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Administrator not an Administrator?

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Mar 15, 20262894 views

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I have copied some files from an XP computer to a PC running Windows 7. I am logged on as a user who is marked as an Administrator. When I try to access the directory, I am told I don't have permission. Understandable, but what is odd is that I as an administrator don't have access to take ownershi…

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Try opening an elevated CMD window (right click> Run as Administrator) and type: Confirm the command ran successfully then log off and log back in as the administrator account. After logging in as the built-in administrator account you should be abl…

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Administrator not an Administrator?

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