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My administrator account is being denied Add/Remove Programs.

I notice you have a server. Are you logging onto a domain? Where I am going with this is, the domain security policy and group policy over ride the local admin account. So if the domain says no to add/remove access you don't get it.

Of course, just log on locally(not part of domain) if that is the case and you should have access.

Sorry, it was the only thing I could think of for now.
 
If the system is set up as a DC, the only way you can log on to it is thru the domain. So in that sense, you are already logging on locally to the system. If you check the logon screen, there's no option for you to log on to anything else but the domain. If it's a member server, you can choose to log on locally.

You have an admin account and can't do add/remove in control panel?
 
Exactly. GROUP POLICY is where I was going with that too. Are you logging onto the server/dc or a workstation?
 
Originally posted by: igiveup
Exactly. GROUP POLICY is where I was going with that too. Are you logging onto the server/dc or a workstation?
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he said THE admin account is locked out. read a few posts up.
 
I recall Andy Hui the FAQ Man, responding to a similar problem with the advice of re-installing Internet Explorer. Do a search to be sure.

Good luck!
 
"<<he said THE admin account is locked out. read a few posts up.>>"

This doesn't explain much ICE. What does he actually mean by "THE" admin account? There are many admin accounts...

My question is this; what exactly do you mean in your title "My administrator account"?

Obviosly your in a domain, so are you talking about the "domain administrator" account/group? Or are you referring to the "Local Adminstrator" account? Huge difference. For starters, if you "were" logging into the "computers local administrator" account, then you wouldn't be locked out from adding programs. Local admin policies can't be changed to where you can't administer the computer. However, you can be locked out from using the local admin account.

If you "are" talking about "Domain admin" rights, what you need to do is log into the local Adminstrators account and verify the Local Administrators "group" has "Domain_name\Domain Admins" listed. or whatever group gives domian rights to the computer.
 
whitedog

as far as i know it is the domain administrator account. it is the only server in this particular domain. it is the "administrator" account.

i know of no reason why i shouldn't be able to access add / remove programs. the ie error posted above is the only one that makes sense. as far as i know, you can't override administrator account in win2k. but of course it could just be my ignorance speaking.
 
Is Administrator the only logon you use? You should consider creating another logon for yourself.

Whoever is administering the network should be able to fix that easily. If there is no one... then that's a bad situation... running a domain network, and no one to administer it.

If you are "it", then you need to make sure the Administrator account has "Domain Admin" in it's groups. Open up the administrator account properties and click on the "member of" tab. That's where you add/remove rights.
Also, the Administrators "group" on the "computer" you're using must have "%domain name%\Domain Admin" listed.

Of course you probably won't be able to access that without admin rights to start with. 😱

Good luck
 
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