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HELP!  I've accidentally changed my user account to the "LIMITED" status, Now  
I cannot uninstall etc...HOW do I get my account BACK to "Computer  
Administrator" , so that I can do the things I used to be able to do?  I am  
the only user...Appreciate any help!
--  
Kenglert55

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Restart in Safe Mode and log on as Administrator then restore your account  
in Control Panel to its Administrative priviledges.
 
Andre
"kenglert55" <kenglert55@microsoft answers.com> wrote in message  
news:785EFF7F-D44E-4A74-B9D0-CBEC7EB7FB34@microsoft.com...
> HELP!  I've accidentally changed my user account to the "LIMITED" status,  
> Now
> I cannot uninstall etc...HOW do I get my account BACK to "Computer
> Administrator" , so that I can do the things I used to be able to do?  I  
> am
> the only user...Appreciate any help!
> --  
> Kenglert55

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will this erase everything from your limited account though? will you lose  
all your current files??
 
"Andre Da Costa" wrote:
 
> Restart in Safe Mode and log on as Administrator then restore your account  
> in Control Panel to its Administrative priviledges.
>  
> Andre
> "kenglert55" <kenglert55@microsoft answers.com> wrote in message  
> news:785EFF7F-D44E-4A74-B9D0-CBEC7EB7FB34@microsoft.com...
> > HELP!  I've accidentally changed my user account to the "LIMITED" status,  
> > Now
> > I cannot uninstall etc...HOW do I get my account BACK to "Computer
> > Administrator" , so that I can do the things I used to be able to do?  I  
> > am
> > the only user...Appreciate any help!
> > --  
> > Kenglert55  
>  
>  
>

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Hi,
 
No, this is just a status change. There is no loss of data with those steps.
 
--  
Best of Luck,
 
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
"db" <db@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message  
news:03AE9D0A-A2F1-40BF-ABD7-8E03030F0E17@microsoft.com...
> will this erase everything from your limited account though? will you lose
> all your current files??
>
> "Andre Da Costa" wrote:
>
>> Restart in Safe Mode and log on as Administrator then restore your  
>> account
>> in Control Panel to its Administrative priviledges.
>>
>> Andre
>> "kenglert55" <kenglert55@microsoft answers.com> wrote in message
>> news:785EFF7F-D44E-4A74-B9D0-CBEC7EB7FB34@microsoft.com...
>> > HELP!  I've accidentally changed my user account to the "LIMITED"  
>> > status,
>> > Now
>> > I cannot uninstall etc...HOW do I get my account BACK to "Computer
>> > Administrator" , so that I can do the things I used to be able to do?  
>> > I
>> > am
>> > the only user...Appreciate any help!
>> > --  
>> > Kenglert55
>>
>>
>>