Re: Backdoor to restore, but admin probs stop me - HELP!!

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From: Phil (itchy&scratchy_at_homer.doh.no.spam)
Date: 10/22/04 

Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 15:39:31 -0400

I've seen that before. Try booting to safe mode. That should let you in with
the admin account.
Tap F8 every second when computer first starts to boot until the boot menu
comes up, choose safe mode.

"Buckus" <Buckus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4809B76F-FC64-4C9B-9390-1666C21E60CD@microsoft.com
> Hey Phil -
> Everything went smoothly. Came into XP and typed ctrl-alt-del twice
> and the amdin account window came up. However, when I typed in the
> the username: administrator and left the password blank, it told me
> that I couldn't do it because of account restriction settings. What
> do you think? Regardless, thanks for your help.
>
> "Phil" wrote:
>
>> Log into the hidden admin account and do your restore from there.
>> Ctrl-alt-del twice at the welcome screen, user=administrator,
>> pass=blank or what you changed it to.
>> In xp home if ctrl-alt-del doesn't work, boot to safe mode and log
>> in as admin.
>>
>> "Buckus" <Buckus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:BB1BA3A6-9CCD-4C61-B51F-E246E09EF4BE@microsoft.com
>>> All of my file association losses and the inability to run or import
>>> any executable, .com, or .reg fix file because they all have to be
>>> opened, double-clicked, or ran - leading to the same error over and
>>> over. I decided that I would just restore the system to a point
>>> before this all happened as one gentleman suggested. However, the
>>> help and support is an executable the same, ending that solution
>>> very quickly. I finally found the
>>> c:/Windows/System32/Restore/rstrui.exe file that I could right
>>> click on and selected "run as", "current user", clicked ok, and
>>> whalla!, it opened. However, it tells me that in order to do a
>>> restore I have to be an administrator. Now I'm back at the drawing
>>> board because the user accounts icon in the Control Panel has no
>>> association and will not let me in to change to admin status.
>>> Please help!

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