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unable to access "local settings"
  1. #1


    Desi Guest

    unable to access "local settings"

    At some point in the past I had deleted the primary Administrator account, I
    do however, have an account that has administrator access. but when I attempt
    to go to this one folder it tells me I do not have permission. Is there a way
    to restore the administrator account? I have tried the cmd line trick, no
    good. But as I said I do have administration access, just..not to this
    folder. Any thoughts?

    Thanks in advance



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  2. #2


    Bob Guest

    Re: unable to access "local settings"

    You can enable the built-in Administrator account if you really want to, by
    running the Command Prompt as administrator (right click its icon and select
    Run as Administrator; click Continue at the UAC prompt) and typing the
    following:

    net user administrator /active:yes

    This causes the Administrator account to appear on the Welcome screen. Note
    that it does not have a password set by default; the first thing you should
    do is set a strong password for it.

    "Desi" <Desi@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:0AC9E510-46E9-4DF8-AC0B-A3F7A86BF1B9@xxxxxx

    > At some point in the past I had deleted the primary Administrator account,
    > I
    > do however, have an account that has administrator access. but when I
    > attempt
    > to go to this one folder it tells me I do not have permission. Is there a
    > way
    > to restore the administrator account? I have tried the cmd line trick, no
    > good. But as I said I do have administration access, just..not to this
    > folder. Any thoughts?
    >
    > Thanks in advance
    >

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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