Re: Administrator rights

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 07/09/04 

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 11:02:56 -0700

Thanks a lot! I'll give it a try.
>-----Original Message-----
>OK. See the link below on a program you can download
to "reset" the built in
>administrator account to blank. -- Steve
>
>http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm
>
>"Phil" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:2989d01c46594$42d49610$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hi Steve. Thanks for the reply...the network I refer to
is
>> only a home thing between my two PCs and they were/are
not
>> members of a domain. I also don't see how a user account
>> can disappear but that is how it appears to me. The user
>> profile is still there but when I boot the PC and it
asks
>> for the user name and password, it doesn't accept the
name
>> I used to use and I can't ad a new name to the list
>> because I don't have admin rights on the account which
>> DOES open...Catch 22?
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Were you a member of a domain before you started all
>> this? If you unjoin a
>> >computer from a domain, then you can no longer logon
to a
>> computer using a
>> >domain account and can only use a local account. If you
>> are a member of a
>> >domain, then a domain administrator will need to join
>> your computer back to the
>> >domain when your computer is connected to the domain.
>> User accounts don't just
>> >disappear. --- Steve
>> >
>> >
>> >"Phil" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> >news:28b2201c4651a$ef2438a0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> My PC runs 2000pro..I was setting up a network and
>> >> suddenly after the 6millionth restart my normal user
>> name
>> >> had disappeared...and when I used another user name I
>> >> found I couldn't do anything because that user has no
>> >> administrator rights...plus I cannot get back to the
>> >> administrator profile...nor can I add a new user name
>> as I
>> >> don't have admin permission etc etc...! Does anyone
>> have a
>> >> clue what might have happened? At the moment I am
>> staring
>> >> at the screen without a clue!
>> >> Thanks
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
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