System Admistrator Deleted !!!

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Nigel Sisley

My Daughter has just called from France and she has just
set up her pc and discovered that the System Administrator
account has been deleted and only a Guest account appears.

All her data is still on the machine but without System
Adminidstrator she cannot restore.

Any clues????

Cheers

Nigel
 
S

Steve

Is this XP home or Pro?
If it is Pro, the admin account can not be deleted, only
it's name changed.
 
T

Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)

Nigel said:
My Daughter has just called from France and she has just
set up her pc and discovered that the System Administrator
account has been deleted and only a Guest account appears.

All her data is still on the machine but without System
Adminidstrator she cannot restore.
Hi

It is not possible to delete the built in Administrator user (if she
is running a French OS the user might not be "Administrator" but a
French variant of the name).

To be able to log on as "Administrator", at the logon screen, press
Ctrl+Alt+Del *twice* to get to a logon screen where you can type in
the user name (You might need to boot into Safe mode first to make
this work).

More here as well:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;321305
 
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Nigel Sisley

Thanks Steve, I know this sounds incredible but she tells
me her screen only shows Guest at the welcome snap.

It is the Home Edition of XP and I have tried to replicate
her scenario and my PC won't let me.

Any further clues?

Nigel
 
K

Kaylene aka Taurarian

Hi Nigel, in Win XP Home your daughter will need to create a new account with
administrator privileges

Windows Home XP
1. As windows is loading up press F8 repeatedly until the Windows advanced
screen comes up.
2. Select safe mode (the version of windows you want to use click XP wait until
it loads the welcome screen.
3. Select Administrator and it will log you on as administrator without a
password (provided a password was not created in this hidden account during
setup).
4. Go to Start - Control Panel - User Accounts.
5. Create a new Account with all administrator privileges

HOW TO: Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];279783


http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421
HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP

NOTE: You must be logged on to the computer using an account that has
administrative privileges. If you are running Windows XP Home Edition, in order
to have access to the Security tab, you must first start in Safe Mode and log on
with an account that has Administrative rights.

The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 
T

Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)

Nigel said:
Thanks Steve, I know this sounds incredible but she tells
me her screen only shows Guest at the welcome snap.

It is the Home Edition of XP and I have tried to replicate
her scenario and my PC won't let me.

Any further clues?
Hi

See my other post in this thread...
 
T

Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)

Kaylene said:
Hi Nigel, in Win XP Home your daughter will need to create a new account with
administrator privileges

Windows Home XP
1. As windows is loading up press F8 repeatedly until the Windows advanced
screen comes up.
2. Select safe mode (the version of windows you want to use click XP wait until
it loads the welcome screen.

Note that if Fast User Switching is enabled, you might need to press
Ctrl+Alt+Del *twice* here to get to a logon screen where you can type
in the user name Administrator.
3. Select Administrator and it will log you on as administrator without a
password (provided a password was not created in this hidden account during
setup).
4. Go to Start - Control Panel - User Accounts.
5. Create a new Account with all administrator privileges

HOW TO: Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];279783


http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421
HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP

NOTE: You must be logged on to the computer using an account that has
administrative privileges. If you are running Windows XP Home Edition, in order
to have access to the Security tab, you must first start in Safe Mode and log on
with an account that has Administrative rights.

The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 

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