I dont know the rules of this forum or nething and I no this has already been posted but im gonna ask neway. On my grandmas computer, I created a 2nd account and made it the admin account. At some point, this account somehow became a standard account and now there is no admin. Now whenever I try 2 do nething, it asks for the admin password but the area where you would enter the password and the OK key are greyed out. ive tryed a few things I thaut of and a few things from other sites including starting in safe mode and reinstalling vista completely, of course reinstalling didnt work because it needs permission to run. Ive posted on like 5 forums and asked all my friends and no1 has a clue how to fix this or even how its posible so if ne1 has ne idea wat 2 do, id greatly appriciate the help
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- Thread starter That Guy
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Hello,
If somehow the last/only admin account has been deleted when you boot into safe mode it should boot to the administrator account.
if this is unsuccessful there are other methods, some available on the web, which I cannot discuss on the forum due to the security implications.
If somehow the last/only admin account has been deleted when you boot into safe mode it should boot to the administrator account.
if this is unsuccessful there are other methods, some available on the web, which I cannot discuss on the forum due to the security implications.
My Computers
System One System Two
-
- Operating System
- Windows 10 Pro x64 Latest Release Preview
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer G276HL 27", (DVi) + Samsung 39" HDTV (HDMI)
- Screen Resolution
- 2 x 1920x1080 @50Hz
-
- Manufacturer/Model
- Real World Computers (Custom by Me)
- CPU
- AMD FX8350 Vishera 8 Core @4GHz
- Motherboard
- Asus M5A78L-M USB3
- Memory
- 32GB [4x8GB] DDR3 1600 MHz
- Graphics card(s)
- Asus nVidia GTX750TI-OC-2GD5 (2GB DDR5)
- Sound Card
- ASUS Xoner DG + SPDIF to 5.1 System + HDMI
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung 32" TV
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- Internal
Crucial CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SSD,
Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH1 2TB,
External (USB3)
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK SCSI Disk 8TB
2.5/3.5 Hot Swap Cradle, USB3 + eSata (client HDDs)
NAS 4TB
- PSU
- Aerocool Templarius Imperator 750W 80+ Silver
- Case
- AeroCool X-Warrior Red Devil Tower
- Cooling
- Hyper103 CPU, Rear 120mm, Front 2x120mm, Side 2x120mm
- Internet Speed
- 68 MB Down 18.5 MB Up
- Other Info
- Six Sensor Auto / Manual Digital cooling (Fan) control with Touch control Panel
yea ive heard of that happening and thats an ez fix but the thing with mine is that the admin account was changed to a standard user, the accounts still there but its pretty much useless
My Computer
Cerussatus
New Member
The only thing I can suggest is overriding the harddrive by plugging it into another computers motherboard, take the data you need, transfer it onto another hard drive, then format the hard drive and install vista again.
Sure its a pain in the ass - but everyone has to do it sometime eh?
Sure its a pain in the ass - but everyone has to do it sometime eh?
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Myself
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 - 3.2ghz OC'ed
- Motherboard
- ASUS P5K3 Deluxe - Wifi Edition
- Memory
- Corsair DDR3 1333mhz (6 gig)
- Graphics Card(s)
- Radeon HD 2600 XT 512 MB GDDR4 Diamond
- Sound Card
- On board (my motherboard)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell UltraSharp 17-inch
- Screen Resolution
- 1280 x 1024
- Hard Drives
- 3 x Western Digital 250gig 7200RPM SATA (750gig)
- PSU
- 750W something
- Case
- Antec 900
- Cooling
- Arctic Freezing (2800 rpm max)
- Keyboard
- some Dell one
- Mouse
- Razer Krait
- Internet Speed
- 10 MB Broadband
Hello That Guy,
If you look at method three here ....
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/102005-reset-user-account-password.html
This should enable you to get back into the system, You may need to read the online documentation for the reset disk to change the user back to an admin but I believe it will be possible
If you look at method three here ....
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/102005-reset-user-account-password.html
This should enable you to get back into the system, You may need to read the online documentation for the reset disk to change the user back to an admin but I believe it will be possible
My Computers
System One System Two
-
- Operating System
- Windows 10 Pro x64 Latest Release Preview
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer G276HL 27", (DVi) + Samsung 39" HDTV (HDMI)
- Screen Resolution
- 2 x 1920x1080 @50Hz
-
- Manufacturer/Model
- Real World Computers (Custom by Me)
- CPU
- AMD FX8350 Vishera 8 Core @4GHz
- Motherboard
- Asus M5A78L-M USB3
- Memory
- 32GB [4x8GB] DDR3 1600 MHz
- Graphics card(s)
- Asus nVidia GTX750TI-OC-2GD5 (2GB DDR5)
- Sound Card
- ASUS Xoner DG + SPDIF to 5.1 System + HDMI
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung 32" TV
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- Internal
Crucial CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SSD,
Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH1 2TB,
External (USB3)
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK SCSI Disk 8TB
2.5/3.5 Hot Swap Cradle, USB3 + eSata (client HDDs)
NAS 4TB
- PSU
- Aerocool Templarius Imperator 750W 80+ Silver
- Case
- AeroCool X-Warrior Red Devil Tower
- Cooling
- Hyper103 CPU, Rear 120mm, Front 2x120mm, Side 2x120mm
- Internet Speed
- 68 MB Down 18.5 MB Up
- Other Info
- Six Sensor Auto / Manual Digital cooling (Fan) control with Touch control Panel