Administrative Account

An administrative account is a user account on an operating system with special privileges. Relevant to Synekism is the fact that certain stages of its installation require administrative privileges.

Get a list of user accounts
Windows XP/Vista/7:
 * 1) Go to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Run
 * 2) Type:   and click OK
 * 3) In the prompt type:

Check if current account is an administrator account
Windows Vista/7:
 * 1) Go to Start -> Control Panel -> User Accounts
 * 2) Check to see if it says "Administrator" under the username in the top-right panel (to the right of the user picture)

Windows XP/Vista/7:
 * 1) Go to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Run
 * 2) Type:   and click OK
 * 3) In the prompt type:   where   is the current user's name
 * 4) Check to see if   appears under Local Group Memberships