how can i disable administrator account on windows 2000  and 2003 server ?
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You can't disable the Administrator account as it is a "built-in" account.  You can rename the account by right-clicking on it in Local Users and Groups and selecting Rename.  You should give it a random name and a strong password.  If you're very paranoid, you can create another account called Administrator and give it extremely limited access and turn on auditing for the account.  You can then review the Security Event Log and see if anyone is trying to hack into your system using the Administrator username.
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There are settings in Windows that allow an administrator to restrict user access to certain options and settings. Your account might belong to the main user of the computer, but there is always an administrator account that an administrator can use to restrict access to certain features of Windows.\n\nIf your account has administrative privilages, you can access these normally hard to find settings through the Group Policy editor. To launch this, do the following.\n\n1. Click on Start\n2. Click on Run\n3. Type "gpedit.msc"\n4. Click on OK or press Enter.\n\nOnce the Group Policy editor is launched, you can change a lot of settings (and undo the restriction you have met). The Internet Explorer settings are under:\n\nComputer Configuration\n  |- Administrative Templates\n    |- Windows Components\n      |- Internet Explorer\n\nand\n\nUser Configuration\n  |- Administrative Templates\n    |- Windows Components\n      |- Internet Explorer\n\n\nMake sure that you understand what settings you are changing. The Group Policy editor gives you information as to what each setting controls.
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Your username is not having access to these folders. This is the reason. You need to get the ownership of these folders.\n\nTo take the ownership of the folders, You must be having Administrative Privileges.  If you have it, then you can try these steps to delete those folders :\n\n1. Right click on the Folder. Click on Properties.\n2. Click on Security Tab\n3. In the lower-right part of the window, you will see a button named "Advanced". Click on it.\n4. Click on Owner Tab.\n5. Click on your Username / Administrator and put a tick on "Replace the owner"\n6. Click on OK. (Click "OK" for any windows appearing)\n\nNow you will be able to delete that folder.\n(These are the steps for Windows 2003 Server. Steps will be slight different for other versions of Operating Systems)\n\nGood luck.
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Your account sounds like it is LIMITED.   Can you modify that account so it is Administrator level?
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log in as administrator, go to Control Panel==>User Accounts==>Select your account==>click on Change Account Type==>Make sure it says Computer Administrator.
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It is next to Impossible to install or remove anything from a Administrator controlled computer but still there are ways to do it.you have to delete some registry keys and all that you can do is in safe mode with help of 3rd party software.
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If there is Multiple users on this computer, Somebody has to be an administrator. Click start, Then click the picture on top of start menu where your user name is. The user accounts screen should come up. Then when that comes up, Click "Home" at the top. Then click change an account. You will be given the option to either change a user to an administrator, Or limit users accounts, Which will deny them access to downloading, Changing computer settings, Or installing programs. I would check and see if he didnt accidently limit your account, As that what it sounds like.
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log on as guest, this will create a 'personalised' start menu for that account.\nThen log off and come back in as Administrator... use windows explorer to go to c:documents and settings/guest/start menu delete any short cuts in there you want access denying to\nnow go to the 'all users' start menu, take out any shortcuts you dont want them to access from there, best way is to cut them and paste into the start menu of your personal account. Now when you log on as guest the shortcuts shouldnt appear---although this doesnt stop them using windows explorer to navigate to the .exe file to run them--- To totally deny access, you need to set the NTFS permissions on any .exe files you dont want guests to run to 'deny'. \nClick on 'tools' in windows explorer, go to folder options, view, scroll down and un-check 'use simple file and folder sharing'... now if you right click on a file and choose properties you'll see a security tab...click this and add the guest account, withj the permission set to deny on all.
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Come up in Safe Mode and log on as Administrator, 10 to 1 there is not a Adminstrator Password.  There are other ways around it see the url link
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if you have a welcome screen, make sure there are no programs running if they do restart the computer, when u are at the welcome screen again then press alt ctrl del twice then type in administrator
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You can't. That's why the person who is the administrator is called that. ONLY the administrator can change your user account from being a limited user account to an administrator accound.
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If you are a local administrator of the computer, you will be able to change rights on the files and folders. If you just reinstalled Windows, then the default user is an administrator. Right click on the file or folder, click on properties, then go to the security tab. From there, you can change the security.
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★★ RESETTING WINDOWS ADMIN PASSWORD ★★\n\n◙ There are several ways to reset a Windows Administrator password. Below are three examples.\n\n◙ First you have to decide whether you have Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional Edition. If you don't know you can easily find that information this way.\n\n1. Open the Start Menu\n2. Right-click the My Computer icon and click on Properties.\n3. The version will be listed there in that page's System Area.\n\n◙ How to reset the Administration password for Windows XP Home Edition.\n\n1. Restart (click Start Menu > Turn Off Computer > Restart) your computer.\n2. Press F8 repetedly until the Boot Mode menu appears.\n3. Start Windows XP in the troubleshooting mode by selecting "Safe Mode".\n3. When the Widows Logon screen appears, a new user account appears at the top called "Administrator".\n4. Logon with that account which rarely needs a password.\n5. Once you are in go to the Control Panel and reset your password.\n\n◙ How to reset the Administration password for Windows XP Professional Edition.\n\n1. When the Windows XP Logon screen appears, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE twice very quickly.\n2. Type "Administrator", and leave the password box blank and you are usually allowed to enter.\n\n◙ Didn't that work for you? Well there is another way you can try. You can go to the web site below and download a program that will grab your encrypted password file. Get the information from that program and email the info to the web site and in a day or two you'll get your password back.\n\n◙ TIP: You can get you password back in a few minutes if you give them $20.\n\n☞ http://www.loginrecovery.com/\n\n◙ More information at the Microsoft Support Site.\n\n☞ http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=site%3Amicrosoft.com+windows+xp+forgot+password\n\n◙ The source of this information was "PCs, The Missing Manual". If you have Windows XP you really need to buy this wonderful book. It is worth every penny they are charging for it. Ipoders will find some helpful information here too.\n\n☞ http://www.missingmanuals.com/\n\n◙ Your computer comes with built-in help files. To get password information click on the START BUTTON > HELP & SUPPORT > SEARCH FOR "PASSWORDS". These help pages used to be a complete waste of time because they were so vague. But now they are very helpful. Back in the old days hard drive space was so small they really couldn't hold the huge cross-referenced help files we have today.
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try using admin as the password
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By changing the group policies, \n\nGo to Start > Run, type in gpedit.msc in the box and click OK.  In the Group Policy settings window:\nSelect User Configuration\nSelect Administrative Templates\nSelect System\nSelect Ctrl+Alt+Delete options\nSelect Remove Task Manager\nDouble-click the Remove Task Manager option and select Not Configured, click OK, you are done.\n\nThis is assuming of course you are logged into your administrator account and that you do indeed have the rights to change settings on this computer.
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go to control panel > User accounts.\nUncheck the Ctrl+Alt+Del option
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Go to control panel and then User accounts.\n\nThere should be an option for it.