forgot dell admin password

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Carywjr

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Drunk while setting admin password. Like a moron I sold know better but can leave well enough alone. I have a USB flash with data on it. I think it says to use a fresh USB thumb drive. But I'm too cheap to buy a new flash just to do the os system instructions. I wrote down the password for my other user account. Idk call me a moron of u will, as long as I can get a few idea. Or if someone can point me in the right direction. Every time i want too do something the lap top wants the admin autorization, I need to follow the insrtuctions from the support menu. Idk I'm lost.
 

Carywjr

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I know the password to my other use account so I'm not locked out. I was trying to get to stop asking me for programs to stop asking me for permission to open so i was trying to make that so and never wrote down the pasture the other one i wrote down but that not the admin acount. So when i somehow fix this can explain to me how to change the ADMIN TO AUTO?Google chrome or what ever program I would run always ashes me for permissions to change the hard dive settings. Any info I would apreariate I'm not so good at understanding directions on the PC, lap top . thanks for taking the time to look at my question
 

USAFRet

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If you do not know/remember the admin account pwd, there is nothing we can do for you here. As noted above.

And if you do not know the admin account, you will very soon run into other issues, as you have seen.
 

Wolfshadw

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Try this. On a program that normally asks you for the Admin Password, right-click on the desktop icon and select properties (note this is for Windows 7). Click on the Compatibility Tab. Near the bottom of that window you should see an section titled, "Privilege Level". Check the box for, 'Run this program as an Administrator".

See if that helps.

-Wolf sends
 
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