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You just bought another used dell computer How can you change who the computer is registered to also you have tried deleting an administrator account with no success help please?
KENN
The following information is based on you running Windows XP or Windows Vista.
Click Start, then Run and type in Regedit.exe and hit enter. A box will popup with drop down Windows, navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" and change it from the previous owner to your name.
It is not recommended to delete the "Administrator" account. However, other user accounts can be deleted from the User Accounts menu located at Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> User Accounts.
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How can you change to administrator from your name?
assuming that you are working from a computer with windows as the operating system: click on start, then on control panel then on user accounts from there you can change the user accounts click on change an account then choose the account you would like to change then change my account type then you have the choice of either computer administrator or a limited account if another user is already registered as computer administrator, this could be tricky. this would then require asking them to shed their responsibilities onto you. to do this they just need to follow the same procedure as above. NOTE: only the computer administrator can change the account types!
Built-in administrator account?
The account "Administrator" has the description "built-in account for administering this computer". This is your local admin account, when logged into it you can access everything on that computer. This account is simply for that PC and you will need an additional account for editing Network Settings.
You want to know how to delete files off your computer that are read only files?
In file properties uncheck "Read only" or use Administrator account to delete it (you need to get permissions before deleting files).
How do you erase another administrator account on your computer if you are an administrator?
You need to be the Root (First admin) to do that.
What do you do when cheat engine says must be logged in as an administrator?
you login with your computer's administrator account.
How can you be an administrator on Apple computers?
An administrator is the person who first signs in a creates an account into an Apple computer.
How do you give a Vista account FULL administrator rights?
u first start computer to administrator password. Later u go control panal -user account-click on administrator and create a new administrator account and modiffied also.
How do you log on as computer administrator in windows 7?
Your account must be of administrators type, or you can use built-in Administrator account if does not have password. Or if it has one and you know it.
How do you become an administrator when you are using a guest account on your computer?
Under guest account you cannot do much, and of course you cannot get administrator rights. But if it's your personal computer you can cancel a administrator password using a special cd, for instance, NT Cracker. After you cancel the password you will be able to log on under administrator account without a password.
What is the purpose of the administrator password?
The computer needs at least one account with full privileges in order to allow the installation of software. By default, the computer will come with such an account - the default administrator account. Since the account has full privileges it really needs to be protected such that only someone who is supposed to have full privileges on the machine can access it. The protection comes in the form of password protecting the account.
What is windows administrator account?
A windows administrator account is a type of user that you can have on your list, an admin has full control and rights to to anything on the computer where as a standard user does not.
How does one become a network administrator on their computer?
You can become a network administrator by creating your account and ticking that you will be the network administrator and that you are allowed access to everything.
