Comments on: How To Change a Windows XP Limited User Account Into a Computer Administrator http://www.raymond.cc/blog/how-to-change-a-windows-xp-limited-user-account-into-a-computer-administrator/ Daily updated news of useful advanced computer tips and tricks Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kcs3295 http://www.raymond.cc/blog/how-to-change-a-windows-xp-limited-user-account-into-a-computer-administrator/#comment-509924 kcs3295 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:08:55 +0000 http://www.raymond.cc/blog/?p=1025#comment-509924 Would like to add to comment 71; this is also a good way to find backdoor user accounts such as trogans. Open devise manager to see the computer number, and as in the above - if you see an account other than that or an oem or Microsoft support account - this could be your trogan. Just had a laptop that had been to 2 pc shops & they re-installed the OS & who knows what & could not repair the pc. I disabled the account which had been permanantly locked with a password & didn't show on user signin on XP Pro. Was so bad it had disabled the cddrive in bios & the registry, usb & network boot in the bios. Worst I've seen. Also had a hidden partition which Paragon Partition Manager Pro did reveal which I believe was the location of the trogan in the root directory. Killed it & cleaned the pc - no re-install of the OS. Maybe this will help others. Ken Would like to add to comment 71; this is also a good way to find backdoor user accounts such as trogans.

Open devise manager to see the computer number, and as in the above – if you see an account other than that or an oem or Microsoft support account – this could be your trogan.

Just had a laptop that had been to 2 pc shops & they re-installed the OS & who knows what & could not repair the pc.

I disabled the account which had been permanantly locked with a password & didn’t show on user signin on XP Pro.

Was so bad it had disabled the cddrive in bios & the registry, usb & network boot in the bios. Worst I’ve seen.

Also had a hidden partition which Paragon Partition Manager Pro did reveal which I believe was the location of the trogan in the root directory.

Killed it & cleaned the pc – no re-install of the OS.

Maybe this will help others.

Ken

]]> By: kcs3295 http://www.raymond.cc/blog/how-to-change-a-windows-xp-limited-user-account-into-a-computer-administrator/#comment-508635 kcs3295 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 14:06:06 +0000 http://www.raymond.cc/blog/?p=1025#comment-508635 This app is 55 megs & that concerns me especially if I ran that on anyones pc. It can be done in XP Pro in a limited account by Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Local Users and Groups > Users & click on the users name, the right click that user & select Properties. A new menu appears - select Member Of & click Add > Advanced > Find Now & select the account you want to be a member of. I have not use this on my pc as it could lock certain folders & possibly permanantly. But access should be available for repair purposes, upgrades, etc. Ken This app is 55 megs & that concerns me especially if I ran that on anyones pc.

It can be done in XP Pro in a limited account by Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Local Users and Groups > Users & click on the users name, the right click that user & select Properties. A new menu appears – select Member Of & click Add > Advanced > Find Now & select the account you want to be a member of.

I have not use this on my pc as it could lock certain folders & possibly permanantly. But access should be available for repair purposes, upgrades, etc.

Ken

]]> By: abdo http://www.raymond.cc/blog/how-to-change-a-windows-xp-limited-user-account-into-a-computer-administrator/#comment-507859 abdo Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:47:06 +0000 http://www.raymond.cc/blog/?p=1025#comment-507859 i got nothing when i boot up my pc it started normaly so what's wrong??????????????? i got nothing when i boot up my pc it started normaly so what’s wrong???????????????

]]> By: Luke http://www.raymond.cc/blog/how-to-change-a-windows-xp-limited-user-account-into-a-computer-administrator/#comment-506916 Luke Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:16:13 +0000 http://www.raymond.cc/blog/?p=1025#comment-506916 yo Prashanth y dont u try booting up ur pc with puppy linux u can get into all ur files on that administrator account without needing a password and u can back up all the files to a usb or the other account u were talking about BYE :0 haha yo Prashanth
y dont u try booting up ur pc with puppy linux u can get into all ur files on that administrator account without needing a password and u can back up all the files to a usb or the other account u were talking about BYE :0 haha

]]> By: heero http://www.raymond.cc/blog/how-to-change-a-windows-xp-limited-user-account-into-a-computer-administrator/#comment-505634 heero Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:38:46 +0000 http://www.raymond.cc/blog/?p=1025#comment-505634 there's a [roblem with the video card.. there’s a [roblem with the video card..

]]> By: Prashanth http://www.raymond.cc/blog/how-to-change-a-windows-xp-limited-user-account-into-a-computer-administrator/#comment-505614 Prashanth Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:41:18 +0000 http://www.raymond.cc/blog/?p=1025#comment-505614 Hi i created new user account in control pannel in my comp so wen i restarted sys. new user account came. but how to get into the old administrator account bcuz sm of my doc r thr in adminstrator desktop. if sm help it wld b helpfull thanks Hi i created new user account in control pannel in my comp so wen i restarted sys. new user account came. but how to get into the old administrator account bcuz sm of my doc r thr in adminstrator desktop. if sm help it wld b helpfull

thanks

]]> By: guy http://www.raymond.cc/blog/how-to-change-a-windows-xp-limited-user-account-into-a-computer-administrator/#comment-494436 guy Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:02:54 +0000 http://www.raymond.cc/blog/?p=1025#comment-494436 Can one put in the USB with a copy of the CD and do it like that? Can one put in the USB with a copy of the CD and do it like that?

]]>