I AM the administrator, but can't access...

I am in a one computer, one user situation,XP Home ed. and my computer doesn't recognize me as the system administrator! Early on with this machine, I had the bugbear worm, and after cleaning out the files with Norton, I seem to remember recreating my user
account. Is it possible that I wiped out my administrator account then? I can't gain full access to a lot of files (an example, when I try to open temp files, all I get is folders and indexes, but no actual files). I CAN install and uninstall software, wh
ich seems like an adminsitrator task. Anyone have any ideas? I've pasted two other postings that seem to be having related postings.

A million thanks for any help!

Leigh G

By: Boxy (search by author) In: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin

-----Original Message-----
When I try to change my internet options in IE, I get
the message
"Operation canceled due to restrictions on this
computer. Please contact
your system administrator." This message comes up when I
am logged into the
Administrator account!
What the heck is going on? This just started today, or
at least very
recently. Every other user on the system, including the
four limited users,
can access this option, but I can't. Makes no sense.
--
Marc.
.

G'day Marc how ya going,

Sorry I don't have an answer to
your question but I actually have a similar
question/problem and would appreciate any feedback that
you get. My problem is that I cannot activate 'Windows
Automatic Updates'. I go to Control Panel then to System
then click on the Auto Update tab but it does not let me
check the box for 'Keep my computer up to date', that
whole page is inactive, i can not select anything. I
think I have the same problem as you, in that my system
does not regonise me as the administrator, even though I
am the only one who uses this computer. I am not part of
a network or any group. I have only ever setup myself as
a user of this computer so don't understand how I am not
the administrator.

Once again sorry I couldn't help you out with your
original question, but it sort of sounds like we may have
the same problem. I'm going to keep trying to find a
solution so if you would like to send me your email
address ,I will contact you straight away if I find out
anything useful.

Boxy