Re: admin account automatically reset

From: davetest (davexnetzerotwo_at_hooya!.com)
Date: 11/03/03 

Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 17:28:25 GMT

On Mon, 3 Nov 2003 02:36:40 -0800, "Prash" <wiz_prash@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>well, this is confusing! I created a new user account
>giving it administrative privilages. then i used
>GPEDIT.MSC in that new account to ENABLE/DISABLE
>configurations in USER CONFIGURATIONS, including options
>like hide control panel and restrict access to particular
>drives.
>
>Now after completing i switched back to my original
>account and found out that I am no longer able to access
>my control panel /user settings and everything is
>restricted. cant explain better than this.
>
>Is there any way to override gpedit.msc settings and
>access my user settings . NOTE: i'm also not able to run
>gpedit.msc from either of the accounts.PLESE HELP
Logon as Administrator is Safemode.

Dave

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