Determining If You Are an Administrator in Windows Vista

1. Click on the Start button.
   
   
2. Select Control Panel.
   
   
3. Make sure your Control Panel window is in Classic View, by insuring that "Classic View" is selected, on the left side of the window.
   
   
4. In the Control Panel window, double click on User Accounts.
   
   
5. You will see information about your account in the window, like this:
   
   
   
6. On the right of the User Accounts window, you should see your account name, account icon and a description listed.
   
   
7. If the word "Administrator" is in your account's description, then you are an administrator. If you see "Standard user," then you are not an administrator and will need to log in as a different user.
   
   

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