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| Thread ID: 57526 | 2005-05-05 06:33:00 | gaining administration rights XP | jamesyboi (6579) | Press F1 |
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| 352279 | 2005-05-05 06:33:00 | My friend has a computer and his dad is the administrator, he wants to be the admin but he doesn't want his dad knowing.. is there anyway he can be admin without his dad doing it? he doens't know his dads accounts password i presume. anyone know? possibly a registry hack or startup script? btw this is purely just to install his own programs. as he doesn't have full rites :) cheerz. james |
jamesyboi (6579) | ||
| 352280 | 2005-05-05 06:34:00 | Well he would need his dads password first | Overdrive_5000 (4950) | ||
| 352281 | 2005-05-05 06:35:00 | any way around that? | jamesyboi (6579) | ||
| 352282 | 2005-05-05 06:36:00 | Perhaps his father doesn't want him installing his own programmes. Perhaps that's why your friend hasn't got Administrator privilege. Perhaps that's why the computer is still working. ;) | Graham L (2) | ||
| 352283 | 2005-05-05 06:38:00 | ;) I know but I'm just tryna help him. He wants to install Flash MX | jamesyboi (6579) | ||
| 352284 | 2005-05-05 06:40:00 | He should ask his father. I presume his father paid for that computer and therefore is the owner of it. If his father doesn't want him to have Admin rights there must be a good reason for this. These things work on trust, and going behind someone's back via dodgy means will not earn it. And he will be found out as it is easy to see what accounts have Admin powers. Just get his father to install his program for him. |
Jen (38) | ||
| 352285 | 2005-05-05 06:45:00 | there are ways around it.... but lets not go there,the best way would be to ask him | Prescott (11) | ||
| 352286 | 2005-05-05 08:10:00 | Yay for XP's improved rodentproof security features!! It takes 4 minutes to find and reset the password if you know what you're doing. Tell your "m8??" to grow up and don't shag with someone elses PC. It's a big NO NO |
bartsdadhomer (80) | ||
| 352287 | 2005-05-05 09:17:00 | Of course you wouldn't actually do this but hypothetically you could try pressing ctrl-alt-del twice if the computer is using the welcome screen. You would then hypothetically be presented with the traditional logon screen. If the Administrator account was not configured with a password you could hypothetically try logging on like that. Otherwise you would hypothetically need a boot diskette designed for the purpose. | BIFF (1) | ||
| 352288 | 2005-05-05 09:25:00 | ;) I know but I'm just tryna help him. He wants to install Flash MXWhere did he get Flash MX from? I'm guessing (from the tone of the other posts) that he hasn't actually bought it, so it's probably pirated... or at least not his. And as this forum has rules about pirated software, we had better not answer your question ;) M. |
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