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• Disabled administrator account [don't know if right forum]

  So, I have a computer which I was using the default Administrator account to work with for a while and when I connected to a network at school, he disabled the administrator account on some random script. I have only a standard user account that cannot really do anything else that browse the internet. Is there a way I could reactivate the account without administrator right? Also, I don't have a CD player, because it's a laptop.

  Thank you

  It will be possible for Microsoft to have a miracle or prevent that kind of change, because that let a deactivation of the wireless network an administrator account seems quite silly...

  The easy solution is to have a spare admin account, even everyone has a spare House key. I've never heard of anyone is limited to a single key.

• Corrupted administrator account

  My problem:
  I know that my administrator password, but windows will not recognize.

  Background:
  After being unable to connect to windows with my keyboard, I enabled the feature of easy access and used the screen keyboard on to connect.  Up to this point without problem.  Because my keyboard does not work, I tried to disable my account password for now.  Windows will not accept my password.

  I have since the attempt restarts.  Fortunately, I had the foresight to create a second user account before doing so.  Still not got access to my administrator account.  The error message I get States: connection failure: unknown username or bad password.

  I don't know what would be my next step from here.  I'm afraid of losing my documents, pictures and music.  If I backup the files on my secondary account, it will be everything including the records kept on the admin account?  I don't have a software problem if I have to, I don't want to lose the data.

  Thanks for any advice.

  Hi Juno_IN,

  I suggest you follow the article provided below and check if it helps.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/fix-a-corrupted-user-profile

  Also, try with another keyboard and verify.

  For backup, you must back up the users folder that will have all your stored data, and then you can re - install windows and deliver your data to your desired location.

• Help! Account administrator - account limited - system indicates 'my computer name' listed as the administrator built-in locked out

  I accidentally deleted my domain name (or user name) name of what I thought, it was the administrator account on my computer and have had problems with this terrible OS (Windows XP Home Edition) since then.

  After reading so many different forums and comments everywhere you can imagine, I am inclined to believe that the account was in fact the built-in Administrator account Windows XP Home edition without an administrator account. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

  Now, I have more administrator access nor can I make changes or install programs and am extremely frustrated.

  My account is now show as a guest, even if all my files are always available. Fortunately, the files were shared (at least this is what HP told me) don't know if I believe that all they said.

  When I fell net user list all users on my computer, there is NO listed administrator account. I see my guest account, another account I have on the system with limited access and four other records that don't make sense. I also tried to access the account of SafeMode several times and still don't see it.

  This is the information that is collected from the command net user:

  The user shows my "name of the guest account; Full name is empty; Comment watch "of the computer or to the domain administrative account"; Active account, '' Yes. '' Membership in a local group, "Administrators"; Membership of a global group, 'none '.

  So, I did a search on the Internet looking for more answers and came across a Web site that lists a likely solution (something new) because I assumed it was a registry problem (HP something else advised, in addition to the OS being corrupt, trying to add the administrator account), bringing my departure to HKEY_Classes_Root to check permissions for each user and possibly add permission for my so-called Administrator and guest account.

  So I went to check the users listed in the registry under HKEY_Classes_Root and find the names of users or groups:

  1. administrators ("my computer name" \Administrator)

  2 creator owner - no

  3 system

  4. the user ('my computer name' \users).

  So I followed the instructions and when it came to the part 'Search now', I clicked on the button to find the user accounts on my computer and found the following:

  Administrator - "my computer name.

  Comments (shows red (X))

  Guests (network)

  Help Wizard (shows red (X))

  Helpservers (network service)

  HP_Owner (interactive logon remotely)

  'Username guest' (service)

  "Another user name" (system)

  and some other user... information irrelevant.

  Now, I have a virus on the "another user name account" that I can't remove nor can I feed my antivirus because of the problem of the Administrator program. I also tried to save my files online and can not do it because I can not install any programs due to... Yes, the question of the administrator.

