Vista - admin account turned into standrad

i was makin a standard account for a friend cuz she was stayin here for a few days so if she wanted some privacy for wha she did or where she went but i just deleted and turned on the guest account
but yesterday i realized that my account was turned into a standard account now so i can't turn it back and its ask or a admin password but doesn't give me ne where to enter it...ofcourse that wouldn't matter cuz i don't have an admin password.

so how do i fix my problem

This sounds like a serious bug. You should contact microsoft about this. I would also try booting in safemode and seeing if that helps you to access an admin account.

It is also possible you have modified the local security policy to require admin credentials on elevation requests even for admins. When it asks for an admin username/password have you tried just clicking OK?

Also - Usally when there are no admin accounts active, the system will activate the built-in admin. Can you see that account on the logon UI? If you can use that account to reinstate your old accounts priviledges. The default password is usally something like "password" "administrator" or "admin" depending on who supplied your computer. If someone installed the OS for you, only they will know the password.

There is also methods in which you can reset the admin accounts password, however I dont think I am permitted to explain that on these forums as it could be seen as hacking - Sorry.

the ok button is shaded out so i can't press it and on the log in screen its only my account and the guess account that shows up

Can up upload a screenshot to this? That way we will know you are not just trying to get help breaking into a computer and then we might be able to explain more complex ways in which you can gain admin access.

To take a screenshot follow these steps;

1. There is a button on your keyboard called "PrtScn" press that.
2. Open paint and paste (Right click > paste OR Ctrl + V)
3. Save and upload here.

You might need to upload a picture of your screen from a camera because of the secure desktop...

This will also help us see what excatly the issue is, I have never seen or heard of it before...

I don't think you quite understood me, I meant the elevation prompt but never-mind.

If there is only two accounts on the desktop I think one has to have admin privileges.

Anyway, this will explain how to reset the admin account and activate it. It also has an option in which to promote to admin.


(This comes from brinks tut on resetting a user password)

Post back if you require more assistance.

ok a few weeks ago i download winRAR to get something programs to open correctly and i just saw that it deleted or overwritten my winzip program. so i downloaded winzip but i have my computer set to have me ok making any major changes ie installing/uninstalling new programs. so i can't install the winzip or uninstall thw winRAR. and now i don't think its opening correctly because i can't get ne thing to start from it...

Im sorry, I dont understand...

You need winRAR to extract the files? Is that what you mean?