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Page size error after upgrading from XP Home to XP Professiona
... windowsme general "Mike M" wrote: Win Me unlike XP has no administrator mode or account although it is necessary to log on to perform various functions, Note though that when you upgrade using an XP CD Win Me is not running so logging on to Win Me isn'ta problem. Before upgrading to XP make sure you run the

left over user accounts after upgrade from xp home to pro
xp boy jj...@juno.com microsoft public windowsxp security_admin i recently upgraded a factory installed version of xp home to xp pro. first i tried the 2. the only listed accounts in control panels is the default administrator account and the guest account, but even if i create a new admin account (which sould

XP home network slow login to W2K shares
GT G...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista administration_accounts_passwords I upgrade from XP MCE to Vista premium and when i installed it I'm only the administrator account. After installing Vista premium i put password on administrator account, is it normal for the UAC alert to not show the

internet connection error
I am Logged in as Sandee Moore The user accounts shown in User Admin are: Administrator Barbara Moore Guest I have tried logging in as each user and searched What account are you logged into now? Bob wrote: After upgrading from Win98 to XP Pro I can't find any of the files that were in the My Documents Folder.

Strange behavior on switch logins and logoff
Can I upgrade to XP and have access to the files? Can I reset the admin password using third- party tools, or will I still need to know the computer name/domain CDs) the account names and their passwords. - Create a second admin account now and lock away the password so that she never gets into this mess again.

Administrator help!!
Donna Baker dbakera...@comcast.net microsoft public windowsxp help_and_support I have XP set up so that I am administrator and my son is a limited account. He wanted me to load Empire Earth. I installed it -- but he cannot run it from his desktop. He receives a "insert a cd" msg. Even if the cd is in the drive

What is System Administrator
You could add another local account to your laptop, this would require you to switch between accounts when you use your laptop. If the latter, you could consider upgrading to XP Pro which has Remote Desktop. Otherwise there are 3-rd party products like PCAnywhere, but I have never used any of them.

WP8 and XP problems
Ryan Smith r...@ogl.org microsoft public windowsxp perform_maintain I have an account problem that says I am not allowed to access certain things. It is not reading that I am computer administrator although it says I am. Any way to fix this? If not, can i upgrade from xp, to xp and still be able to keep all my

Migrating existing users from XP workgroups to new domain
I would create an administrator and one user account.If it does not suite you it is the easiest thing in the world to change it later (using CONTROL PANEL>USER ACCOUNTS) Eric. -----Original Message----- Hello, Right now, I am running Windows 98 2nd Edition and will be upgrading to XP Home Edition.

Folder access denied
In XP Home, the single user app approach pretty much dictates that a user account be in the 'admin' group although this 'admin' seems to have less The consumer's expense in software and hardware upgrades dwarves the $90 upgrade cost of XP, and I suspect the public is more than annoyed that they'll have to buy

Buying a locksmith or upgrading to xp edition
Somewhere a long the line, someone upgraded them to XP pro so they could connect to an Active Dir domain. For the most part, the computers work fine and ARE able to authenticate with the domain. Here's the problem I am having... I sign into any one of the three computers with the domain administrator account,

XP Pro User account slow, freezes
Logon to any TS server require the username provided in the TS logon box to be an account that this server recognizes as either local User account, Is there a way to do this or do I need to upgrade to XP Pro? The SBS is on the net with a pingable IP. Can I make a connection as the administrator and install the

left over user accounts after upgrade from xp home to pro
ryan r...@ogl.org microsoft public windowsxp perform_maintain Yes, i have an account problem that says I am not allowed to access certain things. It is not reading that I am computer administrator although it says I am. Any way to fix this? If not, can i upgrade from xp, to xp and still be able to keep all my

For Gaming? W98SE OR XP
I'll hopefully have better luck after I upgrade. More information: If I enter my name and password (as administrator), or enter the administator id and password, it should still have the ability to have access to the server, but one thing to remember is that when you create a user account on XP (Home or PRO),

account problem
On all xp OS by default the only way to enter xp as adm. is by tapping F8 at start up,safe mode,select administrator to enter xp.Once in xp,if you edit user accounts,etc restart pc,back in xp,you'd see that the account is edited.Thier is a major diffrence in xp between admistra- tors,and the "administrator" the s

Can't find documents after upgrading to XP Pro
I'll the last solution "Gistcheckin" wrote: Question: You have Vista - Did you upgrade from XP to Vista? Or, did your system come with Vista? To use an administrator account to reset your password If you use an administrator account to reset the password, you will permanently lose access to any e‑mail messages

Response to Kayode re: Solution Premature/Installing-Updating
Do I need my administrator at work to add a username and password that duplicates the basement computer, or can I do it? If the latter, you could consider upgrading to XP Pro which has Remote Desktop. Otherwise there are 3-rd party products like PCAnywhere, but I have never used any of them.

Logon issue following upgrade from Win2K to XP Pro
I set up his laptop (local) account with administrator access, and WP8 works with no problem when he's logged into the laptop (as opposed to the NT domain). I have just reinstalled WP8 on my computer after upgrading to XP. It works seemlessly on my desktop, but when one of my other family members attempt log in

See the Administrator account
... and logon to the default "Administrator" account, rightclick any folder, and click the Security Tab -- Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP Expert Associate marfer's notes for XP I have a notebook n5495 (since Christmas)which came with XP Home I need the NT format for drafting. I purchased the upgrade to XP Pro.

Strange behavior on switch logins and logoff
First did you do an Upgrade to XP or a Fresh Install? I had the same problem on two WS on a Client network and I resolved it with a reformat and fresh install. This happens even if I use the built in Administrator account or the User account set up for the PC, whic is also a member of the Administrators group.