Administrator account

G

Guest

Somehow the admin account from my computer was deleted from my computer,
completely. There is no option to select it and type a password, and the user
name and password no longer work when i push ctrl + alt +del twice at the
welcome screen. I need this account back to install some software, how do i
do it? please help!
 
C

Carey Frisch [MVP]

Original Administrator Account Does Not Appear During Friendly Logon Method
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281992&Product=winxp

Enable Administrator account on Welcome Screen
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_admin_ok.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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:

| Somehow the admin account from my computer was deleted from my computer,
| completely. There is no option to select it and type a password, and the user
| name and password no longer work when i push ctrl + alt +del twice at the
| welcome screen. I need this account back to install some software, how do i
| do it? please help!
 
G

Guest

These arent the proble, the actual account is missing, i dont know if it
deleted or what. The best i have been able to do is type the user name of the
admin account and password (my sister is the one that messed it up so she had
the account under different username and password), but it doesnt work, it
say failled to log in.
 
A

Alias

Try going into Safe Mode and see if you're prompted at the welcome screen
for the administrator's password.

Alias

esto said:
These arent the proble, the actual account is missing, i dont know if it
deleted or what. The best i have been able to do is type the user name of
the
admin account and password (my sister is the one that messed it up so she
had
the account under different username and password), but it doesnt work, it
say failled to log in.

Carey Frisch said:
Original Administrator Account Does Not Appear During Friendly Logon
Method
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281992&Product=winxp

Enable Administrator account on Welcome Screen
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_admin_ok.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

:

| Somehow the admin account from my computer was deleted from my
computer,
| completely. There is no option to select it and type a password, and
the user
| name and password no longer work when i push ctrl + alt +del twice at
the
| welcome screen. I need this account back to install some software, how
do i
| do it? please help!
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G

Guest

How do i go into safe mode?


Alias said:
Try going into Safe Mode and see if you're prompted at the welcome screen
for the administrator's password.

Alias

esto said:
These arent the proble, the actual account is missing, i dont know if it
deleted or what. The best i have been able to do is type the user name of
the
admin account and password (my sister is the one that messed it up so she
had
the account under different username and password), but it doesnt work, it
say failled to log in.

Carey Frisch said:
Original Administrator Account Does Not Appear During Friendly Logon
Method
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281992&Product=winxp

Enable Administrator account on Welcome Screen
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_admin_ok.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

:

| Somehow the admin account from my computer was deleted from my
computer,
| completely. There is no option to select it and type a password, and
the user
| name and password no longer work when i push ctrl + alt +del twice at
the
| welcome screen. I need this account back to install some software, how
do i
| do it? please help!
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
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S

S.Sengupta

To go into the Safe mode:-
Restart the computer.
As soon as the BIOS loads, begin tapping the F8 key on your keyboard. Do
so until the Windows Advanced Options menu appears.
Using the arrow keys on the keyboard, select Safe mode and then press Enter.

or,

Click Start > Run > type msconfig and then click OK.
In the System Configuration Utility, on the BOOT.INI tab, check
/SAFEBOOT.Click OK.
When you are asked to restart the computer, click Restart.

regards,
ssg MS-MVP
How do i go into safe mode?


:

Try going into Safe Mode and see if you're prompted at the welcome screen
for the administrator's password.

Alias

These arent the proble, the actual account is missing, i dont know if it
deleted or what. The best i have been able to do is type the user name of
the
admin account and password (my sister is the one that messed it up so she
had
the account under different username and password), but it doesnt work, it
say failled to log in.

:


Original Administrator Account Does Not Appear During Friendly Logon
Method
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281992&Product=winxp

Enable Administrator account on Welcome Screen
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_admin_ok.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

:

| Somehow the admin account from my computer was deleted from my
computer,
| completely. There is no option to select it and type a password, and
the user
| name and password no longer work when i push ctrl + alt +del twice at
the
| welcome screen. I need this account back to install some software, how
do i
| do it? please help!
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
G

Guest

An access denied error was returned, thats what it says when i use the run
command. It says administrator account may be recquired.

S.Sengupta said:
To go into the Safe mode:-
Restart the computer.
As soon as the BIOS loads, begin tapping the F8 key on your keyboard. Do
so until the Windows Advanced Options menu appears.
Using the arrow keys on the keyboard, select Safe mode and then press Enter.

or,

Click Start > Run > type msconfig and then click OK.
In the System Configuration Utility, on the BOOT.INI tab, check
/SAFEBOOT.Click OK.
When you are asked to restart the computer, click Restart.

regards,
ssg MS-MVP
How do i go into safe mode?


:

Try going into Safe Mode and see if you're prompted at the welcome screen
for the administrator's password.

