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Comment from mary muchka on 2011-07-30

2011-07-30T22:13:39Z

How do I Get rid of my administer account and set up regular acct. of my own?

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Comment from Dan on 2011-07-19

2011-07-19T15:40:39Z

The problem I've encountered with setting up a new account is that I was running my machine in the default Administrator only mode since day one, now that I set up a new administrator account, I lost access to all my browsers with their bookmarks, stored passwords and histories. Is there a way back to having only the one original Administrator account and not have to do the annoying log out-cntl-alt-delete-delete dance... or is there a way to transfer all my applications and data to the new account so as not to have to rebuild my way of doing things from scratch?

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Comment from hitbtneen on 2011-03-29

2011-03-30T03:37:12Z

You can reset a lost or forgot Windows password with 4 methods below:
1. Another valid administrator account which can normally log on.
2. A password reset disk or a repair disc, which is created in advance ( before you lost password ).
3. Third-party software to create a bootable password reset CD/DVD or USB, like {link removed}
4. Re-install. Will lose data.

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Comment from Hnding on 2011-03-21

2011-03-22T06:39:40Z

Windows Password Key

Saved me today. After many hours of installing and tweaking a brand new PC, something went wrong. I was not able to log into the only Administrator account I had, once the machine had been rebooted.

I burned Windows Password Key to usb, followed the onscreen prompts and in a few minutes was back in the machine.

What a lifesaver!

It will become a permanent part of my toolset for fixing Winndows password problems.

http://download.cnet.com/Windows-Password-Key/3000-2092_4-75031111.html

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Comment from Odessa Onyegbula on 2010-11-20

2010-11-20T18:47:28Z

I have a powerpoint presentation stored on my computer under the administrator icon and i cant pull up the account. when i go to log on to the administrator acct by switching users, another administrative acct opens which is empty

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Comment from zhuliya on 2010-09-19

2010-09-20T06:24:24Z

Many of us are usually confronted with this problem-forget our Windows password and have no idea what to do.Now,let�s get acquainted with this issue.

You can create a password reset disk which enables you to reset your password without much hassle. The problem with this option is that you have to create the reset disk before the password is lost. You can find a description of how to create a password reset disk here.

Source:
http://resetwindows7password.blog.com/

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Comment from rcmz on 2010-08-22

2010-08-23T00:59:07Z

how to reset or blank your Windows Administrator or user account passwords? or how to recover your email password, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, IE AutoComplete password?how to find product key for any Windows and Microsoft Office software products?I puzzled them also before. but i found Password Kit. It is a professional utility to these problems above. With no data loss and no reinstall. importantly, 100% recovery rate guarantee!
http://password-genius.com/

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Comment from Tina on 2010-08-21

2010-08-21T07:45:12Z

I accidently changed my user account to administrator. How do I get my regular user account back? Every time I try to do "change" it says I do not have priveleges to do so. please help!

It depends on what you mean and what you accidentally did. I can't picture the situation based on your description. Sorry.

21-Aug-2010

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Comment from Susan on 2010-03-21

2010-03-22T06:29:13Z

I know some windows password tools just like below
1. Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0( http://www.windowspasswordsrecovery.com )
2. Windows Password Key 8.0( http://www.lostwindowspassword.com )
3. Windows Password Recovery 6.0( http://www.recoverlostpassword.com/products/windowspasswordrecoery.html )

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Comment from planter on 2010-01-12

2010-01-12T09:39:49Z

how to recover windows password? I puzzled it also before. but i found Advanced Windows Password Recovery 3.0. It is a professional utility to recover windows password. With no data loss and no reinstall. importantly, 100% recovery rate guarantee!
http://www.recoverwindowspassword.com

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Comment from Michael Armstrong on 2009-10-26

2009-10-26T09:47:22Z

here is the methods I know.

The first thing which you check if you forget login password. When we install Windows, it automatically creates an account "Administrator" and sets its password to blank. So if you have forget Your user account password then try this:
Start system and when you See Windows Welcome screen / Login screen, press ctrl+alt+del keys Twice and it'll show Classic Login box. Now type "Administrator" (without quotes) in Username and leave Password field blank. Now press Enter and you should be able to log in Windows.
Now you can reset your account password from "Control Panel -> User Accounts".
Same thing can be done using Safe Mode. In Safe Mode Windows will show this in-built Administrator account in Login screen.

Windows XP and further versions also provide another method to recover forgotten Password by using "Reset Disk". If you created a Password Reset Disk in Past, you can use that disk to reset the password. To know more about It, please visit http://www.resetwindowspassword.com/

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Comment from Linky Wu on 2009-09-21

2009-09-21T10:55:22Z

Long time ago , I was confronted with the password problem. Finally

, my friend Jane introduce the Windows password Reset.It helps me

access windows.

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Comment from happykaka on 2009-09-21

2009-09-21T10:51:52Z

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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Comment from john brussee on 2009-09-15

2009-09-15T22:07:54Z

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

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Comment from hector on 2009-02-27

2009-02-27T18:53:20Z

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?

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Comment from Alex on 2009-01-20

2009-01-21T05:30:17Z

"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.

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Comment from vijay on 2009-01-20

2009-01-21T04:44:57Z

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

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Comment from Kyle McHattie on 2009-01-20

2009-01-20T22:03:36Z

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

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Comment from jacob on 2009-01-20

2009-01-20T18:59:36Z

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

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Comment from Doug on 2009-01-20

2009-01-20T18:33:49Z

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...

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Comment from kolb.beer on 2009-01-20

2009-01-20T16:52:50Z

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...

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Comment from kolb.beer on 2009-01-20

2009-01-20T16:52:28Z

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...

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