HT202274 Creating a new admin on OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Okay so I don't need to elaborate on my STUPID mistake, but in short, while deleting my father's old admin account on my new mac book air (OS X Yosemite 10.10.1), my computer does not have a an admit account anymore... like what??? Don't know how the computer allowed this to happen in the first place, but in short, I only have a standard user, and I can't change that standard user to admin. I know the old admin user name and password, but when I need to verify it to download things (such as adobe flash player or changing other user preferences), it does not recognize it. I have tried using old methods of fixing this problem: cmd-s start-up to terminal [mount -un / ; rm /var/db/.applesetupdone; etc. etc.] but it doesn't work. Please help me; I was excited about getting my first mac, and now I can't even properly use it.

I also wanted to note that I have a lot of respect for Apple Inc., but the iconic "Genius Bar" has refused to help me; they have helped me many times before, but this time, they said I needed to pay a LOT of money to solve a problem that prevented me form using my laptop in the first place.... not the best of situations for me, especially that I live far away from any sort of help in the first place. I need a coding/computer angel.

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i2:
Not sure if you are asking if or how. Templeton has
answered if. Here's how.
Apple Menu > System Prefs > Accounts. Click on the +
under User Options to create new account. Go to
Security and check box at bottom to make account
admin. You can take care of the other items, picture
etc, login options etc.
To make the other account Standard select the
account, go to Security and deselect box "Allow User
to Administer".
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Good luck.
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Thanks, I'm tying to find out if I will run into problems, such as not being able to use the new admin account to change permissions in the old.

I've bought my 1st Mac, since than I've replaced my old disk to a new one - and at the lab they created my new admin's name as admin.. I've changed it after 'root'ing - and now I can't find my photos either at iPhoto/photo booth,what can I do to restore ?

I've bought my 1st Mac, since than I've replaced my old disk to a new one - and at the lab they created my new admin's name as admin.. I've changed it after 'root'ing - and now I can't find my photos either at iPhoto/photo booth, what can I do to restore restore them, they are very importent to me !!!
Please I'll be thankfull.

I stated that I did try to do all of this when I first set up the new computer...I did do the Setup Assistant numerous times but my old computer kept freezing half way through. Even if I did it when I first got the new computer back in Septemeber, I would have had the same issue b/c my old computer has been 'broken' for a while. My old computer can't handle doing too much at once and I think the setup and then migration functions I tried were too much. That's why I was hoping I could use the migration function piecemeal. I wish I could just check off the exact files and folders I want vs. having to choose it at the 'user' level...that's too much for my old computer to have to transfer.

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I understand that changing the shortsname is a bad idea.
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