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We dont know what the user accounts name is. What do we do?
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Shenan Stanley
Helpless said:We dont know what the user accounts name is. What do we do?
We have no idea what you are talking about...
So you give more information about what you might even be referring to
first - and as much other detail about how you got into this situation, what
you have tried to do to remedy it, what your level of computer-knowledge
is - etc... And then someone might be able to help.
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Guest
Shenan Stanley said:We have no idea what you are talking about...
So you give more information about what you might even be referring to
first - and as much other detail about how you got into this situation, what
you have tried to do to remedy it, what your level of computer-knowledge
is - etc... And then someone might be able to help.
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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
Ok, I found out that i couldnt download anything so i asked around and figured out it was because i wasnt on an administrator account. So i dont know what to do now because, I didnt know that we were on another account. The name hasnt changed. So, i was wondering if there was a way to see all the accounts to the computer.
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Bert Kinney
Hi,
Open Control Panel and double click on User Accounts.
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org
Open Control Panel and double click on User Accounts.
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org
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Guest
Bert Kinney said:Hi,
Open Control Panel and double click on User Accounts.
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org
If i do that, it just shows the account that we're on.
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Shenan Stanley
Helpless said:We dont know what the user accounts name is.
What do we do?
Shenan said:We have no idea what you are talking about...
So you give more information about what you might even be
referring to first - and as much other detail about how you got
into this situation, what you have tried to do to remedy it, what
your level of computer-knowledge is - etc... And then someone
might be able to help.
Ok, I found out that i couldnt download anything so i asked around
and figured out it was because i wasnt on an administrator
account. So i dont know what to do now because, I didnt know that
we were on another account. The name hasnt changed. So, i was
wondering if there was a way to see all the accounts to the
computer.
Start button --> RUN --> control userpasswords2 --> OK
Select the 'Users' tab...
What users and associated groups do you see there?
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Guest
Ok i did that and i got to this screen
http://img297.imageshack.us/my.php?image=windowshelpmy8.png
http://img297.imageshack.us/my.php?image=windowshelpmy8.png
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Shenan Stanley
Helpless said:We dont know what the user accounts name is.
What do we do?
Shenan said:We have no idea what you are talking about...
So you give more information about what you might even be
referring to first - and as much other detail about how you got
into this situation, what you have tried to do to remedy it, what
your level of computer-knowledge is - etc... And then someone
might be able to help.
Ok, I found out that i couldnt download anything so i asked around
and figured out it was because i wasnt on an administrator
account. So i dont know what to do now because, I didnt know that
we were on another account. The name hasnt changed. So, i was
wondering if there was a way to see all the accounts to the
computer.
Shenan said:Start button --> RUN --> control userpasswords2 --> OK
Select the 'Users' tab...
What users and associated groups do you see there?
Ok i did that and i got to this screen
http://img297.imageshack.us/my.php?image=windowshelpmy8.png
Okay - what that message states is that you are not a member of the
Administrators group.
That makes it pretty official.
In order to do many things (install software, etc) - you must be a member of
the administrators group. It is a good thing to use your computer normally
as someone who is *not* a member of said group. However - that ebing said
you have to know how to gain access to an account that is a member of the
adminstrators group.
If you have Windows XP Home Edition...
Reboot in Safe Mode and log in as the user "administrator" (sans the
quotes.) There is a possibility the password is blank - so you will enter
nothing for the password of this account...
If you have Windows XP Professional Edition (or Media Center Edition)...
Log off the computer (or reboot) and at the 'Welcome Screen" - where you
would normally click on your user - pres CTRL+ALT+DEL twice.. (All three
keys, at once - twice in a row - kinda quickly.) Enter the username
"administrator" (sans the quotes) and tryt entering no password and log in.
That is the base administrator account.
It cannot be erased - but it can be renamed.
My suggestion to you... (After you get logged into an administrative level
account..)
1) Give the administrator account a password. Make it one that you can
remember.
2) Create another administrative level account - assign it a password - make
it one you can remember but different from the main administrator account's
password.
Keep your account limited and when you need to install something or do
something 'administrative', use the second account you created above.
The second account should show up on the welcome screen - no matter if you
have Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional.
What will throw a real monkey wrench in the works is if you cannot get into
an administrative level account now because either it has been renamed or
someone put a password on the account already and no one knows/remembers it.
Doesn't make things impossible - just more difficult.
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Guest
Ok i guess the "monkey wrench" has been put into this. I can't get into the
administrator account. We're on the professional edition. So should i contact
someone to fix it or will you be able to tell me?
administrator account. We're on the professional edition. So should i contact
someone to fix it or will you be able to tell me?
S
Shenan Stanley
Helpless said:We dont know what the user accounts name is.
What do we do?
Shenan said:We have no idea what you are talking about...
So you give more information about what you might even be
referring to first - and as much other detail about how you got
into this situation, what you have tried to do to remedy it, what
your level of computer-knowledge is - etc... And then someone
might be able to help.
Ok, I found out that i couldnt download anything so i asked around
and figured out it was because i wasnt on an administrator
account. So i dont know what to do now because, I didnt know that
we were on another account. The name hasnt changed. So, i was
wondering if there was a way to see all the accounts to the
computer.
Shenan said:Start button --> RUN --> control userpasswords2 --> OK
Select the 'Users' tab...
What users and associated groups do you see there?
Ok i did that and i got to this screen
http://img297.imageshack.us/my.php?image=windowshelpmy8.png
Shenan said:Okay - what that message states is that you are not a member of the
Administrators group.
That makes it pretty official.
In order to do many things (install software, etc) - you must be a
member of the administrators group. It is a good thing to use your
computer normally as someone who is *not* a member of said group.
However - that ebing said you have to know how to gain access to an
account that is a member of the adminstrators group.
If you have Windows XP Home Edition...
Reboot in Safe Mode and log in as the user "administrator" (sans the
quotes.) There is a possibility the password is blank - so you
will enter nothing for the password of this account...
If you have Windows XP Professional Edition (or Media Center
Edition)... Log off the computer (or reboot) and at the 'Welcome
Screen" - where you would normally click on your user - pres
CTRL+ALT+DEL twice.. (All three keys, at once - twice in a row -
kinda quickly.) Enter the username "administrator" (sans the
quotes) and tryt entering no password and log in.
That is the base administrator account.
It cannot be erased - but it can be renamed.
My suggestion to you... (After you get logged into an
administrative level account..)
1) Give the administrator account a password. Make it one that you
can remember.
2) Create another administrative level account - assign it a
password - make it one you can remember but different from the main
administrator account's password.
Keep your account limited and when you need to install something or
do something 'administrative', use the second account you created
above.
The second account should show up on the welcome screen - no matter
if you have Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional.
What will throw a real monkey wrench in the works is if you cannot
get into an administrative level account now because either it has
been renamed or someone put a password on the account already and
no one knows/remembers it. Doesn't make things impossible - just
more difficult.
Ok i guess the "monkey wrench" has been put into this. I can't get
into the administrator account. We're on the professional edition.
So should i contact someone to fix it or will you be able to tell
me?
Well - I can tell you how to change the password using third party tools -
but whether or not you can do it will be up to you. =)
Try here:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm
Also:
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html
And another:
http://ubcd4win.com/
(If built with Sala Password Renew)
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