My control panel on pc is restricted. how can remove programs i don't need? own pc.should be able to remove. ?

Question

i tried to call Dell support and they were trying to make me renew my warranty before helping me. i feel that i shouldn't have to get a warrant to add/remove programs on a pc that i own. is there another way?

Answer 1

If you are using xp, please check if you are the administrator of the pc, you get restricted from altering the settings of the pc if you are just a guest user. Make sure that you use the admin set up and see if you'll be able to access the control panel. If not, try using this short cut key, press the windows key, found between ctrl and alt and the R key at the same time to get the run window, then type in appwiz.cpl it will take you straight to add/remove programs.

Answer 2

The first thing I would need to know would be what type of operating system are you using (im guessing by your question) XP or Vista if so let me know then I should be able to walk you through your "admin" prob again thats a guess cuz theres not enough info in the question for me to answer without guesses :) let me know more and I'll see if I can assist u

Thx

Erth

Answer 3

What exactly is the problem?  Are you just unable to get into the Control Panel or having problems removing programs from the Add/Remove list?

Answer 4

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