No administrator in Windows 7
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The strangest thing has happened and I don't know exaclty when or why but now I just try to resolve it. I have a Windows 7 client with only one enabled user (the others are administrator and guest and are disabled) and this user has no admin rights. Therefore I cannot enable the others user accounts and cannot install anymore software.
Is it possible in some way to activate my administrator account or add admin rights to the already active user account?
The strangest thing has happened and I don't know exaclty when or why but now I just try to resolve it. I have a Windows 7 client with only one enabled user (the others are administrator and guest and are disabled) and this user has no admin rights. Therefore I cannot enable the others user accounts and cannot install anymore software.
Is it possible in some way to activate my administrator account or add admin rights to the already active user account?
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Yes, i have a netbook with Windows 7 starter and those steps work well. The next time you log on you will see administrator and other user accounts.
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I will try it and let you know later today. thnx already
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unfortenatly
net user administrator /active:yes
access denied
net user administrator /active:yes
access denied
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like which program cause non of the above option work
Lufaa, as I said above, the locksmith tool in ERD Commander will do the job in a flash. Instructions here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee460909.aspx
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But I cannot download ERD commander or can I.
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Sorry didn't work.
It is impossible to promote my user account to be an admin.
and i was able to activate the administrator account and even the guest account. But.... i'm not able to login with these accounts.
Sorry didn't work.
It is impossible to promote my user account to be an admin.
and i was able to activate the administrator account and even the guest account. But.... i'm not able to login with these accounts.
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"and i was able to activate the administrator account and even the guest account. But.... i'm not able to login with these accounts. "
So you enabled the account? did you reset the password too?
Do you get an error when you tried to log in to the enabled admin account with the password?
So you enabled the account? did you reset the password too?
Do you get an error when you tried to log in to the enabled admin account with the password?
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@ praveen
access denied on anything that even smells like administrator ;-)
@host one
i'll try trinity now
access denied on anything that even smells like administrator ;-)
@host one
i'll try trinity now
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No, wasn't attached to a domain before. Tried to do so to get the domain admin to be the boss, but this also isn't working.
Tried about anything possible now.
Tried about anything possible now.
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thnx for your help guys and gals.
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