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Fredrik
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      08-23-2007

I need to run the Vista hardware assessment on it and the program can't
access it because of my account not being admin there. How do I configure my
user account to be an admin on that computer? It is part of the same
workgroup as this one.
 
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Bruce Chambers
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      08-24-2007
Fredrik wrote:
> I need to run the Vista hardware assessment on it and the program can't
> access it because of my account not being admin there. How do I configure my
> user account to be an admin on that computer? It is part of the same
> workgroup as this one.



Log in to that computer as an administrator, and add your other account
to the computer's local administrators group.


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      08-24-2007
How do I do that? In the "local groups and user accounts" -> "groups" it is
not possible to import a user from another computer. I would rather die than
think, please save me

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

> Fredrik wrote:
> > I need to run the Vista hardware assessment on it and the program can't
> > access it because of my account not being admin there. How do I configure my
> > user account to be an admin on that computer? It is part of the same
> > workgroup as this one.

>
>
> Log in to that computer as an administrator, and add your other account
> to the computer's local administrators group.
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
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> Help us help you:
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> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin
>
> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
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Fredrik
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      08-24-2007
Problem solved. I had someone else think for me. Thank god I didn't have to
strain my braincells.

"Fredrik" wrote:

> How do I do that? In the "local groups and user accounts" -> "groups" it is
> not possible to import a user from another computer. I would rather die than
> think, please save me
>
> "Bruce Chambers" wrote:
>
> > Fredrik wrote:
> > > I need to run the Vista hardware assessment on it and the program can't
> > > access it because of my account not being admin there. How do I configure my
> > > user account to be an admin on that computer? It is part of the same
> > > workgroup as this one.

> >
> >
> > Log in to that computer as an administrator, and add your other account
> > to the computer's local administrators group.
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Bruce Chambers
> >
> > Help us help you:
> > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >
> > They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin
> >
> > Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
> >

 
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Bruce Chambers
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      08-25-2007
Fredrik wrote:
> How do I do that? In the "local groups and user accounts" -> "groups" it is
> not possible to import a user from another computer. I would rather die than
> think, please save me
>



You don't "import" users from other computers, you create a new local
user account with the same name and password as that of the account used
on the other machine.


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