943,708 Members | Top Members by Rank

Hardware and Software > Microsoft Windows > Windows NT / 2000 / XP > Emergency:_administrative account in xp...
Ad:
Permalink
Jul 22nd, 2009
0

Emergency:_administrative account in xp...

Expand Post »
Hi,

I accidentally disabled my Administrator account in XP using control userpasswords2...Now I cannot enable it back because the other user accounts in my PC is assigned as guest only..
So, whenever i run control userpasswords2 (im using a guest account), it prompts me to enter my Administrator passwords but it says Im not allowed to do that due to that my Administrator account is DISABLED...Im so dumb!! :-)

I tried adding a user account with administrative privileges but Im logged-in as a guest everytime so I cannot add a new use account..

Please help...
Thanks in advance

coachD

God Rocks!! __\m/____
Similar Threads
Reputation Points: 10
Solved Threads: 0
Newbie Poster
coachD is offline Offline
6 posts
since Feb 2008
Permalink
Jul 23rd, 2009
0

Re: Emergency:_administrative account in xp...

http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd
Reputation Points: 10
Solved Threads: 0
Newbie Poster
kovach is offline Offline
5 posts
since Feb 2008
Permalink
Jul 23rd, 2009
0

Re: Emergency:_administrative account in xp...

During startup, press the F12 or F10 to access the bios setup and see if you can turn Admin password on from there. (F key access to bios screen varies, could be esc key)
Reputation Points: 10
Solved Threads: 1
Newbie Poster
JayBeeZ is offline Offline
3 posts
since Mar 2008
Permalink
Jul 23rd, 2009
0

Re: Emergency:_administrative account in xp...

When you login with guest account, goto run->msconfig->BOOT.INI->Safe Mode->OK->Restart.
Once the PC restarts, immediately after the first screen , press CTRL+ALT+DEL twice ( the system restarts)...and it takes you to SAFE MODE wherein you enter the Administrator Credentials and Login ( i have tried this successfully).....
Now, RightClick on MyComputer->Manage->Users and Groups->Users->Right Click on Administrator-> Properties->uncheck "Account is disabled"->OK.
Last edited by kiranpvsr; Jul 23rd, 2009 at 9:59 am.
Reputation Points: 10
Solved Threads: 0
Newbie Poster
kiranpvsr is offline Offline
23 posts
since Oct 2008
Permalink
Jul 23rd, 2009
0

Re: Emergency:_administrative account in xp...

hey coachD, Kiran hit the nail on the head on this one. You can also access the boot option by pressing F8 immediately after the PC finishes the POST process (.. you might try this twice or thrice ). The computer then prompts you to choose which mode you wanna boot in, choose SAFE MODE. After it's through with the DOS screen, it's going to bring up the Admin user account. click on the account and you're good to go, enable it.
Reputation Points: 13
Solved Threads: 7
Junior Poster
c-tech is offline Offline
118 posts
since Aug 2007

This thread is more than three months old

No one has posted to this discussion for at least three months. Please let old threads die and do not reply to them unless you feel you have something new and valuable to contribute that absolutely must be added to make the discussion complete. Otherwise, please start a new thread in this forum instead.
Message:
Previous Thread in Windows NT / 2000 / XP Forum Timeline: Remote Virtual Desktop/Machine
Next Thread in Windows NT / 2000 / XP Forum Timeline: Internet Security





About Us | Contact Us | Advertise | Acceptable Use Policy
Forum Index | Build Custom RSS Feed


Follow us on Twitter


© 2011 DaniWeb® LLC