How to Get Full Administrator Rights in Windows Vista

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How to access the true Administrator account in Windows Vista More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Marcelino Stein | permalink
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Microsoft has purposely hidden the built-in Administrator account in Vista, but it's easy to use once you know how to find it, writes Scot Finnie.

For further reading: http://www.computerworld.com/article/2546075/security0/how-to-access-the-true-administrator-account-in-windows-vista.html ^[1]

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How to Get Full Administrator Rights in Windows Vista | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Philip Willems | permalink
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If you have upgraded from Windows XP to Windows Vista, you may be surprised that the "Administrator" account seems to be missing. Although Vista allows you to create nominal "Administrator" accounts, by design they do not permit full, unrestricted access to your computer. According to Microsoft's "Windows Vista: Inside Out," the primary...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_5659095_full-administrator-rights-windows-vista.html ^[2]

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How can I get Administrator rights under Windows Vista or Windows 7? - Spybot Anti-malware and Antivirus More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Alisa Weeks | permalink
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On Windows Vista and Windows 7, Spybot-S&D might tell you that you are not authorized to perform some actions, since they require Administrator rights. You can solve this problem as follows: Right-click the Spybot – Search & Destroy entry in … Continue reading →

For further reading: https://www.safer-networking.org/faq/how-can-i-get-administrator-rights-under-windows-vista-or-windows-7/ ^[3]

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Administrator privileges in Windows Vista More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by The Gickman | permalink
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I have administrator privileges in Windows Vista. Even then I have to run few programs as 'Run as Administrator'( by right click menu option) to make them work successfully. For e.g. I am able to

For further reading: http://superuser.com/questions/110563/administrator-privileges-in-windows-vista ^[4]

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Enable the (Hidden) Administrator Account on Windows 7, 8, or 10 More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Elcio Salgueiro | permalink
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Many people familiar with prior versions of Windows are curious what happened to the built-in Administrator account that was always created by default. Does this account still exist, and how can you access it?

For further reading: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/enable-the-hidden-administrator-account-on-windows-vista/ ^[5]

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Access a hidden administrator account in Windows Vista More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Dieter Timmerman | permalink
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For security reasons, administrator accounts in a Windows Vista operating system are hidden by default. It is however possible to access hidden administrator accounts. The hidden administrator account needs to be accessed in order for the user to be...

For further reading: http://ccm.net/faq/300-access-a-hidden-administrator-account-in-windows-vista ^[6]

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1. http://www.computerworld.com/article/2546075/security0/how-to-access-the-true-administrator-account-in-windows-vista.html

2. http://www.ehow.com/how_5659095_full-administrator-rights-windows-vista.html

3. https://www.safer-networking.org/faq/how-can-i-get-administrator-rights-under-windows-vista-or-windows-7/

4. http://superuser.com/questions/110563/administrator-privileges-in-windows-vista

5. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/enable-the-hidden-administrator-account-on-windows-vista/

6. http://ccm.net/faq/300-access-a-hidden-administrator-account-in-windows-vista