Re: admnistrator account access

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/04/05 

Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 11:46:22 -0400

Try the following. While logged into the limited user account Open the on screen keyboard. Then click Start, Programs, Accessories, Command Prompt. When the command prompt window opens enter

RUNAS /PROFILE /USER:<username> "mmc devmgmt.msc"

using the onscreen keyboard. <username> is the name of the account you want to use. You'll be prompted for the password for this account. Hopefully, it will allow for the of the onscreen keyboard in a command prompt window. 

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"fgrant" <fgrant@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:752376C5-0138-4537-866E-94CAE8383142@microsoft.com...
> the keyboard to my computer is not working so i can only access a user 
> account which has no password and then use the onscreen keyboard. I want to 
> try and reinstall the drivers but for this I need to access the admnistrator 
> account. Is there any way of switching user without logging out of the  user 
> account to keep the use of the onscreen keyboard

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