Help with user account please

[Bill]

I recently messed up a user account, and I haven't been able to get any help
yet. I saw a post that had the command "control userpassword2" in it.
Out of curiosity I ran it and looked around. My wife and daughter are on the
system as limited users, and one of the options that came up (under
advanced) was for a "standard" (power) user, as opposed to a limited user or
administrator. When I tried to make my wife a member of this group I got an
error saying (IIRC) that the group didn't exist so I couldn't do it. The
next time I rebooted the pc there was no logon option for her account. Her
documents folder is still there (but locked). Even using the same command I
can't see her account. Safe mode only shows myself and admin. Can anyone
help with this problem?

Thanks in advance.

Bill

 

[R. McCarty]

You need to run the Microsoft Management Console. Right Click
My Computer, then left click Manage. The Microsoft Management
Console will open (Small - may need to maximize). It is a split-pane
just like Explorer. Find Local Users and Groups in the left pane and
Click the + to expand the tree. It is from here that you can check
on both Users and Groups and determine why the accounts are not
usable.