Re: Admin Password Doesn't Work
- From: Caitlin <Caitlin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:47:00 -0700
Thanks a lot! That article was very helpful. I was about to start the huge
task of personalizing a new user account since I restarted my computer and
the original account disappeared... but using system restore to restore it to
about a week ago got rid of the new account, and brought back my old one.
I'll stick with my old account for now, but in the future I'll know what to
do. Thanks!
"JS" wrote:
It's best to forget the original account and use your new account 'Caitlin2'.
Read the article below, this should get rid of the bugs.
(Start by following the instructions below the paragraph titled: 'Moving to
a new user profile')
http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2004/12/15/get-it-done-recover-a-damaged-windows-xp-user-profile/
Below are some Microsoft Knowledge Based articles just in case you
experience
one of the problems listed below:
Access is Denied Error Message XP Pro: (should work with Media Center)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881
Shared folder access:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sdperms.htm
Also read this MS KB article about how to take ownership of files.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421
Understanding and Applying NTFS Permission in Windows XP Professional
http://www.winxpsolution.com/ApplyingNTFSXPPro.aspx
Once you are satisfied that "Caitlin2" has no problems,
delete the "Caitlin" account, but give it some time don't rush to delete it.
JS
"Caitlin" <Caitlin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Okay, so I created a new account, and I think this just created more chaos
in
the problem. When I created the new account "Caitlin2" (my original
account
is simply "Caitlin"), it made me choose an account type -- administrator
or
limited; but it didn't really give me the choice of "limited" because it
said
that one account had to be the Administrator... so apparently it's
ignoring
that my first account is an admin...
But there must be something up with my first account since it's doing
this.
I always knew that there was something weird going on with it every since
Adelphia tried unsuccessfully to hook up internet to my computer (we ended
up
using a different service). It stopped going to the welcome screen after
the
screen saver to enter the password... and my user account had less
"control"
we could call it. I couldn't even change my picture. I have since fixed
the
picture problem (don't remember how), but my original account ("Caitlin")
only gives me the following choices to change about my account:
-password
-picture
-set up account to use .NET Passport
I can't change the account type or delete it... Meaning I now have 2
admins,
but I can't delete Caitlin2 because I suppose Caitlin is not recognized as
an
admin nor can I change the account type of Caitlin.
As for the password problem, it seems that the Welcome screen that pops up
when there are more than one user works to fix that! However, I would like
to
delete my second, unnecessary and unwanted account "Caitlin2". I think I
would be able to do this if I could "change" the user type of it, although
it
is already listed as an admin.
Does anybody have any tips or ideas on how to make my strangely-acting
original account an admin for real? Thanks in advance!
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