No Administrator; Locked out

William

You are probably referring to the Built-in Administrator account. This
account is hidden by default when Vista is first installed. This account is
used as a safety net in case all other admin accounts have been disabled, by
corruption or whatever reason. If all other admin accounts have been
disabled, you can boot to Safe Mode and the built-in admin account will
appear on the log-in screen.

This account has no password assigned to it, by default. The only way a
password can be assigned to this account is if you do it.

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"William Powell" <WilliamPowell.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BA840742-5C32-4531-976E-64B4D62C8F0E@microsoft.com...
> Know I'm in the right pew, just hope this is the right church.
> My problem is that in spite of disenabling the user account control Belarc
> Advisor informs me that Administrator control is disabled. I still have to
> use my administrator when I boot up and it "seems" to work because I have
> no
> problems. In trying for a fix I found that there was/is an entirely
> different entity known as supervisor control which requires a different
> password. For the life of me I cannot recall ever having used this secret
> password. How can I recover that one?
> --
> Wm. PowellOld DOS
>
>
> "Jimmy Brush" wrote:
>
>> Ok...
>>
>> Well, there is a way out of this situation, but it is very complex, and
>> requires you to have the Windows installation DVD.
>>
>> (For pictures, please view these instructions on my website):
>>
>> http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Administration/locked_out_of_admin.aspx
>>
>> 1 Click on the start orb. Write down your username (the name listed
>> right below your picture on the start menu).
>> 2 Place your Windows Installation DVD into your DVD drive
>> 3 Restart your computer
>> 4 When prompted, press a key on your keyboard to boot from the DVD
>> 5 Select your language options and click Next (See picture)
>> 6 Select the option at the bottom to repair your computer (See picture)
>> 7 Select your Windows installation from the list. Make sure you notate
>> what drive letter it is installed on.
>> 8 Select the last option from the list to open a Command Prompt (See
>> picture)
>> 9 Type the following command, and press enter:
>>
>> regedit
>>
>> 10 On the left, click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
>> 11 Click the File menu at the top, and then click Load Hive
>> 12 Open "computer"
>> 13 Double-click on the drive that Windows is installed on (you wrote
>> this drive letter down in step 7)
>> 14 Double-click on the folder called Windows
>> 15 Double-click on the folder called System32
>> 16 Double-click on the folder called Config
>> 17 Click on the file called SAM and click Open
>> 18 Type "Target SAM" into the box and click OK
>> 19 Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder by clicking on the triangle next
>> to it
>> 20 Expand the Target SAM folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
>> 21 Expand the SAM folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
>> 22 Expand the Domains folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
>> 23 Expand the Accounts folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
>> 24 Expand the Users folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
>> 25 Click on the folder named 000001F4
>> 26 Double-click the item in the right called "F"
>>
>> You are now presented with an editor. You will see two columns: a list
>> of letters and numbers grouped in pairs on the left, with a list of
>> symbols on the right. We will only be using the list of letters and
>> numbers on the left.
>>
>> 27 Find the spot in the left column that says "11".
>> 28 Click to the immediate right of the 11, so that the flashing
>> insertion line is to the immediate right of 11
>> 29 Press backspace to make the 11 disappear
>> 30 Using the keyboard, type the number 10
>>
>> This should change the information in the left column from
>>
>> 02,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,80,8c,d7,b2,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,
>> 00,1f,ea,fd,ad,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,de,ad,60,9b,e9,97,
>> c7,01,f4,01,00,00,01,02,00,00,11, ...
>>
>> TO:
>>
>> 02,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,80,8c,d7,b2,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,
>> 00,1f,ea,fd,ad,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,de,ad,60,9b,e9,97,
>> c7,01,f4,01,00,00,01,02,00,00,10, ...
>>
>> 31 Click OK
>> 32 Close regedit
>> 33 Close the command prompt window and click on the 'Restart' button on
>> the window that gives you the list of options.
>> 34 When your computer restarts, log in with the account named
>> 'Administrator'. Use this emergency Administrator account to fix your
>> normal administrator account by using the user accounts control panel.
>>
>> --
>> -JB
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
>> Windows Vista Support FAQ - http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
>>

I don't know how ( and if) I did it, but somehow my user profile has been
disabled. I am being directed to 'See my system administrator', when I am
the system administrator and to my knowledge I am the only administrator of
my laptop. How can I reactivate my Windows XP Pro?? Do you have any
suggestions? Please help!

