Users changing their Account Type

[Howard Raffington]

Can any one tell me of a way to secure my home/family computer as my brother
are breaking into it and changing their acc. type from Limited to Admin. I
have changed my user password several times. Logged on in safe mode and have
given the Administrator Account a password, but it still does not seem to
help.

[Roger Abell [MVP]]

At a cmd prompt enter=20
net localgroup administrators

This lists all admin accounts on the machine, and one of=20
these must be used to change a limited account to admin.=20
You already have secured the safe mode admininstrator=20
account, so prehaps there is a different one you are not=20
aware exists.

There are a few other ways this can be done. Most have=20
had security bulletin patches released to plug them. Some=20
are simply not preventable if the person has physical=20
access to the machine. So, start with the obvious by=20
inventorying the admin accounts and making sure the=20
machine is up-to-date on security releases, and take it=20
from there.

--=20
Roger=20

"Howard Raffington" > wrote in message =
...
> Can any one tell me of a way to secure my home/family computer as my =
brother
> are breaking into it and changing their acc. type from Limited to =
Admin. I
> have changed my user password several times. Logged on in safe mode =
and have
> given the Administrator Account a password, but it still does not seem =
to
> help.
>=20
>

[Howard Raffington]

I have noticed a second Adminstrator account that has my dell service tag
appended to it. i have not checked if this is a result of some thing i did
or not such as removing my laptops Harddrive and reinstalling it. I found
these accounts listed in the Documents and Settings folder. So i guess it
would be safe to delete one ?



"Roger Abell [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
At a cmd prompt enter
net localgroup administrators

This lists all admin accounts on the machine, and one of
these must be used to change a limited account to admin.
You already have secured the safe mode admininstrator
account, so prehaps there is a different one you are not
aware exists.

There are a few other ways this can be done. Most have
had security bulletin patches released to plug them. Some
are simply not preventable if the person has physical
access to the machine. So, start with the obvious by
inventorying the admin accounts and making sure the
machine is up-to-date on security releases, and take it
from there.

--
Roger

"Howard Raffington" > wrote in message
...
> Can any one tell me of a way to secure my home/family computer as my
brother
> are breaking into it and changing their acc. type from Limited to Admin. I
> have changed my user password several times. Logged on in safe mode and
have
> given the Administrator Account a password, but it still does not seem to
> help.
>
>

[Roger Abell [MVP]]

That account may be one pre-installed by Dell.
You should be able to disable it, within its properties=20
when in the interface from=20
control userpasswords2=20

--=20
Roger=20

"Howard Raffington" > wrote in message =
...
> I have noticed a second Adminstrator account that has my dell service =
tag
> appended to it. i have not checked if this is a result of some thing i =
did
> or not such as removing my laptops Harddrive and reinstalling it. I =
found
> these accounts listed in the Documents and Settings folder. So i guess =
it
> would be safe to delete one ?
>=20
>=20
>=20
> "Roger Abell [MVP]" > wrote in message
> ...
> At a cmd prompt enter
> net localgroup administrators
>=20
> This lists all admin accounts on the machine, and one of
> these must be used to change a limited account to admin.
> You already have secured the safe mode admininstrator
> account, so prehaps there is a different one you are not
> aware exists.
>=20
> There are a few other ways this can be done. Most have
> had security bulletin patches released to plug them. Some
> are simply not preventable if the person has physical
> access to the machine. So, start with the obvious by
> inventorying the admin accounts and making sure the
> machine is up-to-date on security releases, and take it
> from there.
>=20
> --
> Roger
>=20
> "Howard Raffington" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Can any one tell me of a way to secure my home/family computer as my
> brother
> > are breaking into it and changing their acc. type from Limited to =
Admin. I
> > have changed my user password several times. Logged on in safe mode =
and
> have
> > given the Administrator Account a password, but it still does not =
seem to
> > help.
> >
> >
>=20
>