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Enabling a Administrator Account (From a ordinary user account)

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#1: Aug 8 '07
Hi,
I have two administrator accounts in my machine and the guest account is disaled. I logged in with one admin account and disable the other anmin account. So now i have only one admin account (which i logged in now.), Now i diable this currently logged in account and change the account type to user then i log off. Now i have 1 user account which is diabled and 1 adminitrator account that is also disabled.
Now how can i logging in the system by the administrator account.
Please any one help!



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#2: Aug 8 '07

re: Enabling a Administrator Account (From a ordinary user account)


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Originally Posted by youknowwho

Hi,

I have two administrator accounts in my machine and the guest account is disaled. I logged in with one admin account and disable the other anmin account. So now i have only one admin account (which i logged in now.), Now i diable this currently logged in account and change the account type to user then i log off. Now i have 1 user account which is diabled and 1 adminitrator account that is also disabled.
Now how can i logging in the system by the administrator account.
Please any one help!

Using TweakUI Power Toy for Windows XP

Download TweakUI from here:

v2.00 for Windows XP | v2.10 for XP SP1 and above

Open TweakUI and click "Logon" option in the left pane. Put a checkmark against the option "Show Administrator on Welcome Screen". Click OK to close TweakUI. Logoff and see if Welcome Screen lists Administrator login. Changes are immediate and you can use the Winkey + L to switch back to Welcome Screen to see Administrator account is listed.

Use this procedure to hide/unhide any user account from the Welcome Screen. Please remember, you can still login to a hidden account using CTRL+ALT+DEL classic logon method, but cannot Fast User Switch to a hidden user account.



You could also use the registry editor but I would not recommend it.
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#3: Aug 8 '07

re: Enabling a Administrator Account (From a ordinary user account)


Quote:

Originally Posted by youknowwho

Hi,

I have two administrator accounts in my machine and the guest account is disaled. I logged in with one admin account and disable the other anmin account. So now i have only one admin account (which i logged in now.), Now i diable this currently logged in account and change the account type to user then i log off. Now i have 1 user account which is diabled and 1 adminitrator account that is also disabled.
Now how can i logging in the system by the administrator account.
Please any one help!

Hi youknowwho welcome to TSDN,

firstly, why would u do that?

ok, bootup your computer in safe mode, at the login screen u'll see another administrator account (this one u can't disable/demote) log into it, then from there re-enable all other accounts and reset them to admin if u want (i would have at least 1 other admin account).

good luck
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