Vista - Locked out of all accounts Vista Enterprise

08-08-2009

I know this issue has been addressed before by JB at
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Administ..._of_admin.aspx
What makes my situation unusual is that my dell laptop was shipped with
vista enterprise, but the operating system cd that was shipped was vista home
basic. The reason for this is that I purchased through my daughter's
college. I'm still trying to figure out if the college loaded the enterprise
or if dell did. In the meantime, I cannot log on to any of the user
accounts. My question: Can I boot from the vista basic cd and repair this,
or do I need to have the vista enterprise cd?

Woody

**Flavius** · 08-09-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by woody

I know this issue has been addressed before by JB at
What do I do: I can no longer log in or elevate to an administrator account
What makes my situation unusual is that my dell laptop was shipped with
vista enterprise, but the operating system cd that was shipped was vista home
basic. The reason for this is that I purchased through my daughter's
college. I'm still trying to figure out if the college loaded the enterprise
or if dell did. In the meantime, I cannot log on to any of the user
accounts. My question: Can I boot from the vista basic cd and repair this,
or do I need to have the vista enterprise cd?

Woody

You can use any version Vista DVD.It without any meaning what version is installed system and what version is Vista DVD.The only meaning is architecture -you can't use x32 Vista DVD to repair x64 Vista,or x64 Vista DVD to repair x32 Vista

08-08-2009	#1 (permalink)
woody n/a posts	Locked out of all accounts Vista Enterprise I know this issue has been addressed before by JB at http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Administ..._of_admin.aspx What makes my situation unusual is that my dell laptop was shipped with vista enterprise, but the operating system cd that was shipped was vista home basic. The reason for this is that I purchased through my daughter's college. I'm still trying to figure out if the college loaded the enterprise or if dell did. In the meantime, I cannot log on to any of the user accounts. My question: Can I boot from the vista basic cd and repair this, or do I need to have the vista enterprise cd? Woody
My System Specs

08-09-2009	#2 (permalink)
Flavius Vista Bussiness x64 PL 1,565 posts	Re: Locked out of all accounts Vista Enterprise Quote: Originally Posted by woody I know this issue has been addressed before by JB at What do I do: I can no longer log in or elevate to an administrator account What makes my situation unusual is that my dell laptop was shipped with vista enterprise, but the operating system cd that was shipped was vista home basic. The reason for this is that I purchased through my daughter's college. I'm still trying to figure out if the college loaded the enterprise or if dell did. In the meantime, I cannot log on to any of the user accounts. My question: Can I boot from the vista basic cd and repair this, or do I need to have the vista enterprise cd? Woody You can use any version Vista DVD.It without any meaning what version is installed system and what version is Vista DVD.The only meaning is architecture -you can't use x32 Vista DVD to repair x64 Vista,or x64 Vista DVD to repair x32 Vista
My System Specs

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