-- Posted by RossTheHoss69 at 9:17 am on July 27, 2007 Okay, I keep setting myself to an Administrator on the family computer, and my mom keeps changing the status. If anyone on the computer should be an administrator, it should be me, because I'm the only one who knows how to fix the fucking thing when it fucks up. Can anyone please help me as to how I can permanently set myself as an Administrator, or at least stop her from changing the status? -- Posted by semibittersweet at 9:18 am on July 27, 2007 Change her account [and every other except yours] to non-administrator, then she won't be able to change it anymore. -- Posted by christinaxLEANNE at 9:18 am on July 27, 2007 Password protect your account. -- Posted by Jof at 9:18 am on July 27, 2007 Go on control panel and make sure your admin, click hers, delete her password, go in and change her to another type of account, then make sure you have a password and are logged off when your not there -- Posted by barnabas at 9:19 am on July 27, 2007 If your mom wants to be an administrator, do you really have the right to stop her? -- Posted by RossTheHoss69 at 9:20 am on July 27, 2007 Quote: from barnabas at 11:19 am on July 27, 2007 If your mom wants to be an administrator, do you really have the right to stop her? Not stop her from being one, but stop her from changing me. -- Posted by semibittersweet at 9:20 am on July 27, 2007 Or, you could try the non-traditional way and explain to her that you need the administrator status to fix anything on the computer when problems might come up. -- Posted by Jof at 9:21 am on July 27, 2007 You cant do that, either one or both, if both then she can just delete your password and change your status -- Posted by barnabas at 9:21 am on July 27, 2007 Quote: from semibittersweet at 11:20 am on July 27, 2007 Or, you could try the non-traditional way and explain to her that you need the administrator status to fix anything on the computer when problems might come up. wow. what a brilliant idea? -- Posted by RossTheHoss69 at 9:22 am on July 27, 2007 Quote: from semibittersweet at 11:20 am on July 27, 2007 Or, you could try the non-traditional way and explain to her that you need the administrator status to fix anything on the computer when problems might come up. Haha! If you like talking to an ignorant tree stump, then, yes, that would probably work. -- Posted by barnabas at 9:31 am on July 27, 2007 what a horrible thing to say about your mother. -- Posted by shadowpool at 9:31 am on July 27, 2007 I can only see four ways that your mother could use to change the password.  She has an administrator account, she knows your password, she's using a Linux distro to edit some files, or she's exploiting some other flaw in Windows.  Most likely, she has administrator privileges.  The problem with Windows is that you need administrator privileges to do anything useful.  Just having a user privileged account gets annoying after a while.  But if talking to her doesn't work, that would be the only option.  You might also want to disable booting from cd, flash drive and floppy, from the bios, and password protect the bios.  This would keep any of your mom's haxor tools from reseting your password.  :) -- Posted by MadeUpMyMind2507 at 9:31 am on July 27, 2007 either explain it to her , or just change everybody like that person above said to non ad. so that way only you can control the computer -- Posted by RossTheHoss69 at 9:35 am on July 27, 2007 Quote: from barnabas at 11:31 am on July 27, 2007 what a horrible thing to say about your mother. I don't say it to be mean, as I know that does sound horrible, but my mom has no understanding that it would be easier for me to just fix whatever is wrong, rather than tell her, step-by-step how to do it. She also believes that whenever I have administrative privs. that something will get messed up. Complete bullshit, but I can't say anything, or she'll kick me off the computer. -- Posted by Dickij03 at 9:39 am on July 27, 2007 Right i am going to assume that you are using the welcome screen to log in yes? Right now there is a way of hiding your account from the welcome screen AND from the USERS part of the control panel. Its a registry hack but i think if you look for a program called X-SETUP it will give you the option to hide certan users from the welcome screen. Now you may ask how do i login now? Easy, when you load the pc up and the welcome screen is present pres cntrl+alt+del twice and you will get the classic login where you can enter the username and password! Heres a copy and paste of what i just said. Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList. Note:  There is a space between Windows and NT. Add the username you wish to hide as a DWORD value. Set the value to 0 (zero). This will prevent the user from showing up on the welcome screen. You will need to press CTRL-ALT-DEL twice at the logon screen to get the old Win2K logon, to be able to logon to the account you've hidden.  Adding a username and setting the value to 1 will cause that user, such as Administrator, to show up on the Welcome screen as well. This should hide you from users in control panel as well. Have fun :P and remmember to backup your registry before making any changes. Oh and i almost forgot. You will not be able to open up the classic login menu if someone els is already logged in. -- Posted by hamish666 at 9:42 am on July 27, 2007 make a password or stop her from being an admisnstrator -- Posted by Dickij03 at 9:55 am on July 27, 2007 Making a password doesn't make a difference because another administrator can change your account status regardless. -- Posted by shadowpool at 10:40 am on July 27, 2007 If you disable the fast user switching service, wouldn't that keep multiple users from being logged in at once?  That would allow you to use the classic interface.  Just a guess.  I'm using Linux so I can't try it.   -- Posted by Dickij03 at 11:02 am on July 27, 2007 Best thing i would do is make an account with a very Similare name and make it a limited account whilst keeping your original account hidden. She'll think she won when she really hasn't -- Posted by ElfQrin at 6:49 am on Aug. 25, 2007 The next time you are on the computer you could try going into her account and setting your account as the administrator and hers as "limited." Then go over to your account account and do the same thing. Now she won't be able to change it. I think this is the easiest way to do it. If you have any more questions you can PM me.