Re: Migrated account needs admin access

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As stated in my original post, if the user doesn't have local admin rights
when logging in with their new domain account, the background is blank (i.e.
their wallpaper won't load) and the theme (as seen on the taskbar/start menu)
looks like Windows 2000; and you can't change either of them. I didn't
investigate further after finding I couldn't modify anything seen on the
desktop.

Once I gave the domain account local admin rights, then their custom
wallpaper displayed and the theme (as evidenced on the taskbar/start menu)
was the standard XP blue theme.

The other odd part is that these people did not have local admin access when
their PC was in the workgroup. They were standard users which is why at first
I didn't give their domain accont admin access on the PC either.

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

JonathanL wrote:
Unfortunately it's too late for that. They've been using their new
account for 2 weeks now. I don't want to put up with the complaints
I'd get if I tried that now. I guess I'm stuck unless someone comes
up with a solution.

What specific things do you need the admin rights for - seldom is it
everything...?

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