  Can someone please, please tell me what can be done to fix this? I'm at my wits end. I don't think that it requires my withdrawal, repair and reinstall my BONES together. There have a solution to this problem. And I hope that's not the same answers as I read in so many forums that seem to give the same answer over and over again. Also, I apologize if I look a little rough, but I'm so very frustrated with this XP thing. I had multiple computers and different systems of BONE, which I've NEVER had any problems, but this XP thing is by far the worst I've ever seen in the history of my experiences with many computers.

  Help, please!

  joaynn

  I understand your frustration.  However, one of the hardest parts to try to provide technical support through a forum like this (or by e-mail or phone even) communicates with precision between the problem and the person trying to help. Although your message is long, it raises more questions than it provides information.

  For example:

  I am inclined to believe that the account was in fact the built-in Administrator account Windows XP Home edition without an administrator account. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

  Windows XP Home Edition, indeed there is a built-in Administrator account, but by default it is only available in Mode without failure.  Somehow, you managed a rename this account in all what you mean by , (b) accessible in normal mode, (c) leave it in the administrator group, but d remove administrative privileges on account of.

  In addition, I don't know where you looked under .  As far as I know, there is nothing on the permissions of the user.  This website has the instructions you followed?

  I suspect that the cause of your problem may be 'the' virus (there may be several) which has infected your computer, rather than what you did to your user account.  If you are able, I suggest to run each of the following free applications:

  Malwarebytes Anti-Malware: malwarebytes.org [update after installation]

  SUPERAntiSpyware: superantispyware.com [update after the installation or the use of theportable version , which needs no installation]

  Multi-AV - Instructions here:http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/09/scan-your-computer-with-multiple-anti-virus-for-free/

  Although you're probably right, that reinstalling Windows is not necessary, it is the solution of many remote (including those in the forums like this) fall back on when he cannot understand what is happening.  At this point, your best option would be to take your computer to a competent local professional (not a type of BigComputerStore/geeksquad of the place) and let someone actually watch.  Tell them that you do not want to reinstall Windows.

  Ask them if they can do a "repair installation" instead (although this cannot fix things in the case of a serious viral infection).  The difference between a repair facility and a 'clean install' or 'restore factory settings' is that the last two options delete all your data and all the applications you installed since you bought the computer.  A repair installation - if this works as expected - keeps the data and applications.  But it's always a good idea to back up the data before you do anything like that.

• Administrator account type changed from standard

  I have 2 on my pc to Setup user accounts - two of them have been "administrator."  They have now been changed to the standard.  That's happened?  Was it a Vista update that made that change?  I used the built-in Administrator account to log in and then tried to create a new administrator account or to change one of my other administrator accounts and it would not allow me to do.  What else can I do to have an administrator account.  If there is a Vista update that made the change - could you tell me what day it was.

  Thank you

  You said you tried the iin built administrator account - did you mean the account designated in this procedure: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67567-administrator-account.html.  If this is not the case, try to use this procedure to create a new administrator account and see if it works (or use it to modify your current standard accounts administrator accounts and then return the administrator accounts.

  I have not heard of this problem before and if it causes an update, others here would be announcement of similar problems and I never saw any of these positions. Still, it could be caused by an update, but it is unclear what update caused it it you can't help remembering when the problem started and tell us what updates have been installed around this time by number of KB.  If you honestly think that it is a problem of Windows Update, then you should transfer your question in Forum Windows Update: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/threads where experts in the updates wll be more that happy to help - but since you don't know when the problem started or what update or updates may be the cause It will be very difficult for them to provide recommendations (as it is here for us).

  Hare done you nothing recently requiring administrative rights so that we can determiine when accounts ceased to have administrator rights? Did you all any program?  You did changes in the control panel?  Did you install any new harware or drivers of devices?  NO MATTER WHAT?  You may not go back further than you think to do a restore point that could very well solve the problem if you remember when you did a single administrator can do.  System Restore does not affect your data at all.  You just need to re - install everything you have installed, including updates between now and the restore point.  If it'snly a week or two or even three there, which is probably not so much to do - you do not install several new programs are that often you (and Windows Update will be autormatically re - install the removed updates here so no effort on your part).

