How can I get by the "ADMINISTRATIVE RIGHTS NEEDED" notice? I am currently a powered user, but the guy who programed my computer isn't alive so I have no idea how to get by it. And I don't want to re format my hard drive, or damadge the computer/network, or other things on my computer.

Hes dead? Programmed your computer?

 

 

Is it running windows xp?

yes its on xp.

so what, you have a computer, and you have a profile that is password protected, and this profile has administrative rights?

 

You are on a limited account, and you need to get admin rights. You might be able to edit the registry. If you can find a way to delete his account it may make you the admin. Does your computer have a password jumper? Its a little pin on your mother board you stick in a slot or something (have never checked it out). This overrides all passwords. But it may only overide the bios password, but i think it overrides xp passwords.

This isn't the kind of thing we want to make available to any old Joe who passes by.

 

If anyone knows a solution and wants to hand that information out, they can PM Lance directly.