"William Powell" wrote:

> My problem is similar but has a different twist. I disableed the User Account
> Control in the control panel and ran Belarc Advisor which showed me that my
> Administrator Account was DISABLED. This, in spite of the fact thai I could
> enter my password on startup and proceed. Something called supervisor control
> now required a password which I dont know and dont remember setting up. I
> hope all my other problems will be solved when I can iron this one out.
>
> William Powell
> wpowell003.DeleteThis@tx.rr.com
> --
> Wm. PowellOld DOS
>
>
> "Jimmy Brush" wrote:
>
> > Ok...
> >
> > Well, there is a way out of this situation, but it is very complex, and
> > requires you to have the Windows installation DVD.
> >
> > (For pictures, please view these instructions on my website):
> >
> > http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Administration/locked_out_of_admin.aspx
> >
> > 1 Click on the start orb. Write down your username (the name listed
> > right below your picture on the start menu).
> > 2 Place your Windows Installation DVD into your DVD drive
> > 3 Restart your computer
> > 4 When prompted, press a key on your keyboard to boot from the DVD
> > 5 Select your language options and click Next (See picture)
> > 6 Select the option at the bottom to repair your computer (See picture)
> > 7 Select your Windows installation from the list. Make sure you notate
> > what drive letter it is installed on.
> > 8 Select the last option from the list to open a Command Prompt (See
> > picture)
> > 9 Type the following command, and press enter:
> >
> > regedit
> >
> > 10 On the left, click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
> > 11 Click the File menu at the top, and then click Load Hive
> > 12 Open "computer"
> > 13 Double-click on the drive that Windows is installed on (you wrote
> > this drive letter down in step 7)
> > 14 Double-click on the folder called Windows
> > 15 Double-click on the folder called System32
> > 16 Double-click on the folder called Config
> > 17 Click on the file called SAM and click Open
> > 18 Type "Target SAM" into the box and click OK
> > 19 Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder by clicking on the triangle next
> > to it
> > 20 Expand the Target SAM folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
> > 21 Expand the SAM folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
> > 22 Expand the Domains folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
> > 23 Expand the Accounts folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
> > 24 Expand the Users folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
> > 25 Click on the folder named 000001F4
> > 26 Double-click the item in the right called "F"
> >
> > You are now presented with an editor. You will see two columns: a list
> > of letters and numbers grouped in pairs on the left, with a list of
> > symbols on the right. We will only be using the list of letters and
> > numbers on the left.
> >
> > 27 Find the spot in the left column that says "11".
> > 28 Click to the immediate right of the 11, so that the flashing
> > insertion line is to the immediate right of 11
> > 29 Press backspace to make the 11 disappear
> > 30 Using the keyboard, type the number 10
> >
> > This should change the information in the left column from
> >
> > 02,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,80,8c,d7,b2,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,
> > 00,1f,ea,fd,ad,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,de,ad,60,9b,e9,97,
> > c7,01,f4,01,00,00,01,02,00,00,11, ...
> >
> > TO:
> >
> > 02,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,80,8c,d7,b2,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,
> > 00,1f,ea,fd,ad,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,de,ad,60,9b,e9,97,
> > c7,01,f4,01,00,00,01,02,00,00,10, ...
> >
> > 31 Click OK
> > 32 Close regedit
> > 33 Close the command prompt window and click on the 'Restart' button on
> > the window that gives you the list of options.
> > 34 When your computer restarts, log in with the account named
> > 'Administrator'. Use this emergency Administrator account to fix your
> > normal administrator account by using the user accounts control panel.
> >
> > --
> > -JB
> > Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
> > Windows Vista Support FAQ - http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
> >

Amz

Could you give us the exact error message and what you are doing when it
occurs?

This sounds like a normal error message when you are starting a program that
is not aware of UAC. You may need to simply right click that program and
select the Run As Administrator option.

