computer administrator, not taking my name/password |
computer administrator, not taking my name/password |
Jan 3 2008, 08:29 PM
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![]() Lauren :D ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Member Posts: 2,105 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 176,997 |
Sorry for clogging up the tech forum with all my questions, but this one has really been puzzling me.
I am the administrator of my computer. I know my password. I know my administrator name. I'm typing them in carefully & correctly but every time I submit them I get an error message saying it's wrong! I even went through and reset my password, which includes typing in my old one, and it worked, but it's not working for anything else. The thing is, sometimes it will work, and sometimes it wont. I'm trying to do a software update and to use my 30- day microsoft word test drive, but it wont let me open it anymore because it says that I'm not the administrator. What the hell can I do to fix this? |
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Jan 5 2008, 12:12 AM
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![]() Lauren :D ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Member Posts: 2,105 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 176,997 |
omgogmogmogmogmg I DID IT
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay I so didn't think to log out, but then i did, and then i clicked other, logged in as "system administrator" w/ my password, went to system preferences and made myself an admin, logged out, logged in as myself and was an admin! yaaaaaaaaay thank you sooooooo much, jc! |
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breakingdawn computer administrator Jan 3 2008, 08:29 PM
breakingdawn nothing?
would it help if I restored my comput... Jan 4 2008, 05:42 PM
Sulfur Do you have CAPS Lock on? Jan 4 2008, 05:44 PM
brooklyneast05 are u the only user of ur comp? is ur account the ... Jan 4 2008, 05:47 PM
Sulfur or that... Jan 4 2008, 05:48 PM
brooklyneast05 and another question, are u using 10.5 Leopard? i... Jan 4 2008, 05:54 PM
breakingdawn my computer is only mine, mine is the only account... Jan 4 2008, 10:26 PM
brooklyneast05 i would look to make sure u are the admin account.... Jan 4 2008, 10:33 PM
breakingdawn yes! that's it! i got demoted to a sta... Jan 4 2008, 10:52 PM
brooklyneast05 damn....well it says:
# Start from your Mac OS X ... Jan 4 2008, 11:06 PM
breakingdawn yeah I googled around to find some better instruct... Jan 4 2008, 11:10 PM
brooklyneast05 i just read this in a set of directions:
what yo... Jan 4 2008, 11:18 PM
breakingdawn QUOTE2. Follow the onscreen instructions to reset ... Jan 4 2008, 11:57 PM
brooklyneast05 i'm glad it works now. topic closedddddddddddd... Jan 5 2008, 12:32 AM![]() ![]() |