Re: locked out

That's the problem. the main "Administrator" is disabled and it has a
password on it as well. I know the password but need to re-enable the
account. Is there something in the registry I can do reset?

I'm able to boot off a cd like BartPE for example and can get into a
dos prompt and/or the registry. Just need to know what I can reset?
Thanks!!

Regards,
Craig

Ted Zieglar wrote:
Boot to Safe Mode. At the Welcome screen you will see the machine's
built in Administrator account. Log in to the Administrator account (it
has no password) and create a new account for yourself with
administrator permissions. Then boot back into Windows and log in with
your new account.

DO NOT touch the built in Administrator...it is your lifeline.

---
Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

Craig wrote:
Hello there.

The administrator account got disabled on one of my machines. I have no
other accounts on this machine to get on it.

What are my options? Any suggestions on how I can re-enable this
account?

Thanks!
Craig


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