[JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator
I fixed the problem of no system sounds on my desktop by just creating a new profile, but now I don’t have administrator rights. how can I set a user as the admin? when I’m using the profile with system sounds and I go into manage users all I see is standard user radio button checked and cancel.when I go to manage all users all that’s displayed is the profile with the system sounds and guest the profile without system sounds is not shown! I want to delete the existing profile which is the admin and make the one with sound the admin. is this possible to do without sighted help? email is golden!! Kevin Lee For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator
Hi Kevin, If you are running Windows 8.1, tAdding a enew user has to be done by selecting Settings from the charms bar, then Change PC Settings. Now select Accounts, and then Other Accounts. Select Add and follow the prompts to create your new account. To make the new account the administrator, highlight the account name, and change the account type from the account type drop down menu. To remove the old account, highlight the account that you want to remove, then tab around until you find the Remove button and click this. All of these steps are done from the Other Accounts window found through the settings charm as described above. If you have any other questions, just post them, hth. Mike mike@comcast.net -Original Message- From: kevin lee Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 5:23 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator I fixed the problem of no system sounds on my desktop by just creating a new profile, but now I don’t have administrator rights. how can I set a user as the admin? when I’m using the profile with system sounds and I go into manage users all I see is standard user radio button checked and cancel.when I go to manage all users all that’s displayed is the profile with the system sounds and guest the profile without system sounds is not shown! I want to delete the existing profile which is the admin and make the one with sound the admin. is this possible to do without sighted help? email is golden!! Kevin Lee For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator
I'm using windows 7 pro! if you know how to do it from win 7 pro it would be good. I found the corrupt profile the profiles are not in column order -Original Message- From: Michael Boyd Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 8:17 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator Hi Kevin, If you are running Windows 8.1, tAdding a enew user has to be done by selecting Settings from the charms bar, then Change PC Settings. Now select Accounts, and then Other Accounts. Select Add and follow the prompts to create your new account. To make the new account the administrator, highlight the account name, and change the account type from the account type drop down menu. To remove the old account, highlight the account that you want to remove, then tab around until you find the Remove button and click this. All of these steps are done from the Other Accounts window found through the settings charm as described above. If you have any other questions, just post them, hth. Mike mike@comcast.net -Original Message- From: kevin lee Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 5:23 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator I fixed the problem of no system sounds on my desktop by just creating a new profile, but now I don’t have administrator rights. how can I set a user as the admin? when I’m using the profile with system sounds and I go into manage users all I see is standard user radio button checked and cancel.when I go to manage all users all that’s displayed is the profile with the system sounds and guest the profile without system sounds is not shown! I want to delete the existing profile which is the admin and make the one with sound the admin. is this possible to do without sighted help? email is golden!! Kevin Lee For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator
Just a note, you need to be logged on as an Administrator to be able to create a new administrator. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Michael Boyd Sent: 24 July 2015 04:18 To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator Hi Kevin, If you are running Windows 8.1, tAdding a enew user has to be done by selecting Settings from the charms bar, then Change PC Settings. Now select Accounts, and then Other Accounts. Select Add and follow the prompts to create your new account. To make the new account the administrator, highlight the account name, and change the account type from the account type drop down menu. To remove the old account, highlight the account that you want to remove, then tab around until you find the Remove button and click this. All of these steps are done from the Other Accounts window found through the settings charm as described above. If you have any other questions, just post them, hth. Mike mike@comcast.net -Original Message- From: kevin lee Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 5:23 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator I fixed the problem of no system sounds on my desktop by just creating a new profile, but now I don’t have administrator rights. how can I set a user as the admin? when I’m using the profile with system sounds and I go into manage users all I see is standard user radio button checked and cancel.when I go to manage all users all that’s displayed is the profile with the system sounds and guest the profile without system sounds is not shown! I want to delete the existing profile which is the admin and make the one with sound the admin. is this possible to do without sighted help? email is golden!! Kevin Lee For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ This message may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient please inform the sender that you have received the message in error before deleting it. Please do not disclose, copy or distribute information in this e-mail or take any action in reliance on its contents: to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Thank you for your co-operation. NHSmail is the secure email and directory service available for all NHS staff in England and Scotland NHSmail is approved for exchanging patient data and other sensitive information with NHSmail and GSi recipients NHSmail provides an email address for your career in the NHS and can be accessed anywhere For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator
