Windows XP Tutorials
How To Change A User Accounts Privaliges
This tutorial will show you how to change the privaliges that you have given to each user account. maybe you wish to give a limited user more access by changing there acount to have admin access or you need to limit there access what ever it may be this tutorial will show you how to change this setting.
Note: If you have landed on this page because you cannot install ANYTHING then it is most likely that you have a limited account, either log in as administrator or contact your administrator.
Step One
Click on Start and select Run
Or
Hold down the windows key and Press R then click OK
Step Two
Type in nusrmgr.cpl then Click OK.
Step Three
Click on the User Account that you want to change access on.
I'll be demonstrating with my Test Account named Account Name.
Step Four
Click on Change the account type
Step Five
Select the amout of access you wish to give, either Administrator or Limited
To find out more about how much access each type gives just select them in turn and all the infomation will appear.
Step Six
Click Change Account Type This will save the settings.
Access Changed
You have now successfuly changed the amout of access that your user has. Hope this helped.
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