Giving an existing user admin rights

[patmahe]

We have a user using windows xp connected to our server (2003) when the user is logged in and they try to install an application eg.adobe they get a message saying they need to be an administrator/have administrative rights (cant remember exact wording) to do so. If you login as administrator then its fine.

I have changed the users priveleges by adding them to the administrators group on the server, however the user still cannot install any applications and the same error is recurring.

Have I missed a step - is there something else that needs to be done on the local machine or server??

Thanks

[cbartlett]

You might need to make them a member of the local administrators group, right click on my computer, go to manage, and then add their domain account to administrors from the 'local users and groups' icon.

[SystemParanoia]

are you sure you want them to have full admin access?!

down-grade them to a power-user and troubleshoot from there!

[patmahe]

No this user needs to have full admin access, we had to install a new hard-drive in their machine, thats why I was thinking the problem must be local just couldnt think what it would be.

[mcarrick69]

Is the user group on the server definately an admin group on the local machine.
I would still only make them a local admin so they dont have access on every other Pc in that OU.

I assume you've tried a restart to pick up the permission change?

[Panclan]

Right click on My Computer select System tools/Users and groups/Groups/Administrators add the user to the group and reboot the PC.

[patmahe]

Cheers all, sorted.