Re: Cannot Change or Create User Account

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 11/26/03 

Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 12:08:34 -0500

At the Welcome Screen, with no other users logged on, press CTRL-ALT-DEL
twice. This will get you the old Windows 2000 style login. Enter
Administrator, and the password for that account, if any.

If you're running XP Home, you must boot the computer into Safe Mode to
access the built in Administrator account. 

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"Gavin" <gavinizer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:0ff101c3b439$0ddf7630$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi, Please help me if you have time -
>
> I am using Windows XP and I cannot seem to do very much
> with my current user selection because it is a limited
> (basic) user. I am not sure how this came to be since I
> have always been using an account with administrator
> rights.
>
> However, when I go to User Accounts there is only one
> selection, the limited user, similarly whenever I try to
> logoff or restart and reach the Welcome screen, there is
> only one option, a limited account. I cannot change to an
> administrator account.
>
> I initially thought that I had deleted the administrator
> account and was left with just the limited account, but
> Windows says this is impossible since there must always
> be at least one administrator account tied to the OS.
>
> So, I did more fiddling around and found out under
> Computer Management, that my Administrator account is
> disabled (right click / properties). I tried to uncheck
> the box and enable it, but I get the error message that I
> do not have rights.
>
> How can I restore my Admistrator privileges? By the way,
> I tried system restore and I can't even do that.
>
> Thanks for any insight you may have, in advance.
>
> Gavin

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