Who is in charge of the administrators accounts?

Question

I was trying to download Yahoo IM but it said that I can't and to use an administrators account. I want to contact the administrator who is in charge... Or just any administrator.

Answer 1

You must be using Windows XP. An Administrators account is the main account on an XP computer that has administrator rights and can install and remove things. If your computer is telling you that you need to use an administrators account, then the account you are using must be a limited account.

There are two types of user accounts available on your computer: computer administrator and limited. The guest account is available by default for users with no assigned account on the computer.

Computer administrator account

The computer administrator account is intended for someone who can make systemwide changes to the computer, install software, and access all non-private files on the computer. Only a user with a computer administrator account has full access to other user accounts on the computer. A user with a computer administrator account:

• Can create and delete user accounts on the computer.

• Can change other users' account names, pictures, passwords, and account types.

• Cannot change his or her own account type to limited unless there is at least one other user with a computer administrator account. This ensures that there is always at least one user with a computer administrator account on the computer.

• Can manage his or her network passwords, create a reset password disk, and set up his or her account to use a .NET Passport.


Limited account

The limited account is intended for someone who should be prohibited from changing most computer settings and deleting important files. A user with a limited account:

• Generally cannot install software or hardware, but can access programs that have already been installed on the computer.

• Can change his or her account picture and can also create, change, or delete his or her password.

• Cannot change his or her account name or account type. A user with a computer administrator account must make these kinds of changes.

• Can manage his or her network passwords, create a reset password disk, and set up his or her account to use a .NET Passport.

Answer 2

The administrator it is referring to is your site administrator. If you are using just your personal computer, there is probably some software preventing the software from downloading. If you are on a network, it is likely that the system administrator of your network has blocked out that download to prevent people from using the software on the computers. Work environments usually have issues with instant messaging; although.... since I am at work, not all have issues.

Answer 3

This Administrator is referring to The Administrator of your NT/2000/XP machine; not anyone else on the 'Net. Technically, your login to your workstation machine has no right to install new piece of program. The only solution is getting the IT guy inside your whatever organization to install Yahoo IM.