Missing administrator account on XP Professional

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• User administrator account lost?

  After a reboot, my user account is not found in the office.  XP Pro SP3

  I tried to re - create, but since there are already, I can't.  All the files still exist under Documents and Settings, but how do I get the account back then my emails and boomarks are all back, please?

  After a reboot, my user account is not found in the office.  XP Pro SP3

  I tried to re - create, but since there are already, I can't.  All the files still exist under Documents and Settings, but how do I get the account back then my emails and boomarks are all back, please?

  I know it's an old question, I answer to provide assistance to others who might neeed (as I did 5 minutes ago)

  I just had the same thing happen after a massive motherboard failure.  I've restored the missing user accounts by going to control panel (Classic view), tools for administration, computer management, local users and groups, users folder.

  I saw the missing accounts there.  Double-click an account you want to resolve. Click on the tab "member of."  Use the Add button to add the Group appropriate to that list.  Administrator for admins, user for non-admin users.  There are other choice you can search folder under users and groups, not sure they all are.

  Thank you for me to enter the neighborhood so I could understand that.

• 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).

• I need to view my folders of administrator account

  I accidentally clicked the Hide button while in the user/tegeus folder to my administrator account on my desk. Now I can connect but I can't see any of my files or my favorites. I tried restoring the system and he said it worked, but nothing has changed.  I'm fairly certain that the files are still there, because the HARD drive always shows full. In this anyway to see the folders that have been marked as hidden.

  tegeus

  Hello

  Try the following.

  On the Start Menu, open the control panel and open Folder Options.  Click on the view tab, check the radio button "Show hidden files, folders and drives" and click on apply to save this change.

  If your files are now visible for all of them, right click, select Properties, uncheck the box next to 'Hidden' and click on apply to save the changes.

  When you have finished all your missing files, open Windows Control Panel, open Folder Options, click the view tab, check the radio button tittled "do not show hidden files, folders and drives", then click on apply to save this change.

  Kind regards

  DP - K

• How to activate games in the administrator account to be played in the guest account?

  Good day everyone,

  I have several downloaded games that is in the account administrator by default.  I would like to be able to play these games in the account guest by default.  Some of the games have the icons shown in the guest account Desktop, however, when you try to play them I get an error message or some special file is missing or an access denied message.

  My question: How to enable these games to play in the guest account?

  Thank you very much for your time and any info!

  Pete C.

  OS: WIN XP Pro SP3

  Hi cpsi1,

  Unfortunately, you are unable to access the games installed on the administrator account when you are logged on user on the computer account.

  Description of the account in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/300489

• my password the computer administrator account is gone!

  I use windows xp / professional and the user account password has been protected and the administrator of the computer. I went to add another user without password account and limited access for my computer can be used by others. The second user account is NOT an administrator and without a password.  two user accounts have been works fine for a while then I connected under the account password protected user uses a new password I did and when I tried to open a session ii it I refused and told me to ask my computer administrator but IAM the ADMINISTRATOR of the COMPUTER! . I went to 'start' to disconnect and change users, but the user protected password is now gone! Where could he have gone if I logged in with the password and how to return it? I have everything under this account! Oh and I CHECKED DOCUMENT AND SETTINGS AND I SEE THE FOLDER BUT IT SAYS FILE EMPTY AND ACCESS DENIED! Help!

  My guess is that you use the built-in for your first account administrator account.  When you add another account, the built-in Administrator account is hidden so the 'Friendly Welcome' logon screen. (The expected behavior is that the first account ever created will be an administrator account for you with the other accounts to follow - the internal administrator is then hidden emergency purposes)   Given that the content of the folders under "Documents and Settings" for other users is by default protected, you cannot see or access it from your other user.  All this is expected.  Chances are that your files are still there and still recoverable.

