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UAC not letting me enter an admin password
  1. #1


    Keith Patrick Guest

    UAC not letting me enter an admin password

    I'm trying to run my main user account as a non-admin, but any time I try to
    perform any admin task, the UAC prompt tells me I have to enter an admin
    password and hit OK. The problem is, there isn't any textbox to enter a
    password! OK button is disabled (I guess I should expect since I haven't
    enetered a password), but how am I supposed to perform any admin task? And I
    can't log in as an admin because it doesn't show on on the welcome screen.




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  2. #2


    Jesper Guest

    RE: UAC not letting me enter an admin password

    > I'm trying to run my main user account as a non-admin, but any time I try to
    > perform any admin task, the UAC prompt tells me I have to enter an admin
    > password and hit OK. The problem is, there isn't any textbox to enter a
    > password! OK button is disabled (I guess I should expect since I haven't
    > enetered a password), but how am I supposed to perform any admin task? And I
    > can't log in as an admin because it doesn't show on on the welcome screen.


    What a cool dialog! I am guessing you went into Computer Management and
    removed your account from the Administrators group? The reason no
    administrative accounts are showing up in the dialog is because there are
    none! You removed the last operational administrative account on the system.

    To fix it boot into Safe Mode by holding down F8 on startup. It should
    automatically log you in with the Administrator account (which is disabled
    normally). Then add another account that is an administrator. If your regular
    account is not an administrator you need another admin account to elevate to.
    The OS will prevent you from removing the last admin account if you use the
    Users control panel, but not if you use any other tools.

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