Re: Administrators Group Members has been Deleted.

From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNoSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 12/28/04


Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 21:36:17 -0700

Supposedly this is impossible, the code will protect from and disallow
deletion of the built-in Administrator (however it may have been renamed).

So, try this account to get in.

If this is from service patches then you seem to be the first (and only?)
with this experience. What service patches were applied?

-- 
Roger Abell
"Omar Lira Rangel" <Omar Lira Rangel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in 
message news:8753FAE9-7580-4544-AAED-83CD38DF8CF8@microsoft.com...
> We have a problem with Windows 2000 Servers Service Pack 4.
> After a reboot, all the members of Administrators Group, has been deleted.
>
> Somebody have the same symptom?
>
> Is a bug from an update?
> Is a virus?
>
> Thanks.
> 


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