Can't change my admin privileges.

I used migration assistant to move my user accounts from a macbook pro to an air. I would like to change one of my accounts from admin to default but the option to deselect the admin user priviege is always greyed out even when I'm logged in as another admin user. How can I change this without deleting this account because it is my primary account.

If it is your primary account, I don't think that account can be changed, based on testing I've done.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5189
http://www.thesafemac.com/how-to-prepare-your-mac-for-sale/
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Will I lose the apps my father bought?
Will I have to reinstall all the programs that I installed while I was using the MacBook? For example will photoshop and capture nx be deleted as if I was formatting a pc and I will have to install them again?
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2. Press OK+9                                                                        = BLUE LED flashes
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