Only the user is a Standard user, how do I get an admin account?
Hello
Windows 7 Pro
When I set up this new computer, I created the main account as a standard user. Bad move. Now when I try to make changes, I invited him UAC with an inactive "Yes" button. It is said to enter an administrator password - it is not one that I know. I'm not able to use the cmd as administrator either. I have to reinstall Windows to fix this? I tried several suggestions that I found on the web (safe mode, etc.) and nothing gets done by the UAC.
Thank you!
OT:
Only the user is a Standard user,
Sorry, I have reflected on something else when I wrote 'choice 4 '.
First, note the comment at the top of the page I linked to:
Theoretically if you do not have an administrator account, the built-in Administrator account should be available in safe mode (see also related articles). For any identified reason, the built-in Administrator sometimes to be unavailable in safe mode.
So, the first thing to do is to reboot safe mode and see if the built-in Administrator account is here. I will not delete my Admin accounts to test this situation.
Assuming that the built-in Administrator account is NOT available in Mode safe...
The link I gave you, the two method I (32-bit only) and method II require you to "open a command prompt at startup" and give a link for directions to do so. If you go to this link, there is a 'Option One' which uses the installation of Win 7 disc and a 'Option 2' that tells you to use the menu of Boot Options to boot into "Safe Mode with command prompt."
However, Safe Mode with command prompt not automatically you will get an account with computer administrator privileges, and I suspect that you will not be able to make registry changes suggested that way, despite the generally good reputation of sevenforums.com. So, use the Windows 7 installation DVD to display the "System Recovery Options" and then select "Command Prompt" there.
Assuming that you do not receive the built-in administrator enabled account, log in, create a new account and give administrator privileges. If you intend to use this account for anything other answering the UAC guests, create a second administrator account, "just in case."
Finally, open an elevated command prompt (right click > run as administrator) and use the following command to disable the built-in Administrator account:
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