How to Get Into Windows Vista With System Privileges
To get into the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system with administrative privileges, you must assign the system credentials to your user account in the User Account Management feature of Vista. In Vista, only two levels of privileges may be assigned. The user may have a standard account, or an account with administrative rights. However, even if your account has administrative rights, Vista will run your account as a standard-level account until administrative privileges are needed. Administrator rights are necessary for installing programs or making other changes to the computer that affect all users.
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Instructions
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Log on to the Vista system with the user account created when you first logged onto the machine. Chances are, this account already has administrative rights. You will need to log on with an account with administrative rights to assign administrative rights to another account.
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Click the Windows "Start" button and then click "Control Panel."
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Click "User Accounts and Family Safety" in the Control Panel interface.
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Click the "User Accounts" option.
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Click the "Manage Another Account" link in the left pane.
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Click on the account to assign administrative rights.
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Click "Change the Account Type."
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Select "Administrator" and click the "Change Account Type" button. The user account now has Administrator rights and may install software and make global changes to the system.
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Tips & Warnings
Administrative privileges are invoked when you attempt to install software or make global changes to the system. The UAC prompt appears and asks for your password. Type your password and click "Continue." Once logged in with UAC, you are using administrative rights.
