Re: Deleted admin account by mistake

"rlbumich" <rlbumich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

rlbumich wrote:
How can I get my admin user back after I deleted it by mistake?
Now I have limited access and can't remove or install apps. Also, I
am not able to change any settings whatsoever.

Win XP Pro

PS Is reinstall win xp a only option?

Shenan wrote:
You did not delete the built-in administrator.

- Reboot.
- If you are using the standard "Welcome Screen" logon - press
CTRL+ALT+DEL
twice quickly.
- Type in the username "administrator" (sans the quotation marks.)
- Try it with no passsword (blank, type in nothing for the password.)

If you get logged in - change whatever accounts you need, add accounts,
whatever.
(Start --> Run --> control userpasswords2 --> OK)

rlbumich wrote:
I do not have access to the standard welcome screen due to
having limited access as guest. Is there another way?

rlbumich wrote:
Also, I have the log in screen not welcome screen.
Any way to I can load/access the welcome screen?

Shenan Stanley wrote:
Are you saying that if you turn off the computer, turn it back on -
it is automatically logging you in as GUEST?
You do not have to type anything, click on anything, etc?

If you have the classic Windows NT/Windows 2000 logon (where it
asks for username/password) - then you don't have to get to the
welcome screen - as the whole purpose was to get you to the classic
logon screen where you could type in the username/password.

You could also boot into Safe Mode and perform the steps there.

Your method of responding leaves much to be desired. Please - put your
answers at the begining or end of the entire post - or even within
(inline)
the postings - but on their own lines - putting them as part of my lines
makes it difficult to read at least.

If I was able to pick out your responses - I believe you are being
automatically logged on and booting into Safe Mode and choosing to log on
as
"Admiinistrator" did not work for you?

- You have Windows XP Professional.
- You cannot delete the built-in administrator account.
- If it is logging you on automatically - what happens when you choose to
logout?

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

What I am saying that I do not have the "welcome screen logon" only the
"Windows login screen" User password etc. I understand about built in
admin
but at this point tried safe mode and with no sucess. I cant log on as
admin
in safe mode or C-A-D. Since I deleted my admin account I am stuck with
built
in admin and guest account. At this point it looks like reinstall windows?
I
am not being auto logged in as admin but as guest.

AFAIK, You can't delete the built-in Administrator account.

Its user name is not Admin, it is Administrator. By default, the password
is blank.

If your version of XP his Home, you can *only* get to this in Safe Mode, and
your problem will be quickly solved when you re-create an admin account.

If you decide that you have to re-install, you can't do a repair as this
will preserve the user accounts as-is (been there). You have to do a new
install.




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