have been installing
various software packages back onto my pc that for some the 'administrator'
will not allow me to install certain programs even though I own them or have
them under license.

I recieve such demands as 'moving this file is not allowed by the
administrator' when I want to move a folder from one hard drive to another!
The 'administrator will not allow me to change or alter certain files at all
citing the same reason.
Is it possible for me to find a way into the administrator of my pc and
delete this individual, so I can get back to normal working?
I would be very happy to have a reply to this...
yours anxiously
Mick
 
mick avery said:
After a recent catastrophic failure I had to move all docs to a satelite
hard
drive, then wipe the existing hard drive and re-install the original
windows
XP Pro. What then has happened is that somehow I have managed to designate
somone (or maybe not as I don't remember doing this) as being the
'administrator.' to my PC. This now means that since I have been
installing
various software packages back onto my pc that for some the
'administrator'
will not allow me to install certain programs even though I own them or
have
them under license.

I recieve such demands as 'moving this file is not allowed by the
administrator' when I want to move a folder from one hard drive to
another!
The 'administrator will not allow me to change or alter certain files at
all
citing the same reason.
Is it possible for me to find a way into the administrator of my pc and
delete this individual, so I can get back to normal working?
I would be very happy to have a reply to this...
yours anxiously
Mick
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You cannot delete the username "Administrator". However, if you allowed
someone else to use that account, then your only recourse is to make your
username a member of the administrators group. Note here the distinction,
the Administrator account is a member of the administrators group.

A account that is a member of the administrators group can do whatever the
user of the account wants to do.

It may well be that you personally own everything, but this fact counts for
nothing to the operating system.

Jim
 
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following...

After a recent catastrophic failure I had to move all docs to a satelite hard
drive, then wipe the existing hard drive and re-install the original windows
XP Pro. What then has happened is that somehow I have managed to designate
somone (or maybe not as I don't remember doing this) as being the
'administrator.' to my PC. This now means that since I have been installing
various software packages back onto my pc that for some the 'administrator'
will not allow me to install certain programs even though I own them or have
them under license.

I recieve such demands as 'moving this file is not allowed by the
administrator' when I want to move a folder from one hard drive to another!
The 'administrator will not allow me to change or alter certain files at all
citing the same reason.
Is it possible for me to find a way into the administrator of my pc and
delete this individual, so I can get back to normal working?
I would be very happy to have a reply to this...
Click to expand...

Research taking ownership of files.
 
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