  Here is an article on the evolution of the types of user accounts (but you will need to log in as the built-in administrator for this to work since it can only be done by an administrator) and try the second and more advanced option and see if it works better than the normal method: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/122023-user-account-type.html.  While you are connected to the built-in Administrator account, try to do a few other features that require administrator rights to see if it actually has administrator rights itself as it should.  If you can not do all the administrative tasks with this account, then the problem is greater than it seems and we will have to refocuse on the problems of file system or hard drive corruption and we might need to do a re-install to repair/Upgrade from Vista to solve the problem.  Who can still be the case if you are unable to create admninstraror accounts or edit standard accounts to the same administrator accounts by using the built-in Administrator account

  We will try to test your system and hard drive for the corrupton files (and these procedures can sometimes resolve the corruption, but not always):

  Go to start / all programs / accessories / command prompt and right click on command prompt, and then click Run as administrator. If you are unable to do this, boot from the installation disc and select recovery and continue until you get to a screen of options, including the command line).  You may need to change the BIOS to do first the CD drive in the boot sequence to boot from the CD.  To do this, hold the screen that tells you the key F to push to enter the menu start or start of installation.  Push it quickly. Make the changes, save your work and exit.  Put the CD in the drive and reboot.  When you are prompted, press any key to boot from the CD.

  If you do not have a disc, you can make a bootable recovery disk by using http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/ with burning software like: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/active-isoburner.html and, of course, a blank CD.

  If you use the drive, cd to C:\Windows\System32. Type sfc/scannow, go and let it run.  It will scan and try to correct some of your system files.  If all goes well he comes complete with no corruption, it could not repair (if it has these post of corruption here or try to analyze it to find the problem or files using http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928228.  Try to put all the corrupt files here so that we can see if they can be repaired with good copies of the installation disc (unless there are too many).

  While in the command line in the same directory, type chkdsk /f /r and enter and let it run.  They tried to set itself to run at the next reboot.   Answer Yes and restart to run the program.  It will scan and attempt to resolve any corruption or bad sectors on your hard drive and remove especially as a potential cause.

  I hope this helps (and I am sorry if my first suggestion bother you so much - it is the most logical solution to this type of problem and works in many cases, not most of the cases - I wasn't aware of the circumstances that you revealed in your response, when I suggested it, but I think that it could still be a viable option if we can identify a reasonably recent time somehow). If this isn't the case, please post back the results of what you did and the results of the analysis that you have run and we can go from there.

  Good luck!

  Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• Adobe Flash Player works fine on my administrator account, but not on my user account.

  On my PC, I have an administrator account and a personal account. My OS is Vista Home premium 64-bit and I only use THE 32-bit version or Firefox.  I uninstalled and installed Flash on both accounts to make sure that I have the latest version, but the Flash works on my administrator account.  I checked that Shockwave Flash Object add on is enabled.  I checked the Flash executables reside in both SysWOW64\Macromed\flash and System32\Macromed\flash files, although the FlashUtil64_11_3_300_270_Activex.exe is located in the System32 folder and the FlashUtil32... resides in the SysWOW64 folder that seems intuitive.  But it works on the administrator account, so I guess that's not the issue.  Any suggestions?

  Hello

  1. What is the error message on the nonadministrator account?

  2. what happens when you try to play videos online using Internet Explorer?

  3. what version of IE are you using?

  4. What is the accurate and complete error message?

  Method 1.

  Follow these steps and let me know the status.

  1 Uninstall Flash Player of two user accounts.

  2. reinstall Flash player only on the admin account. You must install only the 32-bit version of Flash Player.

  Method 2.

  It is likely that the user account can be corrupted.

  You can create a new user account and check if the problem persists.

  Create a user account: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Create-a-user-account

  If the problem is resolved, the corruption of user account is confirmed. You can see the article 'Fix a corrupted user profile', so that you can transfer all the necessary data on the account damaged to the new account.

  Difficulty of a user profile is corrupted: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/fix-a-corrupted-user-profile

  For reference:

  The video problems when you use Internet Explorer: http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2532294

  Reset Internet Explorer WARNING:

  WARNING: Reset Internet Explorer settings can reset security settings or privacy settings that you have added to the list of Trusted Sites. Reset the Internet Explorer settings can also reset parental control settings. We recommend that you note these sites before you use the reset Internet Explorer settings.