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"Amz" <Amz.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E6DA4272-064D-45B1-925E-562C2958673C@microsoft.com...
>I don't know how ( and if) I did it, but somehow my user profile has been
> disabled. I am being directed to 'See my system administrator', when I am
> the system administrator and to my knowledge I am the only administrator
> of
> my laptop. How can I reactivate my Windows XP Pro?? Do you have any
> suggestions? Please help!
>
> "William Powell" wrote:
>
>> My problem is similar but has a different twist. I disableed the User
>> Account
>> Control in the control panel and ran Belarc Advisor which showed me that
>> my
>> Administrator Account was DISABLED. This, in spite of the fact thai I
>> could
>> enter my password on startup and proceed. Something called supervisor
>> control
>> now required a password which I dont know and dont remember setting up. I
>> hope all my other problems will be solved when I can iron this one out.
>>
>> William Powell
>> wpowell003.DeleteThis@tx.rr.com
>> --
>> Wm. PowellOld DOS
>>
>>
>> "Jimmy Brush" wrote:
>>
>> > Ok...
>> >
>> > Well, there is a way out of this situation, but it is very complex, and
>> > requires you to have the Windows installation DVD.
>> >
>> > (For pictures, please view these instructions on my website):
>> >
>> > http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Administration/locked_out_of_admin.aspx
>> >
>> > 1 Click on the start orb. Write down your username (the name listed
>> > right below your picture on the start menu).
>> > 2 Place your Windows Installation DVD into your DVD drive
>> > 3 Restart your computer
>> > 4 When prompted, press a key on your keyboard to boot from the DVD
>> > 5 Select your language options and click Next (See picture)
>> > 6 Select the option at the bottom to repair your computer (See picture)
>> > 7 Select your Windows installation from the list. Make sure you notate
>> > what drive letter it is installed on.
>> > 8 Select the last option from the list to open a Command Prompt (See
>> > picture)
>> > 9 Type the following command, and press enter:
>> >
>> > regedit
>> >
>> > 10 On the left, click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
>> > 11 Click the File menu at the top, and then click Load Hive
>> > 12 Open "computer"
>> > 13 Double-click on the drive that Windows is installed on (you wrote
>> > this drive letter down in step 7)
>> > 14 Double-click on the folder called Windows
>> > 15 Double-click on the folder called System32
>> > 16 Double-click on the folder called Config
>> > 17 Click on the file called SAM and click Open
>> > 18 Type "Target SAM" into the box and click OK
>> > 19 Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder by clicking on the triangle
>> > next
>> > to it
>> > 20 Expand the Target SAM folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
>> > 21 Expand the SAM folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
>> > 22 Expand the Domains folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
>> > 23 Expand the Accounts folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
>> > 24 Expand the Users folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
>> > 25 Click on the folder named 000001F4
>> > 26 Double-click the item in the right called "F"
>> >
>> > You are now presented with an editor. You will see two columns: a list
>> > of letters and numbers grouped in pairs on the left, with a list of
>> > symbols on the right. We will only be using the list of letters and
>> > numbers on the left.
>> >
>> > 27 Find the spot in the left column that says "11".
>> > 28 Click to the immediate right of the 11, so that the flashing
>> > insertion line is to the immediate right of 11
>> > 29 Press backspace to make the 11 disappear
>> > 30 Using the keyboard, type the number 10
>> >
>> > This should change the information in the left column from
>> >
>> > 02,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,80,8c,d7,b2,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,
>> > 00,1f,ea,fd,ad,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,de,ad,60,9b,e9,97,
>> > c7,01,f4,01,00,00,01,02,00,00,11, ...
>> >
>> > TO:
>> >
>> > 02,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,80,8c,d7,b2,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,
>> > 00,1f,ea,fd,ad,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,de,ad,60,9b,e9,97,
>> > c7,01,f4,01,00,00,01,02,00,00,10, ...
>> >
>> > 31 Click OK
>> > 32 Close regedit
>> > 33 Close the command prompt window and click on the 'Restart' button on
>> > the window that gives you the list of options.
>> > 34 When your computer restarts, log in with the account named
>> > 'Administrator'. Use this emergency Administrator account to fix your
>> > normal administrator account by using the user accounts control panel.
>> >
>> > --
>> > -JB
>> > Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
>> > Windows Vista Support FAQ - http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
>> >

Someone here might be able to help you, so feel free to keep watching
this thread for a while, but you're more likely to get a helpful
response in one of the Windows XP newsgroups - this one is for Windows
Vista administration, which is very different from XP ;o)

You could try
microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
or
microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage

Mark.


