Re: I Lost Administrative rights to operating system

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From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospamcableone.net)
Date: 06/04/04 

Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 21:36:22 -0600

Greetings --

    Simply log in using the built-in Administrator account (which
cannot be deleted) and modify the desired account. By design, the only
way to log into the Administrator account of WinXP Home is to reboot
into Safe Mode. For WinXP Pro, pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL twice at the
Welcome Screen will produce the standard login dialog box.

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783

Bruce Chambers 

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"EL FRUSTRADO" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:99337E84-4ADB-42D5-B122-61BF78CBCA05@microsoft.com...
> I accidentaly deleted the 2 users who had full administrative rights
to my operating system(windows xp home edition)  the only user left is
a limited user who does not have rights to restore or create a user.
How can I get administrative rights back without doing a complete
system recovery?

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