  I hope this helps.

• Accidentally deleted my administrator account

  So I was messing around with a few things and I went on 'Run' and type 'control of useraccounts2' I was using the keyboard instead of the mouse to move and click on stuff and I clicked 'Delete' while my administrator account has been highlighted and I deleted my administrator by accident account.

  However, the account I deleted still seems to work for most... I have another administrator account. When I look in the 'user accounts', my other administrator account is still there, and he said that this is an administrator account, so I don't really understand what is happening...
  So my question is is there a way to solve this problem and if so, how?
  Thank you
  Andrew Davis

  Hi AndrewDavis64,

  ·         Have you deleted the account appears on the home screen?

  ·         If it is, can you login to the account?

  I suggest to create a new user account with administrator privileges and check if the problem persists.

  If you are unable to open Control Panel to create a new user account and then, try to create this in safe mode.

  Create a user account

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/create-a-user-account

  If the problem is solved by the new user account you may have a corrupted user account, follow the article to fix the damaged user profile.

  Difficulty of a corrupted user profile

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/fix-a-corrupted-user-profile

• Changed to a Standard account administrator accounts

  From: NDanielle

  Hi all

  I recently started having the access denied errors to the basic images of MyDocuments/My files.

  After some research, I realized that ALL of my account, but who were administrators, have been replaced by Standard accounts, they are still as administrator account to the connection - but in Panel for configuration / accounts they say Standard.

  I enabled the system to the command prompt administrator account and I can work from that - however, even in the system administrator account that I can't change users 'standard' back to the administrator.

  1. I guess than some grand GOLD corruption that happened

  2. a virus you have for me?

  I checked the event viewer to see if something happened but cannot decrypt something important was happening.

  Issues related to the:

  1. what would happen (I've seen many posts where this has happened)-what is the root of this problem.

  2. If you disable UAC, which changes all the standard?  That would be silly, but it could be.

  3 dang - it sucks - but rock on Vista!

  Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

  I didn't need a solution other that how to change things back so I don't have to go spend a ton of files autour.

  Thank you very much!

  Nicole

  From: Claudine

  It seems to be pretty common that disable UAC and doing other things to make Vista more XP-like can cause some strange problems. I don't know if all admin accounts becoming standard accounts is linked to that.

  You said that you cannot change the status of admin for the built-in Administrator account, but you do not specify whether or not you can create another (new) administrator account.

  I was also curious whether or not you have used Group on this system policy editor.

  I'll try to be helpful, but don't get your hopes up. I'm more curious than

  brilliant.

  ;)

  Another response of the community of Windows Vista discussion groups

• CREATING ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT

  Hello.  I seem to have a very strange problem. I have three user accounts, but not administrator. Whenever I try to turn a single account as an administrator or even add an administrator I get the same warning message: in User Account Control, I asks me to type an administrator password, and then click OK. Unfortunately there is nowhere to type any password and 'OK' is not available - only on "Cancel".

  I'd appreciate any help.

  Thank you.

  Ian White

  Safe boot mode. This, by repeatedly pressing the F8 key as the computer starts. That you will get to the menu on the right where you can use your arrow key to select Mode safe [Enter]. The built-in Administrator account is disabled by default in Vista. However, if no other administrative accounts exist on the system it can be activated. If this is the case, you will see an icon for the administrator on the homescreen mode without failure. Log in to the administrator and set up your accounts of users per the recommendations at the end of this post.

  If you don't see the icon for the administrator mode safe account, then the built-in Administrator account is always disabled and you will need to work more. If you have an installation of Vista DVD (not a recovery DVDs), you can start the system with it. Select the default language, then select "repair your computer". Then select "Command Prompt". At the command prompt, type:

  NET user administrator / Active: Yes [Enter]

  [Note: do not enter the brackets!]

