Administrator windows same computer (my imac)

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Administrator windows same computer (my imac)

For some reason I am not the administrator on the windows part. What should I do to change that? Because I need to delete some software and I can't.

I am having this trouble on a

27-inch: 3,2-GHz

3,2-GHz quad-core Intel Core i5
Turbo Boost tot 3,6 GHz
8 GB geheugen (2x 4 GB)
Harde schijf van 1 TB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX met 1 GB

The only reason why I have windows on my imac is because I need it for my job. But now I need to remove itunes (and reinstall) on windows, but I can't. Similar problems with quicktime, I need it for artlantis, that software says there is no quicktime on my computer. So i want to download it, but then it says I already have a newer version and I cannot download it. Then I try to remove quicktime to reinstall, but again it asks for the administrator which should be me, but for some reason I am not recognized as the administrator.

I hope somebody knows what I should do?

Thanks

Angie

iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), iOS 6.0.1

Posted on Nov 26, 2012 6:35 AM

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Answer 1

Csound1

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Nov 26, 2012 9:56 AM in response to angiekje

Adding an admin user when you don't already have one is tricky, and is a pure Windows issue. You should post in the Windows support forums.

As you don't actually say which version of Windows you have I am unable to link you to the exact forum you needbut start here.

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angiekje Author

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Nov 27, 2012 12:08 AM in response to Csound1

I am actually the admin... so I shouldn't have to add an admin... it's so odd.

I already posted on the windows forum aswell 🙂 it's windows 7 professional. I think I will remove and reinstall windows this weekend (at the weekend because it's such a difficult thing to do and takes a lot of time)

Thanks anyway!

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Answer 3

Csound1

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Nov 27, 2012 7:30 AM in response to angiekje

Good luck

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ReMacs

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Nov 28, 2012 1:23 AM in response to angiekje

Note: Before you ever get rid of iTunes you must first deactivate the account in iTunes settings.

After you have installed iTunes 5-6 times without deactivation, you lose iTunes & access to your data for a year.

This can happen for instance, due to problems in Windows or Mac or both, where reinstallation has to be done after system failure where you never have a chance to deactivate.

a) In Windows, if your anti virus is not Microsoft Security Essentials, get rid of what you have and install S.E.
b) In Control panel-> User Accounts->Change UAC Settings - Drag it down to Never Notify

If above does not fix Try Microsoft Soft FixIt here-> http://support.microsoft.com/find-solutions/windows/windows-7/?fi=50195

1) click Install & Upgrade... - this will open detail menu on right

if 1) does not fix
2) Click Fix Security .. Accounts

Note: this site is for more than Windows 7 you can click windows icon to change OS to W. 8 etc. Save it to Favorites

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Csound1

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Nov 28, 2012 7:09 AM in response to ReMacs

ReMacs wrote:

Note: Before you ever get rid of iTunes you must first deactivate the account in iTunes settings.

After you have installed iTunes 5-6 times without deactivation, you lose iTunes & access to your data for a year.

snip

I have never heard of that, please supply a link to the original inforrmation.

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