Just a thought. Kim Komando recommends using a standard user profile for your regular one. It is safer since no software can be slipped onto your PC since doing so requires the administrator password to be entered. This is much safer than using an administrative profile for your regular work. I am a super cautious computer user and have both Vipre and Webroot Security on my Win 7 laptop. Another tip of hers I followed is to turn off Flash in IE and Firefox. Flash has to request permission to run and it is very seldom necessary. Sherrie Gosling -Original Message- From: Kevin Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 11:27 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator I'm using windows 7 pro! if you know how to do it from win 7 pro it would be good. I found the corrupt profile the profiles are not in column order -Original Message- From: Michael Boyd Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 8:17 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator Hi Kevin, If you are running Windows 8.1, tAdding a enew user has to be done by selecting Settings from the charms bar, then Change PC Settings. Now select Accounts, and then Other Accounts. Select Add and follow the prompts to create your new account. To make the new account the administrator, highlight the account name, and change the account type from the account type drop down menu. To remove the old account, highlight the account that you want to remove, then tab around until you find the Remove button and click this. All of these steps are done from the Other Accounts window found through the settings charm as described above. If you have any other questions, just post them, hth. Mike mike@comcast.net -Original Message- From: kevin lee Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 5:23 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator I fixed the problem of no system sounds on my desktop by just creating a new profile, but now I don’t have administrator rights. how can I set a user as the admin? when I’m using the profile with system sounds and I go into manage users all I see is standard user radio button checked and cancel.when I go to manage all users all that’s displayed is the profile with the system sounds and guest the profile without system sounds is not shown! I want to delete the existing profile which is the admin and make the one with sound the admin. is this possible to do without sighted help? email is golden!! Kevin Lee For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator
maybe, but then you can't get the virus definitions, windows updates and other updates. or am I wrong? -Original Message- From: Sharon Gosling Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 7:48 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator Just a thought. Kim Komando recommends using a standard user profile for your regular one. It is safer since no software can be slipped onto your PC since doing so requires the administrator password to be entered. This is much safer than using an administrative profile for your regular work. I am a super cautious computer user and have both Vipre and Webroot Security on my Win 7 laptop. Another tip of hers I followed is to turn off Flash in IE and Firefox. Flash has to request permission to run and it is very seldom necessary. Sherrie Gosling -Original Message- From: Kevin Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 11:27 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator I'm using windows 7 pro! if you know how to do it from win 7 pro it would be good. I found the corrupt profile the profiles are not in column order -Original Message- From: Michael Boyd Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 8:17 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator Hi Kevin, If you are running Windows 8.1, tAdding a enew user has to be done by selecting Settings from the charms bar, then Change PC Settings. Now select Accounts, and then Other Accounts. Select Add and follow the prompts to create your new account. To make the new account the administrator, highlight the account name, and change the account type from the account type drop down menu. To remove the old account, highlight the account that you want to remove, then tab around until you find the Remove button and click this. All of these steps are done from the Other Accounts window found through the settings charm as described above. If you have any other questions, just post them, hth. Mike mike@comcast.net -Original Message- From: kevin lee Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 5:23 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator I fixed the problem of no system sounds on my desktop by just creating a new profile, but now I don’t have administrator rights. how can I set a user as the admin? when I’m using the profile with system sounds and I go into manage users all I see is standard user radio button checked and cancel.when I go to manage all users all that’s displayed is the profile with the system sounds and guest the profile without system sounds is not shown! I want to delete the existing profile which is the admin and make the one with sound the admin. is this possible to do without sighted help? email is golden!! Kevin Lee For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator
Hi As was stated, only an administrator can change an account type. So log off of your new profile and log on with your old administrator profile. Go to control panel and user accounts. When you're logged on as an administrator, there will be a link to manage another account. Select that link, then find and select your new profile. Find and activate change account type and set it to administrator. Now log off of your old profile and log on with your new profile. Since you are now an administrator, you will see the manage another account link. Choose that link, choose your old profile and then find and choose delete account. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of kevin lee Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 06:24 To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator I fixed the problem of no system sounds on my desktop by just creating a new profile, but now I don’t have administrator rights. how can I set a user as the admin? when I’m using the profile with system sounds and I go into manage users all I see is standard user radio button checked and cancel.when I go to manage all users all that’s displayed is the profile with the system sounds and guest the profile without system sounds is not shown! I want to delete the existing profile which is the admin and make the one with sound the admin. is this possible to do without sighted help? email is golden!! Kevin Lee For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator
You're wrong. Non-admins can get the updates; you just can't install new programs and such. - Original Message - From: Kevin To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 11:12 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator maybe, but then you can't get the virus definitions, windows updates and other updates. or am I wrong? -Original Message- From: Sharon Gosling Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 7:48 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator Just a thought. Kim Komando recommends using a standard user profile for your regular one. It is safer since no software can be slipped onto your PC since doing so requires the administrator password to be entered. This is much safer than using an administrative profile for your regular work. I am a super cautious computer user and have both Vipre and Webroot Security on my Win 7 laptop. Another tip of hers I followed is to turn off Flash in IE and Firefox. Flash has to request permission to run and it is very seldom necessary. Sherrie Gosling -Original Message- From: Kevin Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 11:27 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator I'm using windows 7 pro! if you know how to do it from win 7 pro it would be good. I found the corrupt profile the profiles are not in column order -Original Message- From: Michael Boyd Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 8:17 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator Hi Kevin, If you are running Windows 8.1, tAdding a enew user has to be done by selecting Settings from the charms bar, then Change PC Settings. Now select Accounts, and then Other Accounts. Select Add and follow the prompts to create your new account. To make the new account the administrator, highlight the account name, and change the account type from the account type drop down menu. To remove the old account, highlight the account that you want to remove, then tab around until you find the Remove button and click this. All of these steps are done from the Other Accounts window found through the settings charm as described above. If you have any other questions, just post them, hth. Mike mike@comcast.net -Original Message- From: kevin lee Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 5:23 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator I fixed the problem of no system sounds on my desktop by just creating a new profile, but now I don’t have administrator rights. how can I set a user as the admin? when I’m using the profile with system sounds and I go into manage users all I see is standard user radio button checked and cancel.when I go to manage all users all that’s displayed is the profile with the system sounds and guest the profile without system sounds is not shown! I want to delete the existing profile which is the admin and make the one with sound the admin. is this possible to do without sighted help? email is golden!! Kevin Lee For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator
