How do I know if Im truely administrator?

Ive never really dealt with multiple logons before. Ive always been the
administrator in XP (Only one on the computer). Now, in Vista, I dont know
who I am. lol.

Im trying to get Diskeeper installed but near the end when its trying to
start the DkService.exe it fails saying that I dont have sufficiant
privelages or something. The readme says that you have to be logged on as
administrator to install but I dont know how to do that. When I go to switch
useres, the only choice is MyName which is allready logged on. Its where I
was trying to switch from. No other choices like administrator or anything.
Should I have more choices? Im confused about this stuff.
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HP a1230n
Athlon 64 Processor 3800+
1 Gig RAM
Radeon X700

You are Ecat.

If you log on as Administrator, then you are Administrator. That is a
special built-in account. However, your account may be assigned
Administrators group privileges which would enable you to do most everything
the Administrator account can do.

Well I dont actually logon in the normal sense. I mean it just boots. I make
no choices. However I remembered that theres a User Accounts in CP. So I
looked in there and it had MyName (Administrator) There no other users so I
guess I am actually administrator.

I wish Diskeeper would install then. Oh well.
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HP a1230n
Athlon 64 Processor 3800+
1 Gig RAM
Radeon X700

However, you run as a user with administrator priviledges when the system
needs those permissions to do something. You don't run as an administrator
in the same sense you did on XP.

"Ecat" <Ecat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C85A0D07-2AEB-4F2B-A3D5-F651664469BD@microsoft.com...

> Well I dont actually logon in the normal sense. I mean it just boots. I
> make
> no choices. However I remembered that theres a User Accounts in CP. So I
> looked in there and it had MyName (Administrator) There no other users so
> I
> guess I am actually administrator.
>
> I wish Diskeeper would install then. Oh well.
> --
>
>
> (¯`·._.·Ecat·._.·´¯)
> HP a1230n
> Athlon 64 Processor 3800+
> 1 Gig RAM
> Radeon X700
>

I think he wants to know how he can install Diskeeper. Run as admin?

Ray

"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
news:uBZ3IaroGHA.4488@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> However, you run as a user with administrator priviledges when the system
> needs those permissions to do something. You don't run as an
> administrator in the same sense you did on XP.
>
> "Ecat" <Ecat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C85A0D07-2AEB-4F2B-A3D5-F651664469BD@microsoft.com...

>
>

Yes, if adminstrative permissions are needed to install or run it he would
still have to elevate with Run as Admin. Just running as the user with
admin priviledges would be insufficient.

"Ray" <black_bart100@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:05E7AEC1-23AE-4455-9423-4ED5C0B8CFA4@microsoft.com...

>I think he wants to know how he can install Diskeeper. Run as admin?
>
> Ray
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:uBZ3IaroGHA.4488@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>

On Sat, 8 Jul 2006 08:07:01 -0700, Ecat
<Ecat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Ive never really dealt with multiple logons before. Ive always been the
>administrator in XP (Only one on the computer). Now, in Vista, I dont know
>who I am. lol.
>
>Im trying to get Diskeeper installed but near the end when its trying to
>start the DkService.exe it fails saying that I dont have sufficiant
>privelages or something. The readme says that you have to be logged on as
>administrator to install but I dont know how to do that. When I go to switch
>useres, the only choice is MyName which is allready logged on. Its where I
>was trying to switch from. No other choices like administrator or anything.
>Should I have more choices? Im confused about this stuff.

It is confusing, Admin is not Admin as it was in XP, its one of my
main annoyances with Vista, even "run as admin" does not always give
full access. This is all part of MSFTs attempt to address security
which is OK for novices but a total pain in the arse otherwise.

The following info shows how to set up a proper full admin accout to
log on to.

QUOTE

Log in as Full Administrator

1) Click the Start orb and click on Run (or press the Windows key + R)
2) Type in regedit and press OK. If it asks you to open this via UAP,
then
click Allow.
3) In the Registry Editor, navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon.
4) In the right hand pane, right click the mouse and select New then
Key.
A new folder should appear in the left hand pane.
5) Name this new key SpecialAccounts and press Enter.
6) Right click the mouse on the new SpecialAccounts key in the left
hand
pane, select New then Key again to make a "sub-key".
7) Name this new key UserList and then press Enter. In this new
UserList
key, right click in the right hand pane and select New then DWORD
(32-bit)
and name this Administrator then press Enter.
8) Double click on the new DWORD you just made, and set the value to 1
then
press OK.

9. In the Run box type: control userpasswords2

10. Advanced -> Advanced (Local Users and Groups) -> Users

11. Doubleclick Administrator and uncheck "Account is disabled".

ENDQUOTE

Jonah

Do you know if someone has written up a clear explanation ?? I'd like to
read what's been done.

Jonah wrote:

Thanks guys. I have tried "Run as administrator" When trying to install but
that didnt do it either. Ill try Jonahs thing and see if that makes any
difference.
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HP a1230n
Athlon 64 Processor 3800+
1 Gig RAM
Radeon X700

However nobody answered the question. The question is next. I have in logon
windows only one name. How I can make logon as administrator? Should i
create for administator password or create new account. Or to logon using F8
key? But in this case not all services work.
Aleks Kleyn