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  • =?Utf-8?B?TWFyZ2ll?=
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    Administrator account problems

    I use XP Home Edition, am the administrator and have recently run into many
    problems. They seem to center around not being able to properly function as
    the computer administrator.

    For example, when trying to format a CD, I get the message "Your user
    account setting will not allow you to perform this operation. You must be
    designated as a computer administrator to format this disc. Consult your
    system administrator (me!) or the Windows Help file for information on
    changing your user account."
    I have looked in the Help file to no avail and searched for answers on line
    but still have this problem.

    I have tried System Restore and receive the message that the restore was
    incomplete because "no changes were made" and yet Windows automatically
    downloaded 2 files just last week. I even tried restoring to 3 months ago
    and it wouldn't work.

    There are several other problems occuring, but all seem related to not being
    able to function fully as system administrator. Any help will be appreciated.


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    • James Jardine
      #2
      Re: Administrator account problems

      Margie wrote:
      I use XP Home Edition, am the administrator and have recently run into many
      problems. They seem to center around not being able to properly function as
      the computer administrator.
      >
      For example, when trying to format a CD, I get the message "Your user
      account setting will not allow you to perform this operation. You must be
      designated as a computer administrator to format this disc. Consult your
      system administrator (me!) or the Windows Help file for information on
      changing your user account."
      I have looked in the Help file to no avail and searched for answers on line
      but still have this problem.
      >
      I have tried System Restore and receive the message that the restore was
      incomplete because "no changes were made" and yet Windows automatically
      downloaded 2 files just last week. I even tried restoring to 3 months ago
      and it wouldn't work.
      >
      There are several other problems occuring, but all seem related to not being
      able to function fully as system administrator. Any help will be appreciated.
      >
      >
      Are you having issues with programming with Microsoft .Net? If not I
      would recommend posting in one of the XP newsgroups maybe
      microsoft.publi c.windowsxp.gen eral

      Thanks,
      James Jardine

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        • James Jardine
          #3
          Re: Administrator account problems

          Margie wrote:
          I use XP Home Edition, am the administrator and have recently run into many
          problems. They seem to center around not being able to properly function as
          the computer administrator.
          >
          For example, when trying to format a CD, I get the message "Your user
          account setting will not allow you to perform this operation. You must be
          designated as a computer administrator to format this disc. Consult your
          system administrator (me!) or the Windows Help file for information on
          changing your user account."
          I have looked in the Help file to no avail and searched for answers on line
          but still have this problem.
          >
          I have tried System Restore and receive the message that the restore was
          incomplete because "no changes were made" and yet Windows automatically
          downloaded 2 files just last week. I even tried restoring to 3 months ago
          and it wouldn't work.
          >
          There are several other problems occuring, but all seem related to not being
          able to function fully as system administrator. Any help will be appreciated.
          >
          >
          Are you having issues with programming with Microsoft .Net? If not I
          would recommend posting in one of the XP newsgroups maybe
          microsoft.publi c.windowsxp.gen eral

          Thanks,
          James Jardine

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            • =?Utf-8?B?TWFyZ2ll?=
              #4
              Re: Administrator account problems

              James - I thought I was in an XP newsgroup - where exactly am I??

              "James Jardine" wrote:
              Margie wrote:
              I use XP Home Edition, am the administrator and have recently run into many
              problems. They seem to center around not being able to properly function as
              the computer administrator.

              For example, when trying to format a CD, I get the message "Your user
              account setting will not allow you to perform this operation. You must be
              designated as a computer administrator to format this disc. Consult your
              system administrator (me!) or the Windows Help file for information on
              changing your user account."
              I have looked in the Help file to no avail and searched for answers on line
              but still have this problem.

              I have tried System Restore and receive the message that the restore was
              incomplete because "no changes were made" and yet Windows automatically
              downloaded 2 files just last week. I even tried restoring to 3 months ago
              and it wouldn't work.

              There are several other problems occuring, but all seem related to not being
              able to function fully as system administrator. Any help will be appreciated.
              Are you having issues with programming with Microsoft .Net? If not I
              would recommend posting in one of the XP newsgroups maybe
              microsoft.publi c.windowsxp.gen eral
              >
              Thanks,
              James Jardine
              >

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                • Andrew Morton
                  #5
                  Re: Administrator account problems

                  Margie wrote:
                  James - I thought I was in an XP newsgroup - where exactly am I??
                  You are in a twisty maze, surrounded by....oh, no, you're in

                  microsoft.publi c.dotnet.genera l

                  You want something more like
                  news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...dowsxp.general

                  HTH

                  Andrew


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                    • =?Utf-8?B?UmV1YmVu?=
                      #6
                      Re: Administrator account problems

                      James - I thought I was in an XP newsgroup - where exactly am I??

                      This is a newsgroup for programmers. All webpages with URLs that begin with
                      http://msdn.microsoft.com are part of the MSDN website, which is for
                      programmers, administrators, etc.
                      The Microsoft website seems to be lading a lot of people here. I think you
                      need to go here:
                      http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?guid=1080912A-26C5-7040-AFDD-2224A4FEB3EA


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