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admin rights
Name: farleft Date: January 22, 2007 at 14:25:20 Pacific OS: pro CPU/Ram: P4 intel 512mb Product: HP
Comment:
hey guys just wondering how do you give someone local admin rights? if you could walk me through the process that would be great. i get given new laptops and set them up for new users so any info would be great.
Name: Michael J (by mjdamato) Date: January 22, 2007 at 14:36:07 Pacific
Reply:
Just create a new user account - new accounts are given admin rights by defalt in XP. Go to Control Panel<User Accounts
Michael J
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Response Number 2
Name: tomao Date: January 23, 2007 at 09:37:29 Pacific
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How do I get admin rights with a limited account? All the other computer administrators have pass protections...
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Response Number 3
Name: Michael J (by mjdamato) Date: January 23, 2007 at 10:18:19 Pacific
Reply:
"How do I get admin rights with a limited account?"
You don't. You can only create an acount with admin rights WITH an account that has admin rights. Wouldn't make any sense to allow restricted accounts to create admin accounts, now does it?
Michael J
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Response Number 4
Name: tomao Date: January 23, 2007 at 14:46:56 Pacific
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yeah true but I know some people can hack into the computer to get a limited account computer administrator. I was looking for steps to do that.
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Response Number 5
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: January 23, 2007 at 15:38:36 Pacific
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"new accounts are given admin rights by defalt in XP". That's completely incorrect. The only account that's given Admin automatically is the default Administrator account. New accounts are users until privileges are elevated.
farleft, just my $.02, but if you don't know how to make an account part of the Administrator's Group, then you shouldn't have Admin privileges.
Life is more painless for those who are brainless.
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Response Number 6
Name: tomao Date: January 23, 2007 at 16:46:07 Pacific
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it doesn't really help, I just want to hack into my PC to get myself admin rights for I forgot the passwords of the computer administrators and can't chane anything.
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Response Number 7
Name: Michael J (by mjdamato) Date: January 23, 2007 at 19:24:02 Pacific
Reply:
You keep changing your story. First you state that you get new laptops that you need to set up for new users, now you are stating that you are trying to hack into your own PC.
Michael J
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Response Number 8
Name: tomao Date: January 24, 2007 at 13:10:39 Pacific
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No I never changed my story, if u looked carefully, u can tell that I did not post the laptop messgage. My first message is "response number 2". Farleft posted the laptop one. I just needed admin rights.
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Response Number 9
Name: Michael J (by mjdamato) Date: January 24, 2007 at 14:00:30 Pacific
Reply:
You're right. My appologies.
Michael J
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Response Number 10
Name: tomao Date: January 24, 2007 at 14:28:19 Pacific
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haha, no problem, so... anyways anyone can help me?
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Response Number 11
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: January 25, 2007 at 09:11:52 Pacific
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tomao, if you're posting a new question, you should create a new thread and not piggy-back someone elses.
Life is more painless for those who are brainless.
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Response Number 12
Name: tomao Date: January 25, 2007 at 12:59:28 Pacific
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