  If you do not have a Vista installation DVD (only have a recovery disk), the computer mftr. may have given you the option to repair Vista (not a system recovery!) system in the diagnostic menu. This menu of diagnosis is the same one where you can choose Safe Mode.  Or you can do a repair file Vista bootable DVD in this link:

  http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2008/Windows-Vista-recovery-disc-download/

  Note: All the Neosmart recovery disk downloads are torrent files. There is a good explanation of the torrent on the site Web of Neosmart files. You will need a torrent as muTorrent client to get the files. Torrent client will download the .iso file with which to create the bootable DVD. You will need the third-party burning software such as Nero, Roxio or the free ImgBurn (www.imgburn.com ) to burn the .iso image image file, not in the form of data.

  Now remove the rescue CD/DVD, you have done, reboot Windows and log on to the built-in Administrator account, you enabled.

  Recommendations for creating users in Vista

  You absolutely don't want to have only one user account. As XP and all the other modern operating systems, Vista is a multi-user system with integrated system of accounts as default Administrator and comments. These accounts should be left alone because they are part of the structure of the operating system.

  In particular, you do not want one account user with administrative privileges on Vista because the administrator account integrated (normally only used in emergencies) is disabled by default. If you use as an administrator for your daily work, and this account is corrupt, things will be difficult. It is not impossible to activate the built-in administrator to rescue things, but it can be more work you want to do. Better not to get into a bad situation at first.

  The user account that is for your daily work must be a Standard user, with the extra administrative user (call it something like 'CompAdmin' or 'Tech' or similar) only it for elevation purposes. As a user Standard is recommended for security reasons and will help protect your computer against infections. After you have created "CompAdmin", connect to it and change your normal user account Standard. Then log on to your regular account.

  If you want to go directly to the desktop and ignore the Welcome screen with the icons of the user accounts, you can do this:

  Start Orb > Search box > type: netplwiz [Enter]
  Click continue (or provide an administrator password) when you are prompted by UAC

  Uncheck "users must enter a user name and password to use this computer". Select a user account to connect automatically by clicking on the account you want to highlight and press OK. Enter the password for this user account (when it exists) when you are prompted. Leave blank if there is no password (null).
  MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - don't panic!

• How solve 'cannot log in to my administrator account on Windows vista?

  I try to change my password in safe mode. but seems still does not...

  You can change your password to something that you remember another administrative user account. If you had only an administrative user account and you have forgotten the password, all is not lost. You can then follow the general recommendations for implementing user accounts in Vista that I will give you at the end of this post.

  All this requires a certain level of computer skills. You know better and that take the machine to a competent local computer tech (not a type of BigComputerStore/GeekSquad place) is the best solution for you.

  If you have an installation of Vista DVD (not a recovery DVDs), you can start the system with it. Select the default language, then select "repair your computer". Then select "Command Prompt". At the command prompt, type:

  NET user administrator / Active: Yes [press Enter]
  NET user [insert here the name of your user account] [insert the new password of user as 1234 here] [press Enter]

  [Note: do not enter the brackets!]

  Remove the installation DVD and restart the computer. Now, you will be able to connect to your user account by using the password that you set; for example, 1234.

  If you do not have a Vista installation DVD (only have a recovery disk), the computer mftr. may have given you the option to repair Vista (not a system recovery!) system in the diagnostic menu. This menu of diagnosis is the same one where you can choose Safe Mode. Get to this menu by repeatedly pressing the F8 key as the computer starts. If you do not have this option, you can make a bootable Vista file repair DVD in this link:

  http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2008/Windows-Vista-recovery-disc-download/

  Note: All the Neosmart recovery disk downloads are torrent files. There is a good explanation of the torrent on the site Web of Neosmart files. You will need a torrent as muTorrent client to get the files. Torrent client will download the .iso file with which to create the bootable DVD. You will need to use third-party burning software such as Nero, Roxio or the free ImgBurn (http://www.imgburn.com ) to burn the image .iso image file, not in the form of data.

  Once you have fixed things, log on to the additional administrative account you will be made by the suggestions below and disable the administrator account integrated yet for security reasons:

  Start Orb > Search box > type: cmd
  When cmd appears in the above results, right-click and choose "Run as Administrator" [OK]. Now, you will get the command prompt. At the command prompt, type:

  NET user administrator / active: No. [Enter]

  Exit the command prompt.

