Administrative Rights

[administrative rights]

I purchased a Sony VAIO computer last week on an "open
box" basis from Circuit City. When I set it up, I found
out that the computer had previously been purchased by
Meghan and, for one reason or another, she had returned
it. However, she did not clean out all of her files.
Apparently Windows XP has a thing called administrative
rights and, without these, the user is barred from some
activities on the computer. It seems that Meghan still
has these rights. For example, she also used MIcrosoft
Money as I do and when I wanted to back up my file on a
CD, I was told that only the administrator could authorze
that. How can I get those rights reverted to me?

[Lil' Dave]

The Sony doesn't have a restoration or installation CD for XP?
Dave
"administrative rights" > wrote in message
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> I purchased a Sony VAIO computer last week on an "open
> box" basis from Circuit City. When I set it up, I found
> out that the computer had previously been purchased by
> Meghan and, for one reason or another, she had returned
> it. However, she did not clean out all of her files.
> Apparently Windows XP has a thing called administrative
> rights and, without these, the user is barred from some
> activities on the computer. It seems that Meghan still
> has these rights. For example, she also used MIcrosoft
> Money as I do and when I wanted to back up my file on a
> CD, I was told that only the administrator could authorze
> that. How can I get those rights reverted to me?

[Gordon McDougall]

Nope. In the interests of saving money, you now have to
create your own Resource Discs. There is a VAIO REcovery
Wizard built in. Should I try that?

Thanks,

Gordon
>-----Original Message-----
>The Sony doesn't have a restoration or installation CD
for XP?
>Dave
>"administrative rights" > wrote in
message
...
>> I purchased a Sony VAIO computer last week on an "open
>> box" basis from Circuit City. When I set it up, I
found
>> out that the computer had previously been purchased by
>> Meghan and, for one reason or another, she had returned
>> it. However, she did not clean out all of her files.
>> Apparently Windows XP has a thing called administrative
>> rights and, without these, the user is barred from some
>> activities on the computer. It seems that Meghan still
>> has these rights. For example, she also used MIcrosoft
>> Money as I do and when I wanted to back up my file on a
>> CD, I was told that only the administrator could
authorze
>> that. How can I get those rights reverted to me?
>
>
>.
>

[Lil' Dave]

You want to wipe the previous installation, install XP, then register it in
your name.
Dave
"Gordon McDougall" > wrote in message
...
> Nope. In the interests of saving money, you now have to
> create your own Resource Discs. There is a VAIO REcovery
> Wizard built in. Should I try that?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gordon
> >-----Original Message-----
> >The Sony doesn't have a restoration or installation CD
> for XP?
> >Dave
> >"administrative rights" > wrote in
> message
> ...
> >> I purchased a Sony VAIO computer last week on an "open
> >> box" basis from Circuit City. When I set it up, I
> found
> >> out that the computer had previously been purchased by
> >> Meghan and, for one reason or another, she had returned
> >> it. However, she did not clean out all of her files.
> >> Apparently Windows XP has a thing called administrative
> >> rights and, without these, the user is barred from some
> >> activities on the computer. It seems that Meghan still
> >> has these rights. For example, she also used MIcrosoft
> >> Money as I do and when I wanted to back up my file on a
> >> CD, I was told that only the administrator could
> authorze
> >> that. How can I get those rights reverted to me?
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Alex Nichol]

Gordon McDougall wrote:

>Nope. In the interests of saving money, you now have to=20
>create your own Resource Discs. There is a VAIO REcovery=20
>Wizard built in. Should I try that?

Probably best to use the Sony disks and go back to ex-factory state.
Then you know properly where you are.

But for future needs - XP has a reserve, emergency account called
"Administrator" . Boot, hitting F8 as BIOS info goes to black; take
Safe Mode, There will then be an icon for Administrator on the Welcome
screen. (If not, hit CTL-ALT-DEL twice and enter the explicit name
Administrator
and leave the password blank)

In that, Start - Run the line
control userpasswords2
where you can select any account name and handle its properties or
delete it - or do any other admin task.

You will normally set up one account after initial boot - this is the
one that will have Admin status and be used for day to day admin work.
You may then make other user accounts with limited status, depending on
who else may use the machine

--=20
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K.