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April 17th, 2006 11:00

XP home edition set up problem

I have one pc and printer.  The computer is seeing itself as part of a lan (network) and is asking for administrative permission to make changes...can I get this problem to go away by changing set up somehow, maybe with the xp installation disc?  Please help a non-computer expert!
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    IT Dummy22

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    Posted April 17th, 2006 19:00

    goto users in control pannel and click your username. click change type to computer administrator, see if this makes any difference..
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    Posted April 17th, 2006 20:00

    is the computer in a workgroup, on my computer right click and seletct properties, see if it is a workgroup or domain.(under computer name tab) 
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    Posted April 17th, 2006 20:00

    Tried - I'm identified as Owner, computer administrator.  Guest account is turned off.  Go figure...
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    Posted April 19th, 2006 01:00

    Okay.  Followed your instructions.  It has a name I remember giving it and then a domain is indicated as:  Domain:MSHOME.  This may be the problem?
     
    There's a key that says rename, but nothing that looks like it eliminates the domain /workgroup status.
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    Posted April 19th, 2006 01:00

    Correcting myself now.  It says ...uses the following information to identify your computer on the network, and then gives the name of the computer.  The network is identified as MSHOME.

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