enable administrator

[Guest]

-- hi all, can someone please tell me how 2 enable my administrator my XP
runs well its just some programs like system restore & disk keeper wont allow
me asess tells me 2 switch 2 administrator but my administrator is disabled,
could someone tell me how 2 sort this,...SKYLOG ?????


thanks in advance....Skylog

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

For XP Pro: Press CTRL-ALT-DEL twice at the Welcome Screen, with no other users logged on. You'll get the older logon dialog. Enter Administrator and any password that you have set for that account.

To enable the Administrator account on the new Windows XP logon screen in Windows XP Pro, visit my web site, www.dougknox.com and go to the Windows XP Utilities section. Follow the link for Enable Administrator Account ......

This small VB application will make the registry change necessary for the Administrator account to be available on the Welcome Screen. If you prefer to do it manually, click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList\

Note: There is a space between Windows and NT in the above Key.

Add the Administrator account if necessary and/or change the Administrator value to 1

For XP Home, you can only log into the built in Administrator account in Safe Mode, so the fixes above will be of little use.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your reply Doug, sorry for sending two posts i wasn't sure if i'd
get a reply on this one, i will save your site to my "FAV" and visit when
need be, take care.

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

You're welcome