Administrator Privileges

Windows 2000, Windows XP, and presumably any subsequent version of Windows requires "administrator" privileges to access logical and physical devices directly. This is required because the direct block access bypasses normal file access control mechanisms. You either need to log in as an administrator to use the device-access features of CiderPress, or upgrade the privilege level of your non-administrator account.

Most Win2K/XP users are set up with administrator access, but some may not be. CiderPress will tell you if devices are failing to open because of access permissions. To gain administrator access, you have to start by having administrator access to the machine. Yes, this is a bit of a chicken and egg problem, but there's no way around it. If you don't know how to log in as administrator, ask the person who set up your computer.

Windows 2000:

- From the "Start" menu, select "Settings" and then "Control Panels".
- Open the "Users and Passwords" control panel. If you're not allowed to do this, you're not an administrator, and cannot proceed further.
- You should see a list of users on the machine. Find the username you log in as, and make sure that "Administrator" shows up in the list of groups.
- If you're not in the "administrator" group, click on the "Advanced" tab, and click the "Advanced" button to bring up the "Local Users and Groups" dialog.
- Click on the "Users" folder on the left side, then click on your user name on the right side. From the "Action" menu select "Properties".
- Click the "Member Of" tab. Click the "Add" button to open the "Select Groups" dialog.
- Click on "Administrators". Click "Add". Click "OK" in this dialog and the previous one.
- Close the dialog boxes. You should be all set.

Windows XP:

- From the "Start" menu, select "Control Panel".
- Click on "User Accounts". If you only see the current account, and it says "limited user", you're not an administator and cannot proceed further.
- Click on the account you want to change.
- Click on "Change my account type".
- Click the "Computer Administrator" radio button. Click "change account type".
- Close the dialog boxes. You should be all set.

Win9x/ME does not have the concept of user privilege levels, so none of the above is necessary.