Dauntefan said:
Under User Accounts, I seemed to have deleted my System Administrator.
When I click on the control panel and open up the User Accounts, I
only have one
icon (one I created when I set up the computer, I guess). Does anyone
know
how I can get my System Administrator account back? My only User
Account is
"Limited" and it won't let me do certain things (such as download).
Can anyone help?
You cannot delete the built-in Administrator account. In XP Home, it is
hidden by design. In XP Pro, it is hidden when a second user account
with administrative privileges is created. Crystal Ball sez you have XP
Home.
In XP Home, boot the computer into Safe Mode. Do this by repeatedly
tapping the F8 key as the computer is starting up. This will get you to
the right menu. Navigate using your Up arrow key; the mouse will not
work here. Once in Safe Mode, you will see the normally hidden
Administrator account. The default password is a blank.
In XP Pro, you do not need to go into Safe Mode. At the Welcome Screen,
do Ctrl-Alt-Del twice to get the classic Windows logon box. Type in
"Administrator" and whatever password you assigned when you set up
Windows.
If you reset the built-in Administrator account's password in Home or
have Pro and don't remember the password, use NTpasswd to change the
built-in Administrator account's password to a blank.
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
Then go to the User Accounts applet in Control Panel and set passwords
that you will remember and make other desired changes.
Malke
