Disabled Admin account

[Lobsang Mack]

XP Pro latest service patches
User is a member of the admin group
he disables the Admin account
user cannot run the User Accounts from the CP
I drop to a command prompt and try to do a net user administrator *.....it
prompts me for a new password but then returns an error

Short of using lighter fluid and a match on the <L>user...how do I manage to
fix this.

Many thanks in return

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[steve umbach]

Boot into Safe Mode. The actual built in administrator account will always
be availalbe in Safe Mode assuming the password is known. --- Steve

 

[Lobsang Mack]

Worked like a dream...thanx.....I was going to try that earlier but I
figured the the account would still be disabled.....silly of me

 

[Steven L Umbach]

Normal user accounts would be but the built in admin account is an
exception. Glad you sorted it out and it never hurts to ask. --- Steve