HI everyone, my boyfriend and I have a computer and his sister set it up for us. She has him as the "ADMINISTRATOR" and me I guess as a regular user. She is on vacation, so I can't ask her and I know the computer has a virsus because it didn't have any protection when my bf started to use it and it is really, really slow. I brought Norton anti-virus and want to install it, but it will not let me install it because I am not the administrator. How do I make myself an administrator??? thank you. I want to install it but my bf thinks we don't need it so that is why he is not installing it, so I have to do it!You have to be an administrator to change user account rights. Sorry, but you'll have to ask your boyfriend to either install it or make you an administrator too.okay thank you I will try!That, or log in as your bf.

Alan <>< thats a good one!! he won't let me know what is password is, but I won't let him know mine

But you would think with a computer that I would be ABLE to do it, since I am set up, he doesn't think that we need the Norton because we have verizon as our computer service and he thinks they take care of everything. So if he won't set me up as administrator because I think you can have more than one admin. he will screw the computer up and then we won't have one!! the computer is acting so weird and so, I am almost positive it has a virus, First, having no antivirus I garuntee you have an infection.
Second, Verizon (the internet service) does not to anything regarding malware and viruses. To TRUST a Service Provider with your computer's security is very foolish. (no offense intended) An antivirus software is absolutely necessary.
Third, having more than one administrator accounts will not damage the computer in any way.Time for a new bf?

Alan <>< Your boyfriend is probably a nice person, but tell him to back away from his passive-agressive stance, and grant you admin. rights...or, when it all crashes, SHRUG, and say, "Hey, I'm not the administrator."