Re: Admin Acct IS NOT in User Acct's

B Blake wrote:
Please help. My Dell Inspiron went wacky. I lost my ADMIN user
info (AND all data under that name). Resulting in my not being
able to load software OR EVEN import my Outlook 2007 pst back up
files, and manage my NAV 360 restore backups...
My question is, HOW CAN I GET MY ADMIN ACCT BACK? It shows up
under my doc's, but when I try to access I get "file is denied
accesses"

Is my only option to format and re-install XP Pro? If so, do I use
the Re-install CD or the original CD?

Shenan Stanley wrote:
Do you automatically log on?
If so - turn that off.

Reboot.

At the *welcome screen* (assuming this is the logon you get - has
the word "Welcome" on it and a list of users to choose from) press
CTRL+ALT+DEL twice - quickly. That should get rid of the 'welcome'
screen and bring you to the classic logon screen. Enter the
username as "administrator" and the password as either whatever you
used to utilize *or* leave the password field blank if you did not
use the "Administrator" user.
Hopefully that will get you in.

Sorry - forgot to address "access denied"; although - if you get in - it
will be a moot point, won't it?

How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

Read *carefully* - do not just skim the page and start following steps.
There is important information there dependent on the version of Windows XP

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
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