no administration account

Posted: 07-18-2007, 03:42 PM
Hi,
Can any one help,I have 3 accounts on my desk top computer, 2 accounts and a
guest account, they are all now standard accounts and the administration
account is gone which was the first account. Now i can't change anything or
access some internet sites. I have tried system restore but I keep getting
the message type adminstration password but there is no where to type it also
I don't have adminstration password,
Thanks.
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BurrWalnut
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RE: no administration account
Posted: 07-18-2007, 04:22 PM
To create a true administrator account, go to Start, type cmd and press
Enter. Now type net user administrator /active:yes (note the 3 spaces) and
press Enter. You may have to reboot for the Administrator account to show on
the Welcome screen. Ensure you have at least one other user account otherwise
you may lock yourself out.

To disable it retype the command but change yes to no.

"susan" wrote:
> Hi,
> Can any one help,I have 3 accounts on my desk top computer, 2 accounts and a
> guest account, they are all now standard accounts and the administration
> account is gone which was the first account. Now i can't change anything or
> access some internet sites. I have tried system restore but I keep getting
> the message type adminstration password but there is no where to type it also
> I don't have adminstration password,
> Thanks.
> --
> susan
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Ronnie Vernon MVP
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Re: no administration account
Posted: 07-18-2007, 06:44 PM
Susan

If the administrator account has been changed to a Standard User you should
be able to access the built-in administrator account in Safe Mode.

Reboot the computer and as soon a the system starts to initialize, start
tapping the F8 Key until you see a black screen menu. Use the arrow keys to
select Safe Mode and press Enter. It will take a few minutes for Safe Mode
log-in screen to appear. On the login screen you should see an account
called Administrator. Click to log-on with this account, there is no
password by default on this account.

When you are logged on, you can go to Control Panel / User Accounts, select
the Standard account that you use and then click on "Change your account
type". Select the Administrator option and click the "Change account type"
button.

Exit Control Panel and reboot.

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"susan" <susan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> Can any one help,I have 3 accounts on my desk top computer, 2 accounts and
> a
> guest account, they are all now standard accounts and the administration
> account is gone which was the first account. Now i can't change anything
> or
> access some internet sites. I have tried system restore but I keep getting
> the message type adminstration password but there is no where to type it
> also
> I don't have adminstration password,
> Thanks.
> --
> susan
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susan
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RE: no administration account
Posted: 07-18-2007, 06:46 PM
i have done what you said but keep getting access denied
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"BurrWalnut" wrote:
> To create a true administrator account, go to Start, type cmd and press
> Enter. Now type net user administrator /active:yes (note the 3 spaces) and
> press Enter. You may have to reboot for the Administrator account to show on
> the Welcome screen. Ensure you have at least one other user account otherwise
> you may lock yourself out.
>
> To disable it retype the command but change yes to no.
>
> "susan" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > Can any one help,I have 3 accounts on my desk top computer, 2 accounts and a
> > guest account, they are all now standard accounts and the administration
> > account is gone which was the first account. Now i can't change anything or
> > access some internet sites. I have tried system restore but I keep getting
> > the message type adminstration password but there is no where to type it also
> > I don't have adminstration password,
> > Thanks.
> > --
> > susan
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RE: no administration account
Posted: 07-19-2007, 10:00 AM


"arinadm" wrote:
> Hi,
> Can any one help,I have 3 accounts on my desk top computer, 2 accounts and a
> guest account, they are all now standard accounts and the administration
> account is gone which was the first account. Now i can't change anything or
> access some internet sites. I have tried system restore but I keep getting
> the message type adminstration password but there is no where to type it also
> I don't have adminstration password,
> Thanks.
> --
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simokrimo
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No administration account
Posted: 11-17-2007, 03:41 PM
After installing a software, I've lost the administrative privileges on my
personnal account. I've tried to login as the administrator via the safe
mode. I've loged in successfully but the surprise is that the administrator
account is considered as a guest account.
So now my computer is not usable til I don't have any adinistrative
privileges on my PC.

Excuse my bad english.
Thanks.
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P. Di Stolfo
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Re: No administration account
Posted: 11-17-2007, 04:30 PM
Hello,

what does "not usable" mean exactly?
Here's a guide for you (Step 1 obviously didn't work correctly for you, so
try from Step 2):
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Administ..._of_admin.aspx

Good luck!
Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo
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"simokrimo" <simokrimo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> After installing a software, I've lost the administrative privileges on my
> personnal account. I've tried to login as the administrator via the safe
> mode. I've loged in successfully but the surprise is that the
> administrator
> account is considered as a guest account.
> So now my computer is not usable til I don't have any adinistrative
> privileges on my PC.
>
> Excuse my bad english.
> Thanks.
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