I am on a limited account and i need administrator's account to download a few things like crossfire and itunes. but my dad wont give me administrator's priviliges because he is laaazy. (im not lying. that's what he said) so, is there a way for me to give myself administrator's privileges? I already tried the cmd.x or something like that and doing the Ctrl+Alt+Delete x2 at the choosing screen doesnt work. (he added a password to the username Administrator) So, i am in a predicament. help plz. ps. i cant do the cmd.x because i need administrator privileges to do that. and i have no access to one.
Assuming you are using Windows XP. Click Start, Run and type Regedit Navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon \ SpecialAccounts \ UserList Use the File, Export option to backup the key (save your backup to the desktop for convenience) Create a new DWORD Value named Administrator Double-click Administrator, and set 1 as its data Exit the Registry Editor. Re-boot. Log in on the new admin account and install your software for all users. This may not work. Been years since I have done this so sorry if it does not help, and if it messes up your system restore the reg using the backup you made.