Alias



These arent the proble, the actual account is missing, i dont know if it
deleted or what. The best i have been able to do is type the user name of
the
admin account and password (my sister is the one that messed it up so she
had
the account under different username and password), but it doesnt work, it
say failled to log in.

:


Original Administrator Account Does Not Appear During Friendly Logon
Method
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281992&Product=winxp

Enable Administrator account on Welcome Screen
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_admin_ok.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

:

| Somehow the admin account from my computer was deleted from my
computer,
| completely. There is no option to select it and type a password, and
the user
| name and password no longer work when i push ctrl + alt +del twice at
the
| welcome screen. I need this account back to install some software, how
do i
| do it? please help!
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
A

Alias

So, use F8

Alias

esto said:
An access denied error was returned, thats what it says when i use the run
command. It says administrator account may be recquired.

S.Sengupta said:
To go into the Safe mode:-
Restart the computer.
As soon as the BIOS loads, begin tapping the F8 key on your keyboard. Do
so until the Windows Advanced Options menu appears.
Using the arrow keys on the keyboard, select Safe mode and then press
Enter.

or,

Click Start > Run > type msconfig and then click OK.
In the System Configuration Utility, on the BOOT.INI tab, check
/SAFEBOOT.Click OK.
When you are asked to restart the computer, click Restart.

regards,
ssg MS-MVP
How do i go into safe mode?


:


Try going into Safe Mode and see if you're prompted at the welcome
screen
for the administrator's password.

Alias



These arent the proble, the actual account is missing, i dont know if
it
deleted or what. The best i have been able to do is type the user name
of
the
admin account and password (my sister is the one that messed it up so
she
had
the account under different username and password), but it doesnt
work, it
say failled to log in.

:


Original Administrator Account Does Not Appear During Friendly Logon
Method
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281992&Product=winxp

Enable Administrator account on Welcome Screen
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_admin_ok.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

:

| Somehow the admin account from my computer was deleted from my
computer,
| completely. There is no option to select it and type a password,
and
the user
| name and password no longer work when i push ctrl + alt +del twice
at
the
| welcome screen. I need this account back to install some software,
how
do i
| do it? please help!
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K

Kelly

If you have disabled the built in administrator account, booting into
Safe Mode will automatically enable it again (temporarily, for that
Safe Mode session).

Boot into Safe Mode (tap F8 repeatedly early in the computer/Windows
startup process)

If no user logon appears in Safe Mode where you can type in the
user account name "Administrator" (or click on it), press
Ctrl+Alt+Del twice.

Tip:

TweakUI/Logon/Show Administrator on the Welcome Screen
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Or...

Enable/Disable Administrator on Welcome Screen (Line 5)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


--

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
 
P

Paul Knudsen

These arent the proble, the actual account is missing, i dont know if it
deleted or what. The best i have been able to do is type the user name of the
admin account and password (my sister is the one that messed it up so she had
the account under different username and password), but it doesnt work, it
say failled to log in.
Click to expand...

XP Home? The admin account is hidden in that. Boot into Safe Mode
to see it. And this is exactly why every user should have their own
computer.
 
P

Phil Rabichow

Hi Kelly:
I have WinXP Pro SP2 on a single user machine with a user account "Phil"
that has administrator privileges. I use the friendly logon screen with no
password, so it boots directly to the "Phil" account. When I use Safe Mode
to get to the built-in administrator account, I can get to it. If I either:

1) logoff "Phil" account & then click "Administrator" at the welcome screen,
or
2) logoff "Phil" account, press Alt+Ctrl+Del twice, & then type
"Administrator" (no quotes) to get to the Administrator account, I get to a
screen with a picture on it with no taskbar or Start Menu. At this point,
I'm unable to use my mouse or my keyboard (although I can see the arrow move
if I move the mouse). I have to actually press the restart button on the
housing to reboot.

Is there a way to get back to the original Adminstrator account where I can
access files?
 
L

Lawrence A. Wong

go to the Windows website (www.windows.com) and download the PowerToy called
TweakUI.

In the tweak there is an option for you to show or hide the Administrator
account on the Welcome Screen.
 
P

Phil Rabichow

Hi Lawrence:
Thanks for the response. However, I have TweakUI & the Administrator does show
up on the Welcome screen (when I use it). The problem is that when I click on
the Admin account & it loads, I am simply taken to a a picture (I assume a
screensaver), & the keyboard & mouse don't work...& there's no taskbar or Start
Menu.
 
P

Paul Knudsen

Hidden in both Home and Pro.
Click to expand...

Well, I've never seen a Pro setup, but how do you explain a post just
a bit below this about a tweak to "hide the Administrator Account at
startup"?
 

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