thanks for correcting me! -Original Message- From: Steve Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2015 10:41 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator You're wrong. Non-admins can get the updates; you just can't install new programs and such. - Original Message - From: Kevin To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 11:12 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator maybe, but then you can't get the virus definitions, windows updates and other updates. or am I wrong? -Original Message- From: Sharon Gosling Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 7:48 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator Just a thought. Kim Komando recommends using a standard user profile for your regular one. It is safer since no software can be slipped onto your PC since doing so requires the administrator password to be entered. This is much safer than using an administrative profile for your regular work. I am a super cautious computer user and have both Vipre and Webroot Security on my Win 7 laptop. Another tip of hers I followed is to turn off Flash in IE and Firefox. Flash has to request permission to run and it is very seldom necessary. Sherrie Gosling -Original Message- From: Kevin Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 11:27 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator I'm using windows 7 pro! if you know how to do it from win 7 pro it would be good. I found the corrupt profile the profiles are not in column order -Original Message- From: Michael Boyd Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 8:17 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator Hi Kevin, If you are running Windows 8.1, tAdding a enew user has to be done by selecting Settings from the charms bar, then Change PC Settings. Now select Accounts, and then Other Accounts. Select Add and follow the prompts to create your new account. To make the new account the administrator, highlight the account name, and change the account type from the account type drop down menu. To remove the old account, highlight the account that you want to remove, then tab around until you find the Remove button and click this. All of these steps are done from the Other Accounts window found through the settings charm as described above. If you have any other questions, just post them, hth. Mike mike@comcast.net -Original Message- From: kevin lee Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 5:23 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator I fixed the problem of no system sounds on my desktop by just creating a new profile, but now I don’t have administrator rights. how can I set a user as the admin? when I’m using the profile with system sounds and I go into manage users all I see is standard user radio button checked and cancel.when I go to manage all users all that’s displayed is the profile with the system sounds and guest the profile without system sounds is not shown! I want to delete the existing profile which is the admin and make the one with sound the admin. is this possible to do without sighted help? email is golden!! Kevin Lee For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator
Actually, you can install apps with a standard profile--- you just have to type in the administrative password in the User Control window instead of just clicking the yes button. It is not a big deal and it is safer. Sherrie Gosling -Original Message- From: Kevin Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2015 1:43 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator thanks for correcting me! -Original Message- From: Steve Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2015 10:41 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator You're wrong. Non-admins can get the updates; you just can't install new programs and such. - Original Message - From: Kevin To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 11:12 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator maybe, but then you can't get the virus definitions, windows updates and other updates. or am I wrong? -Original Message- From: Sharon Gosling Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 7:48 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator Just a thought. Kim Komando recommends using a standard user profile for your regular one. It is safer since no software can be slipped onto your PC since doing so requires the administrator password to be entered. This is much safer than using an administrative profile for your regular work. I am a super cautious computer user and have both Vipre and Webroot Security on my Win 7 laptop. Another tip of hers I followed is to turn off Flash in IE and Firefox. Flash has to request permission to run and it is very seldom necessary. Sherrie Gosling -Original Message- From: Kevin Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 11:27 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator I'm using windows 7 pro! if you know how to do it from win 7 pro it would be good. I found the corrupt profile the profiles are not in column order -Original Message- From: Michael Boyd Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 8:17 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator Hi Kevin, If you are running Windows 8.1, tAdding a enew user has to be done by selecting Settings from the charms bar, then Change PC Settings. Now select Accounts, and then Other Accounts. Select Add and follow the prompts to create your new account. To make the new account the administrator, highlight the account name, and change the account type from the account type drop down menu. To remove the old account, highlight the account that you want to remove, then tab around until you find the Remove button and click this. All of these steps are done from the Other Accounts window found through the settings charm as described above. If you have any other questions, just post them, hth. Mike mike@comcast.net -Original Message- From: kevin lee Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 5:23 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator I fixed the problem of no system sounds on my desktop by just creating a new profile, but now I don’t have administrator rights. how can I set a user as the admin? when I’m using the profile with system sounds and I go into manage users all I see is standard user radio button checked and cancel.when I go to manage all users all that’s displayed is the profile with the system sounds and guest the profile without system sounds is not shown! I want to delete the existing profile which is the admin and make the one with sound the admin. is this possible to do without sighted help? email is golden!! Kevin Lee For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/