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19-Jun-2008, 05:41 AM #1
Changing from restricted to admin
Hi I'm trying to change my restricted account to an admin account on my 32 byte windows vista computer. I would like to be able to do this from within my restricted account if possible and then from there go from restricted to admin. Thank you for the help
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19-Jun-2008, 11:33 AM #2
You cannot do that. Neither do Bill Gates.
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19-Jun-2008, 01:44 PM #3
Log onto an Admin account, then change from Restricted to Admin.
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19-Jun-2008, 10:10 PM #4
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Originally Posted by faizankhan666 View Post
You cannot do that. Neither do Bill Gates.
but viruses can... it's called privilege elevation.
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