When I try most things with the command prompt, it says "access is denied" and when I try to restart the computer in safe mode, I have found that the original administrator had a password set up, so I don't know how to get past that. Most other things end up saying "access is denied" as well. Any other suggestions?
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Is there any way to become an administrator from a limited account?
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johntiki, hello. You talk about the "original administrator" which suggests that it's not you. If you have been given a limited user account, then the only way to become an admin is to use an administrator's credentials (username and password) to login or elevate (run as administrator).
If you cannot access an admin account or obtain those credentials from the previous owner, reinstall Windows and create yourself an account as admin.
I'm trying to do this without going onto the original administrator account. Basically, I want to install the new version of iTunes, and my parents won't let me because they think it takes up to much space. So I'm just trying to beat the system by making myself an administrator, at least temporarily. Any other ideas?
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