Vista - Built-in administrator account

I am using Vista Home Premium and would like to switch to the built-in
administrator account. Can someone advise me the procedure to do so.

Thanks,

Scott

Scott

If you right click 'Computer' and select 'Manage' and then when that opens
select 'Local Users and Groups' then 'Users' you will see the accounts on
the machine. Right click 'Administrator' and select 'Properties' and uncheck
the 'Account is disabled' checkbox.

Why do you need to switch on the admin account? Just wondering????



"Scott" <NoSpam-Scott.Xe@GMail.com> wrote in message
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>I am using Vista Home Premium and would like to switch to the built-in
>administrator account. Can someone advise me the procedure to do so.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott

Neil,

Thanks for your reply. As per your advice, I right click 'Computer' and
select 'Manage' and then when that opens. There was no Local Users and
Groups inside the whole dialog box. Is it applied to Vista Home Premium as
well?

As per the advice from the software publisher, I have to use adminstrator
account to install their software even my account has administrator right.

Thanks,

Scott

"Neil Harley" <nomail@home.com> ¦b¶l¥ó
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> Scott
>
> If you right click 'Computer' and select 'Manage' and then when that opens
> select 'Local Users and Groups' then 'Users' you will see the accounts on
> the machine. Right click 'Administrator' and select 'Properties' and
> uncheck the 'Account is disabled' checkbox.
>
> Why do you need to switch on the admin account? Just wondering????
>
>
>
> "Scott" <NoSpam-Scott.Xe@GMail.com> wrote in message
> news:OpXIEaeqHHA.4020@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>I am using Vista Home Premium and would like to switch to the built-in
>>administrator account. Can someone advise me the procedure to do so.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Scott
>

You could run the installer as Admin by right clicking it and selecting 'Run
as administrator'. That might work

or another way to enable to Administrator account is to open a command
prompt with admin rights and type:

net user administrator /active:yes



"Scott" <NoSpam-Scott.Xe@GMail.com> wrote in message
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> Neil,
>
> Thanks for your reply. As per your advice, I right click 'Computer' and
> select 'Manage' and then when that opens. There was no Local Users and
> Groups inside the whole dialog box. Is it applied to Vista Home Premium
> as well?
>
> As per the advice from the software publisher, I have to use adminstrator
> account to install their software even my account has administrator right.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott
>
> "Neil Harley" <nomail@home.com> ¦b¶l¥ó
> news:01EE797B-43C9-4B8B-ADD1-3B3F45F29B90@microsoft.com ¤¤¼¶¼g...
>> Scott
>>
>> If you right click 'Computer' and select 'Manage' and then when that
>> opens select 'Local Users and Groups' then 'Users' you will see the
>> accounts on the machine. Right click 'Administrator' and select
>> 'Properties' and uncheck the 'Account is disabled' checkbox.
>>
>> Why do you need to switch on the admin account? Just wondering????
>>
>>
>>
>> "Scott" <NoSpam-Scott.Xe@GMail.com> wrote in message
>> news:OpXIEaeqHHA.4020@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>I am using Vista Home Premium and would like to switch to the built-in
>>>administrator account. Can someone advise me the procedure to do so.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Scott
>>
>

If their software is that poorly coded that it looks for the Administrator
user you really don't want it on your computer. It will undoubtedly cause
other problems in Vista once it is installed.

Try right clicking on the installer program, click on Properties, click on
the Compatibility tab, tick "Run this program in compatiblity mode", make
sure "Windows XP (Service Pack 2) is selected, tick "Run this program as an
administrator", click on Apply then OK. Try running the installation again.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


"Scott" <NoSpam-Scott.Xe@GMail.com> wrote in message
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> Neil,
>
> Thanks for your reply. As per your advice, I right click 'Computer' and
> select 'Manage' and then when that opens. There was no Local Users and
> Groups inside the whole dialog box. Is it applied to Vista Home Premium
> as well?
>
> As per the advice from the software publisher, I have to use adminstrator
> account to install their software even my account has administrator right.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott
>
> "Neil Harley" <nomail@home.com> ¦b¶l¥ó
> news:01EE797B-43C9-4B8B-ADD1-3B3F45F29B90@microsoft.com ¤¤¼¶¼g...
>> Scott
>>
>> If you right click 'Computer' and select 'Manage' and then when that
>> opens select 'Local Users and Groups' then 'Users' you will see the
>> accounts on the machine. Right click 'Administrator' and select
>> 'Properties' and uncheck the 'Account is disabled' checkbox.
>>
>> Why do you need to switch on the admin account? Just wondering????
>>
>>
>>
>> "Scott" <NoSpam-Scott.Xe@GMail.com> wrote in message
>> news:OpXIEaeqHHA.4020@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>I am using Vista Home Premium and would like to switch to the built-in
>>>administrator account. Can someone advise me the procedure to do so.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Scott
>>
>

Kerry,

Thanks for your comments and suggestion.

