Don't have Admin Status?! - Erm i should have...

OzZie

OzZie

OzZie

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Hi all,

Reinstalled XP home about a week ago and only just got round to reinstalling games etc. I can't update Windows Defender because i dont have the right "access rights", nor can i update BF2 or FS2004 :(

I have only one account on the computer and under the CP that says i am the admin, so i am a little confused :o

How can i get full access?

Many thanks. :)
 
Yup, everything there also says all accounts have Full Access :(

Edit: Sigh, im gonna reformat. Thanks for all the help anyway mate. Much appreciated. However, if the problem persists, then i may need you again :p
 
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If you havent already, you could try booting into safe mode and using the ADMINISTRATOR account, and either setting up a new account, or change your account back to local user and then back to admin. Worth a shot.
 
The VX2 adware edits your user rights when it infects your computer, and many programs do not repair this when they remove it.

http://www.greyknight17.com/spy/VX2Finder(126).exe

Click the "Find VX2.betterinternet info" button to make sure that you don't have this adware. If there are no files listed, go on to the last step. If you find the adware files, (it is usually 3 random named dll files) Select all the files found.

Press 'Delete These Files'. The program will delete all files but one that will be deleted on reboot. Allow program to reboot. Once Restarted:

Press 'Guardian.reg'.
Press 'User Agent'.
Press 'Restore Policy'.
Clicking on "find vx2.BetterInternet info" again should show all fields blank.
If you have no adware files, just click on the "Restore Policy" Button


Or similar.
 
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