Program Won't Uninstall

[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. 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?

[Mathiau]

If you are the administrator you are the admin?

can you not get the FULL admin to uninstall it for you?

Mathiau.


"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. 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'm a new XP user. I'm using Windows XP Home Edition. I've noticed several
differences between win98 and XP. First of all, there is a separate
directory tree for every user account. There is a directory tree for
"administrator" and one for "owner" and any other users that I open an
account for. As the owner, I assume, and Control Panel>User Accounts
reports that I have (assuming full) administrative privileges. Another
thing I noticed is that although there is a directory tree for both
administrator and owner, the log in screen does not have an icon for the
administrator -- only the owner.

So, to answer your question, I believe in the creators' mind (of XP) yes, I
have full administrative privileges. However, in the creators' mind of of
Megaphone software that was designed during the NT4 and Win98 time period,
they didn't have a clue what Microsoft was going to put on operating systems
down the line, therefore, the designed it to work on what was current. In
comparison to what was current then and what is current now, from the older
softwares point of view, no, I don't seem to have administrative privileges.
"Mathiau" > wrote in message
...
> If you are the administrator you are the admin?
>
> can you not get the FULL admin to uninstall it for you?
>
> Mathiau.
>
>
> "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. 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]

Then try Safe Mode.

The Administrator account is a built in user for administering the computer.
You can use the Administrator account only in safe mode, and it will not
show during normal loads.

Also, just for information only, Windows 98 created profiles under
C:\windows\profiles\username for each user and thereby there were different
'trees' for each user.



--

_____________
Agustin E. Beci

"Dan" > wrote in message
m...
> I'm a new XP user. I'm using Windows XP Home Edition. I've noticed
several
> differences between win98 and XP. First of all, there is a separate
> directory tree for every user account. There is a directory tree for
> "administrator" and one for "owner" and any other users that I open an
> account for. As the owner, I assume, and Control Panel>User Accounts
> reports that I have (assuming full) administrative privileges. Another
> thing I noticed is that although there is a directory tree for both
> administrator and owner, the log in screen does not have an icon for the
> administrator -- only the owner.
>
> So, to answer your question, I believe in the creators' mind (of XP) yes,
I
> have full administrative privileges. However, in the creators' mind of of
> Megaphone software that was designed during the NT4 and Win98 time period,
> they didn't have a clue what Microsoft was going to put on operating
systems
> down the line, therefore, the designed it to work on what was current. In
> comparison to what was current then and what is current now, from the
older
> softwares point of view, no, I don't seem to have administrative
privileges.
> "Mathiau" > wrote in message
> ...
> > If you are the administrator you are the admin?
> >
> > can you not get the FULL admin to uninstall it for you?
> >
> > Mathiau.
> >
> >
> > "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. 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 tried it. It gave me the same response.

"Agustin E. Beci" > wrote in message
...
> Then try Safe Mode.
>
> The Administrator account is a built in user for administering the
computer.
> You can use the Administrator account only in safe mode, and it will not
> show during normal loads.
>
> Also, just for information only, Windows 98 created profiles under
> C:\windows\profiles\username for each user and thereby there were
different
> 'trees' for each user.
>
>
>
> --
>
> _____________
> Agustin E. Beci
>
> "Dan" > wrote in message
> m...
> > I'm a new XP user. I'm using Windows XP Home Edition. I've noticed
> several
> > differences between win98 and XP. First of all, there is a separate
> > directory tree for every user account. There is a directory tree for
> > "administrator" and one for "owner" and any other users that I open an
> > account for. As the owner, I assume, and Control Panel>User Accounts
> > reports that I have (assuming full) administrative privileges. Another
> > thing I noticed is that although there is a directory tree for both
> > administrator and owner, the log in screen does not have an icon for the
> > administrator -- only the owner.
> >
> > So, to answer your question, I believe in the creators' mind (of XP)
yes,
> I
> > have full administrative privileges. However, in the creators' mind of
of
> > Megaphone software that was designed during the NT4 and Win98 time
period,
> > they didn't have a clue what Microsoft was going to put on operating
> systems
> > down the line, therefore, the designed it to work on what was current.
In
> > comparison to what was current then and what is current now, from the
> older
> > softwares point of view, no, I don't seem to have administrative
> privileges.
> > "Mathiau" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > If you are the administrator you are the admin?
> > >
> > > can you not get the FULL admin to uninstall it for you?
> > >
> > > Mathiau.
> > >
> > >
> > > "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. 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?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Jim Macklin]

When an account is created, XP hides the administrator
default account, for security purposes. You can access that
account when needed by using the proper key combination,
depending on how your computer was setup.
The owner account was setup by the manufacturer as owner
because they did not know what name you wanted. You can
rename that account if you want.

Unlike W98/ME, XP is a true multi-user OS which as you see,
creates independent users. With W98, if you create users,
you get a logon screen and you can have different
backgrounds, colors and themes. But all files and folders
are available to all users. In fact, if on the W98 logon,
you select cancel, the computer logs into everybody.

XP is different and in many ways better.


"Dan" > wrote in message
m...
| I tried it. It gave me the same response.
|
| "Agustin E. Beci" > wrote in
message
| ...
| > Then try Safe Mode.
| >
| > The Administrator account is a built in user for
administering the
| computer.
| > You can use the Administrator account only in safe mode,
and it will not
| > show during normal loads.
| >
| > Also, just for information only, Windows 98 created
profiles under
| > C:\windows\profiles\username for each user and thereby
there were
| different
| > 'trees' for each user.
| >
| >
| >
| > --
| >
| > _____________
| > Agustin E. Beci
| >
| > "Dan" > wrote in message
| > m...
| > > I'm a new XP user. I'm using Windows XP Home Edition.
I've noticed
| > several
| > > differences between win98 and XP. First of all, there
is a separate
| > > directory tree for every user account. There is a
directory tree for
| > > "administrator" and one for "owner" and any other
users that I open an
| > > account for. As the owner, I assume, and Control
Panel>User Accounts
| > > reports that I have (assuming full) administrative
privileges. Another
| > > thing I noticed is that although there is a directory
tree for both
| > > administrator and owner, the log in screen does not
have an icon for the
| > > administrator -- only the owner.
| > >
| > > So, to answer your question, I believe in the
creators' mind (of XP)
| yes,
| > I
| > > have full administrative privileges. However, in the
creators' mind of
| of
| > > Megaphone software that was designed during the NT4
and Win98 time
| period,
| > > they didn't have a clue what Microsoft was going to
put on operating
| > systems
| > > down the line, therefore, the designed it to work on
what was current.
| In
| > > comparison to what was current then and what is
current now, from the
| > older
| > > softwares point of view, no, I don't seem to have
administrative
| > privileges.
| > > "Mathiau" > wrote in message
| > > ...
| > > > If you are the administrator you are the admin?
| > > >
| > > > can you not get the FULL admin to uninstall it for
you?
| > > >
| > > > Mathiau.
| > > >
| > > >
| > > > "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. 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?
| > > > >
| > > > >
| > > >
| > > >
| > >
| > >
| >
| >
|
|