I got the similar feeling but most of pcs on sell are pre-installed that
software. The program is a new version for Vista and seems to have more
enhancement to become perfect.

Scott

"Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> ¦b¶l¥ó
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> If their software is that poorly coded that it looks for the Administrator
> user you really don't want it on your computer. It will undoubtedly cause
> other problems in Vista once it is installed.
>
> Try right clicking on the installer program, click on Properties, click on
> the Compatibility tab, tick "Run this program in compatiblity mode", make
> sure "Windows XP (Service Pack 2) is selected, tick "Run this program as
> an administrator", click on Apply then OK. Try running the installation
> again.
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
> http://www.vistahelp.ca
>
>
> "Scott" <NoSpam-Scott.Xe@GMail.com> wrote in message
> news:uKe0LFfqHHA.3448@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Neil,
>>
>> Thanks for your reply. As per your advice, I right click 'Computer' and
>> select 'Manage' and then when that opens. There was no Local Users and
>> Groups inside the whole dialog box. Is it applied to Vista Home Premium
>> as well?
>>
>> As per the advice from the software publisher, I have to use adminstrator
>> account to install their software even my account has administrator
>> right.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Scott
>>
>> "Neil Harley" <nomail@home.com> ¦b¶l¥ó
>> news:01EE797B-43C9-4B8B-ADD1-3B3F45F29B90@microsoft.com ¤¤¼¶¼g...
>>> Scott
>>>
>>> If you right click 'Computer' and select 'Manage' and then when that
>>> opens select 'Local Users and Groups' then 'Users' you will see the
>>> accounts on the machine. Right click 'Administrator' and select
>>> 'Properties' and uncheck the 'Account is disabled' checkbox.
>>>
>>> Why do you need to switch on the admin account? Just wondering????
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Scott" <NoSpam-Scott.Xe@GMail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:OpXIEaeqHHA.4020@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>I am using Vista Home Premium and would like to switch to the built-in
>>>>administrator account. Can someone advise me the procedure to do so.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Scott
>>>
>>
>

Neil,

Thanks for yous alternatives that work under my situation.

Scott

"Neil Harley" <nomail@home.com> ¦b¶l¥ó
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> You could run the installer as Admin by right clicking it and selecting
> 'Run as administrator'. That might work
>
> or another way to enable to Administrator account is to open a command
> prompt with admin rights and type:
>
> net user administrator /active:yes
>
>
>
> "Scott" <NoSpam-Scott.Xe@GMail.com> wrote in message
> news:uKe0LFfqHHA.3448@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Neil,
>>
>> Thanks for your reply. As per your advice, I right click 'Computer' and
>> select 'Manage' and then when that opens. There was no Local Users and
>> Groups inside the whole dialog box. Is it applied to Vista Home Premium
>> as well?
>>
>> As per the advice from the software publisher, I have to use adminstrator
>> account to install their software even my account has administrator
>> right.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Scott
>>
>> "Neil Harley" <nomail@home.com> ¦b¶l¥ó
>> news:01EE797B-43C9-4B8B-ADD1-3B3F45F29B90@microsoft.com ¤¤¼¶¼g...
>>> Scott
>>>
>>> If you right click 'Computer' and select 'Manage' and then when that
>>> opens select 'Local Users and Groups' then 'Users' you will see the
>>> accounts on the machine. Right click 'Administrator' and select
>>> 'Properties' and uncheck the 'Account is disabled' checkbox.
>>>
>>> Why do you need to switch on the admin account? Just wondering????
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Scott" <NoSpam-Scott.Xe@GMail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:OpXIEaeqHHA.4020@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>I am using Vista Home Premium and would like to switch to the built-in
>>>>administrator account. Can someone advise me the procedure to do so.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Scott
>>>
>>