administrator can not install programs

[bookouri]

I have a compaq server that someone else originally configured. I inherited it and found that even when logged on as local or domain admin I can not add/remove programs and several other basic functions.

Can anyone point me in the right direction to get my administrator user rights back?

thanks

 

[Tels]

What OS is it? If you have access to Account Manager maybe you could create another domain admin acct to try and bypass any restrictions that might have been placed on these other users....or just look to see how the admin accounts are set up.
If it's NT you're using and you have a password for the local admin, you should be able to undo whatever it is that is stopping you, it would be helpful if you put down these details...
Do you get an error message, or just access denied? Was/Is the server part of a domain? What OS does it run? What other areas can't you access and can you create another admin, and did that work? Look at the properties of programs related to what you can't do and see what the access right are set to, if you have NTFS. Try all these things and let us know if it works.

Hope you manage to get it straightened out....

Tels (ps I will have a look back here so if you leave those answers I will try my best to hlp)