I accidentally deleted my computer administrator user account. I now
do not have one. Can I create a computer administrator under my user
name, Don Montana? What are the steps I should use to make me the
administrator user? |
Request for Question Clarification by
rainbow-ga
on
30 Jan 2006 13:19 PST
This entry from a forum which discusses your situation may help solve your problem:
"To restate the problem, if the admin account has been disabled (to
the best of my knowledge there is no way to delete it completely!) you
will come to the windows login without a login name. You can press
ctrl+alt+delete twice to pull-up a log-in screen and when you type in
?administrator? and enter your password (if you have one!) it will say
?Your account has been disabled. Please contact your systems
administrator.? Obviously you can?t go much further with this.
Instead, re-start your machine and keep hitting F8 and enter safe mode
with command prompt. You should be able to hit ctrl+alt+delete twice
to pull up a log-in screen again and re-enter administrator and
whatever password you may have. That will take you to a command prompt
?C:\ documents and settings/administrator.? Now you are in business.
Simply type ?control? at the prompt and press enter. This should bring
up a message that allows you to enter Windows recovery function, and
it will also open the control panel. Click on Administrative Tools and
then Local Security Policies to bring up the settings. On the left
side bar you can select Local Policies and then Security Options and
Enable the Administrator Account the same way you may have disabled
it. Of course another possibility and perhaps simpler option is to
revert back to an earlier setting using the recovery utility. I
actually enabled my admin account, so I am not sure if recovery will
fix the problem. I think it should."
http://www.techspot.com/vb/all/windows/t-65-Delete-Administrator-Account-in-XP-Pro.html
Please let me know if that helps.
Best regards,
Rainbow
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Request for Question Clarification by
rainbow-ga
on
30 Jan 2006 14:43 PST
These articles may also help:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281992&Product=winxp#appliesto
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281140
Rainbow~
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Clarification of Question by
kemooosabe-ga
on
30 Jan 2006 15:55 PST
Rainbow, You are a smart cookie. I have Windows XP Home Edition.
That may account for some of the differences I observed when I
followed your instructions. At the C:\documents and
settings/administrator prompt I typed in
"control" and pressed enter. This is where I started getting some
differences in the results. But I say somethings similar to what you
said and Wahlaa I got a window that permitted me to do a Systems
restore. I now can turn on my computer as Don Montana. This whole
problem started when I tried to download
Live upgrades to Norton Anti Virus. I got a message that I couldn't download
some upgrades as I didn't have permission. They suggested that I log on as a
Administrator user. When I was trying to convert my log on to
Administrator user I deleted the existing Administrator user. An Don
Montana logged on only as a Guest. How do I know if the user Don
Montana has administrator capabilities, and if not, how do I get to be
an administrator user? I want to thank you as I am very heartened
with the progress.
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Request for Question Clarification by
rainbow-ga
on
30 Jan 2006 16:40 PST
Take a look at this:
Add Administrator Account to Log In Screen
When Windows XP is first installed it requires you to enter at least
one name of a user who will access the computer. Once you create this
name the default Administrator account vanishes. To access it, press
Ctrl-Alt-Delete twice at the Welcome screen to retrieve the standard
Windows 2000 logon dialog. Log on as Administrator from this point. To
log the Administrator off, click [Start] [Log Off] and [Log Off] when
the [Log Off Windows] selection box appears. The Log On screen with
the available users will be displayed.
To Make the Administrator Account Always Visible on the Login Screen
[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Registry Key: HKEY_LOCALMACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList
Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as detailed below.
Data Type: DWORD// Value Name: Administrator
Setting for Value Data: [0 = Disabled / 1 = Enabled]
Exit Registry and Reboot
http://www.theeldergeek.com/missing_administrator_account.htm
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This may also help, although it concerns passwords, it may give you an idea:
. Password Protect All User Accounts
User accounts by default log on using a blank password. This is very
dangerous and offers no security.
Instructions - Go to "Start", "Control Panel", "User Accounts", select
the account you wish to password protect, then select "Create a
password". Use eight character or more passwords for added security. A
simple easy way to do this is to use two four letter words in
combination. Passwords are case sensitive.
Notes - Windows XP Home does not password protect the Administrator
account by default and it can only be accessed from safe mode in the
Home Edition. Reboot your computer into safe mode by pressing the F8
key down during boot up and selecting "Safe Mode" from the Windows
Advanced Options menu. Go to "Start", "Control Panel", "User
Accounts", select the "Administrator" account, then select "Create a
password".
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/SupportCD/SecureXP.html
"Use passwords on all user accounts
Both Windows XP Professional and Home Edition allow user accounts to
utilize blank passwords to log into their local workstations, although
in XP Professional, accounts with blank passwords can no longer be
used to log on to the computer remotely over the network. Obviously,
blank passwords are a bad idea if you care about security. Make sure
you assign passwords to all accounts, especially the Administrator
account and any accounts with Administrator privileges. By the way, in
XP Home Edition all user accounts have administrative privileges and
no password by default. Make sure you close this hole as soon as
possible."
http://labmice.techtarget.com/articles/winxpsecuritychecklist.htm
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Rainbow~
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Clarification of Question by
kemooosabe-ga
on
30 Jan 2006 17:54 PST
Thank you very much Rainbow. You did a great job. Everything works now.
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