  To verify that your account still exists, open a command prompt window (start-> Run-> "cmd") and enter the command:
  net users
  This example displays a list of all the users that currently exist on your computer.  To connect under your former administrator account, you may need to temporarily disable the welcome friendly login screen and manually provide the user name and password in the logon screen "classic  The procedure to do this is shown here:

  "How to change the logon window and the shutdown preferences in Windows XP"
    <>http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/291559 >

  who will basically tell you hit Ctrl-Alt-Del twice at the user-friendly home screen.

  I can't help you if you end up having password problems.  But last spring might be to boot your machine to free Linux Livecd like Knoppix, back up your files on a USB key and reinstall Windows.  Other solutions could be google from non-Microsoft sources.

  HTH,
  JW

• 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.

• Unable to connect to on the XP computer administrator accounts

  Both my administrator account and the hidden admin account have been password protected. How can I get around this? Please? Windows XP Professional SP3
  I am not able to burn all the programs to use. My teacher said that I can use these forums to get a response, so here I am.

  All input will be greatly appreciated.
  * original title - hidden Admin/Admin password breaker? *

  ... My teacher said that I can use these forums to get a response, so here I am...

  Your Professor won't. It is not the purpose of these forums for coaching someone in how to circumvent or otherwise break administrative password. Administrative passwords are there for a reason and should be respected.

  Assuming that "burn all programs" does not mean "'software piracy ', ask the person who created the passwords to transmit them to you or give you sufficient permissions to achieve what you're trying." If this can be done for some reason, reinstalling Windows and set your own passwords.

• How to prevent the installation of software administrator account in Windows XP Pro?

  sing - Windows XP Professional SP3

  The PC is for home use, is a standalone PC, not a part of any domain, workgroup or network or LAN. There is only one administrator account. I want to restrict all softare installation from this admin only account.

  How can I do using all possible ways using gpedit or any tool of microsoft or any third-party tool.

  Hi Lisa,

  I suggest you make a new standard and set up of the restrictions in the same way user account and are logged as an administrator, you have all the rights on this computer.

  For more information, see this link: How to create and configure the user accounts in Windows XP

  Why use a standard account instead of an administrator account?

  Hope the helps of information.

  Please post back and we do know.

• get another administrator account.

  How can I remove my administrator account or remove my existing password?

  Here are two ways to remove your password:

  • Sign in to your account, go in Panel > user accounts , click your account, and then click remove my password .
  • Log on to another administrator account, go in Panel > user accounts , click your account and click remove the password .

  To delete your account, log out, log on to another administrator account, go to Control Panel > user accounts , click your account, and then click delete account .
  Boulder computer Maven
  Most Microsoft Valuable Professional

• 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.

• How to find out who is the administrator account on my laptop if there are three users

  My son and daughter created the user account on my laptop how I tell me who is the administrator user and change in me. now, I can not even run or install your antivirus to protect my laptop because it asks me to the administrator. any suggestions?   either by the way, I have version XP of Windows 7... the gardener in version in the forum section has no XP version of windows 7.

  My son and daughter created the user account on my laptop how I tell me who is the administrator user and change in me. now, I can not even run or install your antivirus to protect my laptop because it asks me to the administrator. any suggestions?   Incidentally, I have version XP of Windows 7... the gardener in version in the forum section has no XP version of windows 7.

  What does that mean? There is a Windows 7 or Windows XP, but not the version XP of Windows 7. Or do you mean "Windows XP Mode", which has been installed on a full Windows 7 Edition-Professional host? I'm a bit confused.

  Next the administrator account number-> may request to your son or doughter - they know what account is a member of the admin group (and they also know the password for this account).

• User account Windows 7 and security - my administrator account is now a guest account

  I seem to have a complex problem, regarding Windows 7 Professional, running on a Toshiba laptop.

  I recently changed my C: drive security features to make the files more accessible to my PC desk top of the page. I went through the process to allow the authorization: Windows Explorer, Driver C:, properties, security, group or user names:

  I selected my user account, and then you click on change. I then highlighted my name of user account and when permissions for authenticated users box below and clicked under the column allow "full control". The system when by a long time to change the permissions.

