Kcpirana

OK, this is nuts - checked again and now there are two Owner accounts, but I
still get the "Windows cannot access device, path, or file. You may not
have the appropriate permissions to access the item" (in this case, Control
Panel).

Kristy

"Kcpirana" <kcpirana@aol.com> wrote in message
news:%23S$IySBmHHA.3872@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Suddenly the Owner Account is gone and I'm being told I don't have
> permissions (?) to get to the Control Panel, etc. I'm scared to log off!
>
> Kristy
> "Kcpirana" <kcpirana@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:%238edOLBmHHA.4592@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Guest & Owner are the only two accounts listed. In addition, the box for
>> requiring user name and password is checked, but I don't enter a
>> password. I don't think I even set one up.
>>
>> Kristy
>>
>> "jimmuh" <jimmuh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C4668D47-4B6C-4451-8DB7-F8C4FBA8F4A3@microsoft.com...
>>> I'm thinking you may not be in as much of a predicament as you think you
>>> are.
>>>
>>> We need a little information. Go to Start | Run. type "control
>>> userpasswords2" in the Open field, and hit the Enter key. Make a list of
>>> the
>>> accounts that are listed there, and come back to tell us what they are.
>>>
>>> i'm thinking that your "renamed" Administrator account is really a
>>> different
>>> administrative account that you gave a name to when it was automatically
>>> created for you. And your original built-in Administrator account is
>>> probably
>>> okay. It isn't active by default, so you would have had to do something
>>> to
>>> activate it deliberately to be able to be logging on to it as your
>>> regular
>>> user account. It couldn't have happened by accident. Well, not likely,
>>> anyway.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Kcpirana" wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm not sure if I've really messed something up or not. When I was
>>>> setting
>>>> up my computer, I forgot to set up a new account for myself and I've
>>>> completely customized, installed to, and am using the Administrator
>>>> account
>>>> as my primary account. Is there anyway to duplicate this account (so I
>>>> don't have to start from scratch) and then how would I restore this one
>>>> to
>>>> the use for which it was intended? Or can I create a new administrator
>>>> account? I tried to do that, but it wouldn't let me name an account
>>>> "Administrator" as it was already in use. When I logged off and back
>>>> on,
>>>> however, it only showed the account that I renamed with my name.
>>>>
>>>> Kristy
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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