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i have recently been given a second hand laptop, and want to chnge the
network administrator from the previous owner to myself. I deleted their user
name log in, and now don't know how to convert myself to the administrator on
this compter. help?
 
This depends very mch wheteher it's running XP Home or Pro, and (if Pro)
whether it was on a Domain-based network before you got it.
 
it is windows xp home i think... what do u mean domain based im sorry i dont
really understand? how do i find out if it is home or pro?
 
i have discovered that i am uing windows xp home edition... all the programs
that are on the computer are licenced to the previous owner, can i change
this or do i have to reload the programs???
 
If you go to control panel > users you will see the user accounts on your
machine. At least one of these will be a computer administrator. You are
probably logged in as an administrator as you say you where able to remove a
user account before.

If you open the start menu it will tell you which account you are logged in
as at the top.

You should have one administrator account. Change the password for this
account and use a strong password (more than 8 characters, mixture of upper
lower case, numbers and symbols). change the name if it is still called
"administrator", if it isnt, change it anyway. Log in with this account if
you arent already.

Create a new account for yourself and any other users and password prottect
them. These accounts should not be administrators.

Delete any unused or old accounts.

Log in with your ordinary user account for day to day tasks, only use the
administrator account when it is required.


Regards,
Stuart North MCP
 
Thanks for that, but when I went into control panel > user accounts but there
is only one account there, which is under my name and says it is the guest
account... When I log in when i first turn on the computer there isn't a log
in that pops up, I have to pres ctrl alt dlte, and type in my user name and
password.
 
hannah said:
Thanks for that, but when I went into control panel > user accounts
but there
is only one account there, which is under my name and says it is the
guest account... When I log in when i first turn on the computer there
isn't a log in that pops up, I have to pres ctrl alt dlte, and type in
my user name and password.
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Hannah, with a second-hand machine it is always best practice to format
the drive and clean-install Windows. Since you don't seem very computer
savvy (and that is not an insult, just an observation), you probably
should just take the machine to a local professional and have them do
it for you.

Malke
 
hannah said:
i have recently been given a second hand laptop, and want to chnge the
network administrator from the previous owner to myself. I deleted their user
name log in, and now don't know how to convert myself to the administrator on
this compter. help?
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With second-hand computers, especially if acquired from strangers
but perhaps even if acquired from a family member or friend, your wisest
course of action would probably be to format the hard drives and start
fresh. You don't want to get in trouble because the original owner may
have filled the hard drive with kiddie porn, or have problems because
the original owner downloaded/installed viruses or other malware.

To fix the "Registered to" information for WinNT/2K/XP, you can use
Start > Run > Regedit.exe to edit:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\RegisteredOwner

and:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current
Version\RegisteredOrganization

How this will affect the name displayed in previously installed
applications will vary depending upon each individual program; some
read the registered owner information dynamically, while others read
it only during installation.

The user profile folders (C:\Documents and Settings\Username)
_cannot_ be renamed, even if the associated user account has been.
So, your best course of action would be to log on using the built-in
Administrator account, create a new user account, with the username
desired. You can then delete the old user account(s).

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783

How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811151



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