Re: Administrator Account

Natalie wrote:
OK Bruce, much as I would love to believe you, it HAS been deleted and/or, I am totally unable to retrieve it. I think the only thing I can do in utter desperation, is to re-formatt the hard drive and reinstall. I am in the UK, and am searching around for someone with a magic spell


Have you even tried to reboot into Safe Mode? While the built-in Administrator account cannot be deleted, it can be renamed. In Safe Mode, the built-in administrator account -- whatever it's now named -- will appear on the Welcome Screen.


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