Re: administrator account

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Log on as the Administrator, not a use with admin privileges. Right-click My Computer, and then click Manage. Then go to Local Users And Groups. Click the user that you want to change the group type and right-click. Then select Properties. Go to the Member Of tab and click Add, then click Find Now. Select the group you want the user to be in and click OK. Then remove the user from the administrators group. To delete a user click the account you want to delete, and right-click. Then select delete. To make a user with admin privileges, right-click Users in the scope pane (the pane on the right) and then select new and then user. Go through the add user wizard and then when you are done, go to the users properties and do the same thing you did for the previous admin only add the user to the administrators group.

rhwxyz wrote:
I'm using XP Pro. I want to change the account settings on a PC. Want to make the current administrator a limited user and maintain all of the email associated with that user. Also want to delete a user and create a new account for me as administrator. In other words, how do I create a new admin account for myself on a PC and change the former administrator to a limited user without losing all of the email and other stuff associated with that user? Also, how do I remove a user account?
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