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Vista - User Account - Delete

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Old 09-18-2007  
Brink


Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 
 

User Account - Delete

How to Delete a User Account in Vista

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Old 08-11-2009  
PainlessTorture


Windows Vista™ Ultimate x64
 
 

Re: User Account - Delete

What happens when you get a UAC prompt? Can you authenticate as an admin?

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Old 08-11-2009  
guitarafeather


Vista Business
 
 

Re: User Account - Delete

I can't even adjust anything in safe mode. I try to log in either administrator and it just logs right back off without even going to the account.
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Old 08-11-2009  
guitarafeather


Vista Business
 
 

Re: User Account - Delete

The UAC is off.
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Old 08-11-2009  
PainlessTorture


Windows Vista™ Ultimate x64
 
 

Re: User Account - Delete

So how do you run as an admin?

Runas.exe?
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Old 08-11-2009  
guitarafeather


Vista Business
 
 

Re: User Account - Delete

I just right click and hit run as administrator.
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Old 08-11-2009  
PainlessTorture


Windows Vista™ Ultimate x64
 
 

Re: User Account - Delete

But if you're not logged on as an admin, why doe's it elevate?

In the command prompt when you're running as admin, does it say "Administrator" in the title?
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Old 08-11-2009  
guitarafeather


Vista Business
 
 

Re: User Account - Delete

No.
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Old 08-11-2009  
PainlessTorture


Windows Vista™ Ultimate x64
 
 

Re: User Account - Delete

...Okay, you are NOT running as an admin which would explain the access denied...

In the command prompt, type

Runas /user:-put-admin-username-here cmd
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Old 08-11-2009  
guitarafeather


Vista Business
 
 

Re: User Account - Delete

When I did that, it came up with a whole bunch of crap that makes no sense:

Runas usage:

runas [ [/noprofile | /profile] [/env] [/savecred | /net only] ]
/user:<username> program

Runas [ [/noprofile | /profile] [/env] [/savecred] ]
/smartcard [/user:<username>] program

Runas /trustlevel:<Trustlevel> program

/noprofile specifies that the user's profile should not be loaded. This causes the application to load more quickly, but can cause some applications to malfunction.
/profile specifies that the user's profile should be loaded. This is default.
/env to use current environment instead of user's.
/Netonly use if the credentials specified are for remote access only.
/savecred to use credentials previously saved by the user.
/smartcard
/user

theres some more, but at the end the name doesn't have administrator in it.
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Old 08-11-2009  
guitarafeather


Vista Business
 
 

Re: User Account - Delete

nevermind that last one, i typed the command wrong. Now it's asking for a password, but none of the accounts have a password.
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