Join the local Administrators group
1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click User Accounts.
2. Click Manage User Accounts.
3. In the User Accounts dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
4. Under Advanced user management, click Advanced.
5. In the left-hand pane, click Groups.
6. In the right-hand pane, double-click Administrators.
7. In the Administrators Properties dialog box, look for your name in the Members list.
8. If your name is in the list, proceed to Step 9.
If your name is not in the Members list, do the following:
Click Add.
In the Enter the object names to select box, type your name, and then click Check Names.
Once your name is recognized, click OK.
9. Click OK to close the Administrators Properties dialog box, and then close the Local Users and Groups pane.
10. Click OK to close the User Accounts dialog box.
11. Close the Users Accounts pane.
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