No "administrator" user

[TurboMike]

A person tried to install a program on one of our PC's at work and it said it wouldn't because the use wasn't in the "admin group".

I went to control panel-users and passowords and it wouldn't let me in. I tried to reboot and log in as admin on the log in screen but it don't give me a option (drop down menu) all it shows is the username that uses that PC.

It's a win2000 Pro machine.

I hope i'm making sense. It's like it don't have a "admin" user account.

 

[Biggerhammer]

For security, some sysadmins delete the admin account. There's probably an account with a normal-sounding name and admin priveleges.

 

[TurboMike]

the only account listed is the one that is the user account and it's being used...

 

[mechBgon]

If you have a sysadmin, it is his/her prerogative to install software. Not yours. If you need the program in question, then ask him/her/them to install it for you.

 

[TurboMike]

I own the PC's, I own the business. It's a small family run business.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Can't you hit ctrl-alt-delete a second or third time or something to get the regular login screen?

 

[Nothinman]

There's no drop down menu on Win2K, just a box to type a username into.

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: TurboMike
I own the PC's, I own the business. It's a small family run business.

Then tell your sysadmin "get this software installed and make it snappy, foo!" :evil: or get the password from him/her.