Modify User Accounts

[Guest]

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For some reason, I can no longer modify the user accounts on my son's
computer. He currently has administrators privilege. I want to change his
account to a normal user account. When trying to change his account, it
displays Administrator (with a checkbox checked) and the other account is
grayed out. I don't have the option to make another selection.

 

[Dave]

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Are there other Administrator accounts on the comptuer? There must be one at
all times, thus if your son is the only Administor, he cannot be changed to
normal user and thus the option to choose limited will not exist. This occurs
even if an Administrator account for logging into safe mode exists (as it
does in win xp home ed.)

-dave

"JCO" wrote:

> For some reason, I can no longer modify the user accounts on my son's
> computer. He currently has administrators privilege. I want to change his
> account to a normal user account. When trying to change his account, it
> displays Administrator (with a checkbox checked) and the other account is
> grayed out. I don't have the option to make another selection.
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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Hi JCO,

You have to have at least 1 admin account. If your son's account is the only
one on his computer, you'll have to create another account as an admin, then
you should be able to change his account status.

Happy computing,
Dannie

"JCO" wrote:

> For some reason, I can no longer modify the user accounts on my son's
> computer. He currently has administrators privilege. I want to change his
> account to a normal user account. When trying to change his account, it
> displays Administrator (with a checkbox checked) and the other account is
> grayed out. I don't have the option to make another selection.
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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This is true, however, I logged on using the Administrator Account and I
still could not change his account to be Limited. Same thing, it was grayed
out.


"dave" <dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:96D5EA40-1EA1-495B-A6DC-E9D0C0D6681B@microsoft.com...
> Are there other Administrator accounts on the comptuer? There must be one
at
> all times, thus if your son is the only Administor, he cannot be changed
to
> normal user and thus the option to choose limited will not exist. This
occurs
> even if an Administrator account for logging into safe mode exists (as it
> does in win xp home ed.)
>
> -dave
>
> "JCO" wrote:
>
> > For some reason, I can no longer modify the user accounts on my son's
> > computer. He currently has administrators privilege. I want to change
his
> > account to a normal user account. When trying to change his account, it
> > displays Administrator (with a checkbox checked) and the other account
is
> > grayed out. I don't have the option to make another selection.
> >
> >
> >

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?)

As I replied to Dave (above)...

I logged on using my Administrator Account and I still could not change his
current Administrator Account to a Limited Account. Same thing, it was
grayed out.

"DTokunaga" <DTokunaga@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6E61DC0D-8F18-4811-AF1D-A51A55B9782F@microsoft.com...
> Hi JCO,
>
> You have to have at least 1 admin account. If your son's account is the
only
> one on his computer, you'll have to create another account as an admin,
then
> you should be able to change his account status.
>
> Happy computing,
> Dannie
>
> "JCO" wrote:
>
> > For some reason, I can no longer modify the user accounts on my son's
> > computer. He currently has administrators privilege. I want to change
his
> > account to a normal user account. When trying to change his account, it
> > displays Administrator (with a checkbox checked) and the other account
is
> > grayed out. I don't have the option to make another selection.
> >
> >
> >