HOW DO I REGAIN ADMINISTATIVE ACCESS WHILE RUNNING IN WINDOWS XP
I GOT THIS COMPUTER FROM A FRIEND AND I CANNOT GET INTO THE CONTROL PANEL, AND I GET A "YOU DONT HAVE SUFFICENT ACCESSCONTACT SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR1 person needs an answerI do too
December 6th, 2009 4:16am

Assuming that you aren't running as a Limited User, the system is probably infected. With used computers, no matter the provenance, best practice is to do a clean install of Windows immediately. http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean Install How-To http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Reinstalling_Windows - What you will need on-hand MS-MVP - Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
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December 6th, 2009 5:41pm

I never run my computer as admin, for security reasons. Here's a list of command line options to access control panel: Go to Start>Run> type "cmd">enter> and then type a syntax listed below and>enter. Accessibility Options access.cpl Add/Remove Programs appwiz.cpl Add Hardware Wizard hdwwiz.cpl Automatic Updates wuaucpl.cpl Bluetooth Properties bthprops.cpl Display Properties desk.cpl Firewall Properties firewall.cpl Game Controllers joy.cpl Internet Options inetcpl.cpl iSCSI Initiator iscsicpl.cpl Java Control Panel jpicpl32.cpl Licensing Mode liccpa.cpl Mouse Properties main.cpl Network Connections ncpa.cpl Network Setup Wizard netsetup.cpl ODBC Properties odbccp32.cpl Power Options powercfg.cpl Regional and Language Options intl.cpl Sound and Audio Devices mmsys.cpl Stored Passwords keymgr.cpl System Properties sysdm.cpl Telephone and Modem Properties telephon.cpl Time and Date Settings timedate.cpl User Accounts nusrmgr.cpl Windows Security Center wscui.cpl Wireless Link irprops.cpl
December 6th, 2009 6:45pm

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