How do I access my Windows administrator account?

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start/run type in REGEDIT navigate to ...hkey_local_machine\software\Microsoft\windows NT\control versions\winlogon\special accounts\userlist...create reg Dword " ADMINISTRATOR " with the value of 1 ....shutdown restart this will now give you an administrator account to login on .once you login as administartor to remove this
@ PCs startup ...start/type in user controlpasswords2 & deselect option when you turn back on you load straight in to o/s without logging in & password as the administrator...
if you don't need to password protect your PC...

if you feel competent enough to run as
administrator For Windows Vista Ultimate/Business/Enterprise: 1- Click Start, and type "secpol.msc" in the search area and click Enter. (You may receive a prompt from UAC, approve/login and proceed) 2- In the left list, choose "Local Policies", then "Security Options" 3- Set "Accounts: Administrator account status" to Enabled. 4- Set "User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator account" to Disabled.

For Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium: 1- Click Start, and type "cmd" in the search area, right click on "Command Prompt" and select 'Run as Administrator". 2- In the command prompt type "net users Administrator /active:yes" (Note the capital "A" in Administrator) and press Enter, you will get a confirmation as "The command completed successfully". 3- Click Start, and type "regedit" in the search area and click Enter, navigate to: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] Double click on "FilterAdministratorToken" and set it to " 0 "

once you login as administartor to remove this
@ PCs startup ...start/type in user controlpasswords2 & deselect option when you turn back on you load straight in to o/s without logging in & password as the administrator...
if you don't need to password protect your PC...

Hi Leo... I do not have a "Local Users and Groups" item in the "Manage" item when I right-click "My Computer" Maybe because I am the only user of this computer? I have "UAC" already turned off...

Hi Leo... I do not have a "Local Users and Groups" item in the "Manage" item when I right-click "My Computer" Maybe because I am the only user of this computer?

Posted by: Doug at January 20, 2009 10:33 AM

You must have vista home basic. Dont think it works with that version.

how can i find the ip address of wireless adapter?
which is distributed signal on all the notebooks?

"This computer is running Windows Vista(TM)Home Premium. This snapin may not be used with this version of Windows. To manage user accounts for this computer, use the User Accounts tool in the Control Panel".

One of my many grumbles with the tech savvy is that they always assume (with XP) that everybody is using XP Pro, and with Vista, that everyone is running Ultimate. Lotsa ordinary folks out here.

HI, The problem here is if the user has only 2 accts (3 with the super administrator) and disables the normal admin acct, and vista logs into the limited standard user without any way to select another user. The user is stuck since won't be able to edit registry or group/local policies. The question is: If vista logs rigth into the limited acct, How to login as administrator?

Dear Leo,How can I get rid of a administrator account?

The administrator account cannot be removed - it's required for Windows to function. Best you can do is give it a strong password. Other accounts which have been assigned administrative priviledges can be managed via Control Panel -> User Accounts.

16-Sep-2009

Reset /crack/hack/recovery windows password/admin password/ vista password with windows password unlocker

1. Log onto a computer that can link to the Internet. Download Windows Password Unlocker 4.0 from http://www.passwordunlocker.com/products/wpu.html and decompress it on that PC. Note that: there is a .ISO file. Burn the .ISO file to a CD.
2.Get out the newly created CD and insert it to the locked computer.
3.Re-boot the locked computer and then follow the process of instructions. Just after a few steps, the old password will be removed.
4.Set new password:
Step 1: Open the "Control Panel
Step 2: Click the "User Account
Step 3: Select the account you wanna set a new password.
Step 4: Click "Changing Account " and "Set Up Password", then fill out the form as listed. Click "Create Password".

That tool (which costs money) is not required. This article walks through using a free tool to reset the administrator password on any machine you have physical access to: I've lost the password to my Windows Administrator account, how do I get it back?

21-Sep-2009

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