There is an administrator already set on m y Macbook. word. Do I delete him and set myself as admin or set myself as a user. There is no password set now.

There is an administrator already on my Macbook with no password set. Do I delete him or create myself as a user?

Who is the administrator?
If it is root or wheel DO NOT TOUCH, as that is your system.
Or did you buy this computer 2nd hand?

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Revision: 14598
Revision: 14598
Author:   [email protected]
Date:     2010-03-05 02:13:40 -0800 (Fri, 05 Mar 2010)
Log Message:
Fix FM-500: reinstating onMetaData handler clause that prevents incoming dimensions from being applied if they are not different from the dimensions that were already set.
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From a MS Support Engineer:
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Try the steps below and check if it helps.
Step 1:
Run the software setup file as an administrator and check if it helps.
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Temporarily disable the antivirus software running on the computer and check if you are able to install the software.
Disable antivirus software
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