  Today, I tried to access the files on my laptop on my desk, all seemed very well! I was able to copy files back from both sides through my network. However, today, I noticed that my user account has become a guest account, while he was an administrator account. My administrator account is no longer visible.

  I tried the various patches available online in safe mode. Nothing helps.

  When I start my laptop in safe mode, I see only my administrator account and not my user account. When I start my laptop computer in normal mode, I see that my user account and not my administrator account. My account user has full administrative rights before that.

  How can I get my a new administrator account user account?

  Please clarify these aspects:

  1 you are referring to an administrator account.  There really the administrator username?  If so, this is the built-in Administrator account.

  2. Why do you say that your account is a guest account?  If you go into Control Panel, [view by - small icons, if necessary], user accounts is your normal account appear as a Standard user account?  That at least seems logical, the account guest is something very specific.

  - - - - - - - - - - - -

  If my assumptions were correct then

  A reboot in safe mode and use of the built-in Administrator account to create a new Admin-level account.  Password protect and write the password somewhere down or create a password reset disk.

  B connect to the new account Admin to test is everything is OK.

  C use where the other account to edit your account usual back to being an Admin-level account.  Then sign in to ensure that it works correctly. Restart normally [not in safe mode].

  D disable the built-in Administrator account if it appears in the Control Panel, [view by - small icons, if necessary], user accounts, Manage another account.  I don't think it will be.

  E if you want to check out so you can now reboot into safe mode, and the built-in administrator will be gone from here too.  It appears automatically in safe mode if no other Admin account exists in the system.

  - - - - - - - - - - - -

  On the procedure that started it all off, the permissions change.  Windows does not expect this large-scale change and I invite you to reinstall Windows, since you do not know in what condition the system is now in - Windows probably does not know either.

• Is it possible to migrate data/settings into a new account administrator account

  So I've recently upgraded to Windows 7 to 10 and after that heart stopping moments found all my missing files. Apparently, I had always used the built in Administrator account in windows 7 (stupid I know) and now in windows 10 it really won't do that to me.

  So after finding a way to reactivate and sign in using the built-in and then Administrator tweaking things to make it work mainly with the edge, I was looking for a way to migrate all my settings application, documents, etc. to a new regular profile with administrator privileges.

  Since then, I realized I was still getting some problems in windows 10, so I returned to backup cloned 7 before the update.

  I tried:

  Manually copying files/folders of the users/administrator to a user account with little chance

  Using Windows Easy Transfer, but it wont let me copy the folder Administrator

  And slamming my head on the keyboard.

  I know Mobile files and documents on the habit is hard, but is it possible to get my program etc settings into a new account.

  Thank you

  Ian

  Hi Ian,

  Thanks for posting your query on the Microsoft Community.

  According to your request, I want to inform you that; the setting of the program / account settings cannot be migrated to a new user account, but you can copy the files/folders for a user to another account.

  To copy the files form one user to another, account follow the steps below:

  (1) connect to your computer using administrator user account?

  2) go to C:\Users\User, the user account that you want to copy the files.

  (3) copy the form of files, the user account.

  4) go to C:\Users\User, the user where you want to transfer the files.

  (5) paste the files there.

  It can be useful, we meet with the status of your question. We will be happy to help you.

• Administrator accounts and user Standard

  I want to configure my Windows 7 Professional user accounts properly for one user and seeks advice.

  In getting started, I entered a password for the Administrator icon that is displayed on the PC.

  Can I add a second administrator account and a Standard account for a user?  Thank you.

  This seems absolutely perfect for me, indeed.  And if you are curious and you want to check, you can open a command prompt (right-click of your Start button and choose it from the list), and type net user to see which accounts you listed.

  After you have finished it all, I suspect that will show you:

  FT123 Director Director of Lenovo

  Here is mine: