How to assign administrator privileges to a local account

How to assign administrator privileges in Windows 7

• Click on the Start Button
• Right-click on Computer and choose Manage
• In the left frame click on the arrow next to Local Users and Groups to expand this selection
• Click on Groups
• Locate and double-click on Administrators in the right frame
• Click the Add button at the bottom of the screen
• Under "Enter the object names to select" field type the name of the account you wish to give administrator rights to
  • If your computer is joined to the Princeton domain this would be "Princeton\netID"
  • If your computer is NOT joined to the domain you should enter the account username you use to logon to your computer here.
  • Click OK to save your changes