  General recommendations for creating users in Vista:

  You absolutely don't want to have only one user account. As XP and all the other modern operating systems, Vista is a multi-user system with integrated system of accounts as default Administrator and comments. These accounts should be left alone because they are part of the structure of the operating system.

  In particular, you do not want one account user with administrative privileges on Vista because the administrator account integrated (normally only used in emergencies) is disabled by default. If you use as an administrator for your daily work, and this account is corrupt, things will be difficult.  It is not impossible to activate the built-in administrator to rescue things, but there may be more that you want to do. Better not to put you in a bad situation at first.

  The user account that is for your daily work must be a Standard user, with the extra administrative user (call it something like 'CompAdmin' or 'Tech' or similar) only it for elevation purposes. As a user Standard is recommended for security reasons and will help protect your computer against infections. After you have created "CompAdmin", connect to it and change your normal user account Standard. Then log on to your regular account.

  If you want to go directly to the desktop and ignore the Welcome screen with the icons of the user accounts, you can do this:

  Start Orb > Search box > type: netplwiz [Enter]
  Click continue (or provide an administrator password) when you are prompted by UAC

  Uncheck "users must enter a user name and password to use this computer". Select a user account to connect automatically by clicking on the account you want to highlight and press OK. Enter the password for this user account (when it exists) when you are prompted. Leave blank if there is no password (null). MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - don't panic!

• My mac won't let me access my administrator account

  Hello world

  I just bought a macbook pro a week ago and I have currently updated to OS X El Capitan 10.11.4. So here's my problem. Last night, I changed the name of my administrator account and tried to activate the user to guess account. Then I closed my mac and went to bed. This morning when I open my mac the log in window appears as usual, I enter my admin password and connection user guess window pops up asking for a password, sign in. I try to play by clicking on the icon of the user to guess, then a message pops up saying "this computer will restart to a secure system of Safari only for the user to guess." So now I can only connect this system only safari and cannot access my administrator account. Please help me, I need to connect to my administrator account as soon as possible.

  Any help would be appreciated.

  Hey trqhien_1605,

  It seems that you simply log on to the guest user account, and then you can choose your administrator account and log in as usual. Here are some instructions on registering your account:

  Close the session

  Choose the Apple menu > Log Out. If you don't want the application windows you have currently open to reopen when you reconnect, deselect the option "reopen the windows when you log in.

  If your Mac is set up for multiple users, other users can connect once you disconnect.

  OS X El Capitan: log off, sleep, restart and shut down

  https://support.Apple.com/kb/PH21895

  Be vigilant and thank you for visiting the communities of Apple Support.

• Is it not possible for me to duplicate my administrator account?

  My little brother uses my account, so I would really like that, if I could reproduce them so he could have his own. Is it possible if the account is the administrator?

  Hi EColl,

  It is a complicated question, but in general, it can be done.

  First of all, it is possible to create a new user account and move information from one account to the other.  You will use essentially the same procedure if the account has been corrupted (except you copy instead of move and would not remove the original account). Here is the procedure in Vista: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-AU/windows-vista/Fix-a-corrupted-user-profile.  If you have a different operating system, or perform a search on Bing for 'fix a user profile corrupted in ' or post back and I'll try to find it for you.

  If you want him to have administrator rights, you are finished.  If this is not the case, use your username to change his account to a standard account and then you are done (but if he is accustomed to using an administrator account, he can find a standard account quite a bit more restrictive - but it's up to you).

  But consider that, while both accounts have the same starting point for documents, images, programs, audio, desktop, settings, e-mail programs and configurations and accounts and other, as soon as you start to use them separately, they will become different.  He will not have access to your user accounts and any additions, changes or deletions you make will not intervene in his account (because is not the same account).  Well, if you two administrators, technically, you can access the data in each and other accounts and copy it to your own - but who then begins to defeat the purpose of having separate accounts.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

• While creating a new account, my own disappeared "computer administrator account.

  When I created a new user account for my girls, my own family's missing "computer administrator account. Everything that I have now is my "acct kids" who says it is my "admin acct comp' now and all my icons, Favorites, all is gone and can't find it. I didn't delete it, I don't think. When I go to remove user accounts, it isn't here either. I made a password for my account before it disappeared however. Can I retrieve it somehow like that? I'm so disappointed.

