Changing an Admin acct into a Standard acct

"Gordon" <gordonbparker.RemoveThis@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> "FromTheRafters" <erratic.RemoveThis@ne.rr.com> wrote in message
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>> "Gordon" <gordonbparker.RemoveThis@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message
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>>>> 2. Log into the new extra Administrator account. Go to Control
>>>> Panel>User
>>>> Accounts. Change your personal account to Standard. Your data will not
>>>> be
>>>> affected.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Hmmm. I just changed the type of my account from Admin to Standard
>>> without having to create another Admin account first....
>>
>> There is (was) a reason that you should not have done so.
>> That reason being so that you wouldn't be left up proverbial
>> creek without proverbial paddle.
>>
>> Good luck with that boat, and follow directions next time.
>>
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> I'd already created an Admin account for other reasons before I did
> this....

Sorry, I thought you were the OP losing access to the only admin account
(aside from the hidden one) available. The OS shouldn't allow the last one
to be removed, but stranger things have happened.

Once I realized my error, I tried to cancel that post, but some servers
don't
support cancellations. Frankly, I was surprised that someone would start
with step two. /