I thought I was the Administrator?

[Dan]

I have a telephone answering machine program that was designed for Win98. I
installed it on XP. There are all kinds of problems. Now, I want to
uninstall it. The Add/Remove Programs>Program Setup requires me to log in
as the Administrator to uninstall. I am the administrator as the owner.
Can I trick the OS to report as an NT machine that I am the administrator or
is there another way?

[Agustin E. Beci]

Have you tried Safe Mode?

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Agustin E. Beci

"Dan" > wrote in message
m...
> I have a telephone answering machine program that was designed for Win98.
I
> installed it on XP. There are all kinds of problems. Now, I want to
> uninstall it. The Add/Remove Programs>Program Setup requires me to log in
> as the Administrator to uninstall. I am the administrator as the owner.
> Can I trick the OS to report as an NT machine that I am the administrator
or
> is there another way?
>
>

[Steven S. Kurz]

To whom it may concern,

The only true way in Win XP to be the administrator is to
boot your computer into safe mode. Start your computer
and after you get the bios/first screen start pressing F8
key continuously until you get the dos prompt screen and
pick safe mode. When XP boots your screen will be large
icons but you will get all your users and an
Administrator login here. Login as administrator and do
the normal removal process through add/remove programs.
Also check to see if there is an uninstall program under
the programs menu for the software program itself.

Good luck,

Steven S. Kurz
Compro Computer Services, Inc.
301 Oxford Valley Road, Suite 104B
Yardley, PA 19067
Phone: 215-369-7695
Fax: 215-369-7696
Email:
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>-----Original Message-----
>Have you tried Safe Mode?
>
>--
>
>_____________
>Agustin E. Beci
>
>"Dan" > wrote in message
m...
>> I have a telephone answering machine program that was
designed for Win98.
>I
>> installed it on XP. There are all kinds of problems.
Now, I want to
>> uninstall it. The Add/Remove Programs>Program Setup
requires me to log in
>> as the Administrator to uninstall. I am the
administrator as the owner.
>> Can I trick the OS to report as an NT machine that I
am the administrator
>or
>> is there another way?
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

[Dan]

I did that. It still doesnt want to uninstall. Strange but true.

I may have to hack the reg which I don't like to do.


"Steven S. Kurz" > wrote in message
...
> To whom it may concern,
>
> The only true way in Win XP to be the administrator is to
> boot your computer into safe mode. Start your computer
> and after you get the bios/first screen start pressing F8
> key continuously until you get the dos prompt screen and
> pick safe mode. When XP boots your screen will be large
> icons but you will get all your users and an
> Administrator login here. Login as administrator and do
> the normal removal process through add/remove programs.
> Also check to see if there is an uninstall program under
> the programs menu for the software program itself.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Steven S. Kurz
> Compro Computer Services, Inc.
> 301 Oxford Valley Road, Suite 104B
> Yardley, PA 19067
> Phone: 215-369-7695
> Fax: 215-369-7696
> Email:
> Certifications: A+, Network+, MCP 2000 Pro/Server, HP,
> APS Certified
>
> Confidentiality Notice:
> This material may contain confidential or legally
> privileged information that is intended only for the
> individual or entity named in the e-mail address. If you
> are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified
> that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or reliance
> upon the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited.
> If you have received this e-mail transmission in error,
> please reply to the sender, so that arrangements can be
> made for proper delivery, and then please delete the
> message from your inbox.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Have you tried Safe Mode?
> >
> >--
> >
> >_____________
> >Agustin E. Beci
> >
> >"Dan" > wrote in message
> m...
> >> I have a telephone answering machine program that was
> designed for Win98.
> >I
> >> installed it on XP. There are all kinds of problems.
> Now, I want to
> >> uninstall it. The Add/Remove Programs>Program Setup
> requires me to log in
> >> as the Administrator to uninstall. I am the
> administrator as the owner.
> >> Can I trick the OS to report as an NT machine that I
> am the administrator
> >or
> >> is there another way?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[rifleman]

In ,
Steven S. Kurz > cogitated deeply and wrote
> To whom it may concern,
>
> The only true way in Win XP to be the administrator is to
> boot your computer into safe mode.

Not quite true - that only applies to HOME edition.


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