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September 2, 2009 at 12:13 PM
wellsp218

Can’t change administrator

by wellsp218 . Updated 16 years, 9 months ago

Sys Administrator left company abruptly. Cannot run some programs (AdvancedASystemCare, i.e)or change adminstrator rights, does not show in user accounts. “No Adn Rights’ shows up evry time a change is attempted. Have followed folowing suggestions to no avail.

Option 1.
Right click My Computer and select Manage from the menu.
In the left hand column, click on the + sign next to Local Users and Groups.
Click on the Users folder.
In the right hand pane, right click on Administrator and select Rename from
the menu.
Enter the name you want and hit Enter.

Option 2.
Go to Start -> Run and enter gpedit.msc in the Open box.
In the Security Policies console, navigate to the following location by
clicking on the + signs.

Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local
Policies -> Security Options

In the right hand pane, right click on Accounts: Rename administrator
account and select Properties from the menu.
Replace Administrator in the box with the name you want and click OK.
Short of re-installing windows (cant find recovery disk) any suggestions

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