I Can't Log On - XP Pro

[Stevie]

I screwed up.

I'm fairly new at XP and I was messing around in the Computer
Management/Users section and saw a User with my name in the Name column and
also saw my name in the Full Name column of the Administrator line. In a
moment of sheer stupidity, I opened the Properties of what I thought was the
duplicate (the one with my name in the 1st column) and clicked Disabled.

After I logged out I can not log back on. I now seem to be disabled. My
name is on the list but with a flower as a picture instead of my jet plane.
Now it wants a password... I don't remember telling it a password
during installation or anytime since. I can get into my son and wife's
logon (they are Limited Accounts) but can't do anything from there. I can't
change any accounts or do a system restore. I can't do a repair with the CD
using a Limited Account.

I've been into safe mode where it gives one logon and it still wants a
password which I do not know.

Is there a work-around? I know having this Administrator account is
supposed to keep my kid from installing programs but what do you do if the
owner is locked out of the house? Am I going to have to do a full install
of XP? Is it even going to let me? If I could do a System Restore from a
Limited Account, it would probably be my magic bullet.

I am not looking forward to updating XP and installing all those programs
again. The one I never got aroung to installing was Norton's Ghost. Go
figger.

Thanks for any help.

Steve

 

[T. Waters]

When asked for a password, what happens when you just hit "enter"?

 

[Stevie]

It asks if I forgot my password and gives me no other options except to
re-enter my password.

 

[Nepatsfan]

Have you tried to log on with the built in Administrator account?

At the Welcome screen, hit CTRL + ALT + DEL twice.
This should bring up the Logon to Windows dialog box.
Enter Administrator in the User Name box.
Hopefully, you won't be asked to supply a password.
If you're able to logon with this account you should be able to
access Computer Management.
Maybe you can repair the damage done to your account.

If you're asked for a password for the Administrator account you
can go to this web site and donwload a program that will let you
reset it to a blank password:

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

Good luck

 

[kurttrail]

I screwed up.

I'm fairly new at XP and I was messing around in the Computer
Management/Users section and saw a User with my name in the Name
column and also saw my name in the Full Name column of the
Administrator line. In a moment of sheer stupidity, I opened the
Properties of what I thought was the duplicate (the one with my name
in the 1st column) and clicked Disabled.

After I logged out I can not log back on. I now seem to be disabled.
My name is on the list but with a flower as a picture instead of my
jet plane. Now it wants a password... I don't remember telling
it a password during installation or anytime since. I can get into
my son and wife's logon (they are Limited Accounts) but can't do
anything from there. I can't change any accounts or do a system
restore. I can't do a repair with the CD using a Limited Account.

I've been into safe mode where it gives one logon and it still wants a
password which I do not know.

Is there a work-around? I know having this Administrator account is
supposed to keep my kid from installing programs but what do you do
if the owner is locked out of the house? Am I going to have to do a
full install of XP? Is it even going to let me? If I could do a
System Restore from a Limited Account, it would probably be my magic
bullet.

I am not looking forward to updating XP and installing all those
programs again. The one I never got aroung to installing was
Norton's Ghost. Go figger.

Thanks for any help.

Steve

LOL! You know this is just karma for not trusting your kid.

Have you tried to logon to THE Administrator account?

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[Stevie]

Will try. thanks!

Have you tried to log on with the built in Administrator account?

At the Welcome screen, hit CTRL + ALT + DEL twice.
This should bring up the Logon to Windows dialog box.
Enter Administrator in the User Name box.
Hopefully, you won't be asked to supply a password.
If you're able to logon with this account you should be able to
access Computer Management.
Maybe you can repair the damage done to your account.

If you're asked for a password for the Administrator account you
can go to this web site and donwload a program that will let you
reset it to a blank password:

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

Good luck

 

[Stevie]

LOL! You know this is just karma for not trusting your kid.

Have you tried to logon to THE Administrator account?

--
Peace!
Kurt
Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com/mscommunity
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"

I just thought it would be cool for him to have his own little logon. My
wife would never permit me to lock her out of my login with a password. HA!
Trying the password reset option.

Thanks.

 

[Stevie]

I screwed up.

Have you tried to log on with the built in Administrator account?

At the Welcome screen, hit CTRL + ALT + DEL twice.
This should bring up the Logon to Windows dialog box.
Enter Administrator in the User Name box.
Hopefully, you won't be asked to supply a password.
If you're able to logon with this account you should be able to
access Computer Management.
Maybe you can repair the damage done to your account.

If you're asked for a password for the Administrator account you
can go to this web site and donwload a program that will let you
reset it to a blank password:

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

That did it! I used the bootable CD option and reset the password to blank.
I got in but as a different version of "me". New user... farmyard
desktop, etc. When into Users and unchecked Disabled from my name and
everything's like it was. Thank you!

Steve (not clicking that no more!)

 

[Nepatsfan]

Glad to hear you've got that fixed.

--
Nepatsfan

That did it! I used the bootable CD option and reset the
password to blank.
I got in but as a different version of "me". New user...
farmyard
desktop, etc. When into Users and unchecked Disabled from my
name and
everything's like it was. Thank you!

Steve (not clicking that no more!)