computer administrator

[bazigi]

I have just made a blunder while trying to change the administrator of my computer from one peron to another.
I changed the administrator to a limited user before changeing a limited user to administrator.
Now because there is no administrator the computer wont let me change my user ccounts, whih means no one can become administrator. any help will be greatly appreciated.

[ChuckFickens]

at the welcome screen (where you select the users) try pressing CTRL-ALT-DELETE twice and see if that gives the administrator account login and then login as the main administrator account, hope you can remember the password for it!)

[vehelpfulguy]

Which operating system, because the Home versions behave slightly differently to the Business versions?.

[ACtheTROLL]

thing is ... with security ... if you could get round it .... it wouldn't be secure .....

in XP you can't lower the profile of THE administrator
(but you have to know what the password is! - try a blank password first ... then start worrying!)

in vista ... you can't lower THE administrator ... but THE administrator is disabled by default ... and you CAN lower the priority of an "ordinary" administrator. ... and you have to have an administrator id to activate THE admin
the first two IDs created by default are admins ... so you might have a spare
failing that ... it's this ... follow the instructions carefully
http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdis k.html
(if you mess up (again!!) - it's a reinstall)

the best help I can give is what I tell my muppets on their first day ... never close the door unless you have a spare key - but i suspect you know that now

[bazigi]

thank you everybody for your help.
my daughters boyfriend has now sorted the problem by going onto another limited users settings and working from there.
once again thank you for your time.

ps: chuck, are you a pheasant plucker.