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    VISTA > How to change to administrator my current account?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by meninaumsk8, Jan 13, 2009.

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    I'm trying to use CorelDraw x3 but it says a message when I try to open it.

    "To start this application for the first time or to active, log in using an administrator-level account. From then on, you can use any user account to start this application."

    My computer doesn't have the option "Run as Administrator" when I do the right click!

    Maybe this can help someone to explain in detail what should I do:

    [​IMG]

    Its in portuguese (Brazil) but I guess all the commands are in english.
     
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    nobody can help me ???
     
    meninaumsk8, Jan 13, 2009
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Patience is a virtue, my friend; eventually someone will come along.
     
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    Vista requires at least one administrator account on the machine at all times, so... can you log in using that account and run the program from there?

    To see which accounts are admin accounts, go to Control Panel > User accounts > User accounts > Manage another account.

    Also... what edition of Vista are you using? And is this computer managed by someone else through a corporate-type network?
     
    swarmer, Jan 13, 2009
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    You should be able to change your user account to an administrator account in User Accounts in the Control Panel if you sign on in the administrator account--if you can access it.

    You may have to go into Security Policies to change it.
     
    Jakpro, Jan 13, 2009
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