  It is a feature, not a bug.

  Windows XP has a built-in account named "Administrator" (without the quotes).  The design idea was that you should only use this account for "emergencies" and not to use it on a daily basis.  This is because that the accounts of users, sometimes, be damaged, it is useful to have a verified account with full administrative access that you can use to fix things.

  To "enforce" this idea (or at least to encourage users to follow), as soon as you create a new account with "Computer administrator" privileges, Windows XP hidden administrator on the Welcome screen.

  The administrator account is still there.

  If you have Windows XP Pro, press CTRL + ALT + DELETE twice during to the home screen when you are logged on all accounts.  You will get the "classic" logon window  Enter Administrator as the user and the password defined.

  If you have XP Home Edition, you must start the computer Safe Mode by repeatedly pressing the F8 key just after the restart.  If you see the Windows logo, you waited too long to start typing and have to start over.  You can use this method without failure for XP Pro as well.  Once Windows starts in Mode safe mode, the administrator account appears on the Welcome screen.

  You have two options at this point: (1) make a new "computer administrator" account for your everyday use and copy to administrator stuff (and then let administrator not used except for emergency situations) or (2) create a "computer administrator" account that you will use that with the exception of emergency situations and make administrator appear on the Welcome screen.  I suggest you to option (1).

  (1): see "workgroup" mode here--> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151 account 'Administrator' you used is the "corrupt" account the "new user profile' is the new account that you create which has"computer administrator"privileges and you will need to log on to an account with "computer administrator" privileges to do all this - which can be the 'kids' acct (which, depending on your position, does not have these privileges).

  (2): make the administrator account visible on the homepage: http://www.theeldergeek.com/missing_administrator_account.htm
  C:\WINDOWS\ERUNT allows you to make a backup of the registry before start you.

  Note: once you have things under control and have a spare part "computer administrator" account, regardless of how you choose to do, I suggest you do your children has a "Limited user" account to limit the amount of malice, they are able to do (of course, if they are more than 8 years they will be able to find a way to work around this problem).

• Administrator account appear in the logon screen when the computer starts in normal mode, and there is also another account on the computer.

  I use Windows XP. I start my computer and I see an administrator account on the logon screen. I wonder why this account appears. I checked in the Help Center and he said that this account do not appear when I start Windows Mode without failure or when no other account does seem to accept the guest account. But after all, I never start Windows Mode safe and I also have another account on this computer. So why do this administrator account appear and how to hide? I thank.

  Hello

  ·         You are the administrator of the computer?

  You can read the following article to disable the administrator account. You must be logged in an admin account to do this.

  How to disable the Local Administrator account in Windows

• Administrator account has no password - how to fix this?

  I help fix a Windows XP Pro computer for a friend.  He got divorced and remove his ex-wife and son of user accounts.  However, as I understand it, there is a problem.  When you go into control panel > users there are now 2 users... Administrator and Greg (also a Director)... or has a password associated with it.   When the computer restarts the two icons seem to choose user... no password is required to continue.

  I think that something is wrong.  Should not the administrator user account has a password, even if other users are not?   Is not a security feature?   I guess someone has been playing with the accounts and that damn, but I don't know how to fix it.

  What we want to do, it's the computer starts without clicking on a user icon or use a password.  The user administrator account shouldn't like to be in the background?  Read somewhere that if you go in Mode safe that the original administrator with password user account will be there.    Huh?

  Tips are welcome.
  Thank you.

  It is not * necessary * that you have any password on your system.  It's * sage * have accounts level administrative camps, each with a password and use a non-adminitsrative level account for everyday tasks.

  I don't know what you read and where you read - but given your operating system - it is incorrect.  Combinations of name of user and password in Mode safe are the same as in normal mode.  In Windows XP Professional, you can see and use the built-in secure and normal mode administrator account.  It's Windows XP Home Edition, where you can only login as administrator integrated mode without failure.

  Really, you MUST assign a password to all accounts.  You really should create a new user to be used every day (not administrator).  You can set up an automatic connection to one of these accounts - I recommend the non-admin.