Amz wrote:
> I don't know how ( and if) I did it, but somehow my user profile has been
> disabled. I am being directed to 'See my system administrator', when I am
> the system administrator and to my knowledge I am the only administrator of
> my laptop. How can I reactivate my Windows XP Pro?? Do you have any
> suggestions? Please help!
>
> "William Powell" wrote:
>
>> My problem is similar but has a different twist. I disableed the User Account
>> Control in the control panel and ran Belarc Advisor which showed me that my
>> Administrator Account was DISABLED. This, in spite of the fact thai I could
>> enter my password on startup and proceed. Something called supervisor control
>> now required a password which I dont know and dont remember setting up. I
>> hope all my other problems will be solved when I can iron this one out.
>>
>> William Powell
>> wpowell003 DeleteThis @tx.rr.com
>> --
>> Wm. PowellOld DOS
>>
>>
>> "Jimmy Brush" wrote:
>>
>>> Ok...
>>>
>>> Well, there is a way out of this situation, but it is very complex, and
>>> requires you to have the Windows installation DVD.
>>>
>>> (For pictures, please view these instructions on my website):
>>>
>>> http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Administration/locked_out_of_admin.aspx
>>>
>>> 1 Click on the start orb. Write down your username (the name listed
>>> right below your picture on the start menu).
>>> 2 Place your Windows Installation DVD into your DVD drive
>>> 3 Restart your computer
>>> 4 When prompted, press a key on your keyboard to boot from the DVD
>>> 5 Select your language options and click Next (See picture)
>>> 6 Select the option at the bottom to repair your computer (See picture)
>>> 7 Select your Windows installation from the list. Make sure you notate
>>> what drive letter it is installed on.
>>> 8 Select the last option from the list to open a Command Prompt (See
>>> picture)
>>> 9 Type the following command, and press enter:
>>>
>>> regedit
>>>
>>> 10 On the left, click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
>>> 11 Click the File menu at the top, and then click Load Hive
>>> 12 Open "computer"
>>> 13 Double-click on the drive that Windows is installed on (you wrote
>>> this drive letter down in step 7)
>>> 14 Double-click on the folder called Windows
>>> 15 Double-click on the folder called System32
>>> 16 Double-click on the folder called Config
>>> 17 Click on the file called SAM and click Open
>>> 18 Type "Target SAM" into the box and click OK
>>> 19 Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder by clicking on the triangle next
>>> to it
>>> 20 Expand the Target SAM folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
>>> 21 Expand the SAM folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
>>> 22 Expand the Domains folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
>>> 23 Expand the Accounts folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
>>> 24 Expand the Users folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
>>> 25 Click on the folder named 000001F4
>>> 26 Double-click the item in the right called "F"
>>>
>>> You are now presented with an editor. You will see two columns: a list
>>> of letters and numbers grouped in pairs on the left, with a list of
>>> symbols on the right. We will only be using the list of letters and
>>> numbers on the left.
>>>
>>> 27 Find the spot in the left column that says "11".
>>> 28 Click to the immediate right of the 11, so that the flashing
>>> insertion line is to the immediate right of 11
>>> 29 Press backspace to make the 11 disappear
>>> 30 Using the keyboard, type the number 10
>>>
>>> This should change the information in the left column from
>>>
>>> 02,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,80,8c,d7,b2,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,
>>> 00,1f,ea,fd,ad,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,de,ad,60,9b,e9,97,
>>> c7,01,f4,01,00,00,01,02,00,00,11, ...
>>>
>>> TO:
>>>
>>> 02,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,80,8c,d7,b2,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,
>>> 00,1f,ea,fd,ad,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,de,ad,60,9b,e9,97,
>>> c7,01,f4,01,00,00,01,02,00,00,10, ...
>>>
>>> 31 Click OK
>>> 32 Close regedit
>>> 33 Close the command prompt window and click on the 'Restart' button on
>>> the window that gives you the list of options.
>>> 34 When your computer restarts, log in with the account named
>>> 'Administrator'. Use this emergency Administrator account to fix your
>>> normal administrator account by using the user accounts control panel.
>>>
>>> --
>>> -JB
>>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
>>> Windows Vista Support FAQ - http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
>>>

Thank you, Jimmy Brush! Saved my life.

G.

"Jimmy Brush" wrote:

> Ok...
>
> Well, there is a way out of this situation, but it is very complex, and
> requires you to have the Windows installation DVD.
>
> (For pictures, please view these instructions on my website):
>
> http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Administration/locked_out_of_admin.aspx
>
> 1 Click on the start orb. Write down your username (the name listed
> right below your picture on the start menu).
> 2 Place your Windows Installation DVD into your DVD drive
> 3 Restart your computer
> 4 When prompted, press a key on your keyboard to boot from the DVD
> 5 Select your language options and click Next (See picture)
> 6 Select the option at the bottom to repair your computer (See picture)
> 7 Select your Windows installation from the list. Make sure you notate
> what drive letter it is installed on.
> 8 Select the last option from the list to open a Command Prompt (See
> picture)
> 9 Type the following command, and press enter:
>
> regedit
>
> 10 On the left, click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
> 11 Click the File menu at the top, and then click Load Hive
> 12 Open "computer"
> 13 Double-click on the drive that Windows is installed on (you wrote
> this drive letter down in step 7)
> 14 Double-click on the folder called Windows
> 15 Double-click on the folder called System32
> 16 Double-click on the folder called Config
> 17 Click on the file called SAM and click Open
> 18 Type "Target SAM" into the box and click OK
> 19 Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder by clicking on the triangle next
> to it
> 20 Expand the Target SAM folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
> 21 Expand the SAM folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
> 22 Expand the Domains folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
> 23 Expand the Accounts folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
> 24 Expand the Users folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
> 25 Click on the folder named 000001F4
> 26 Double-click the item in the right called "F"
>
> You are now presented with an editor. You will see two columns: a list
> of letters and numbers grouped in pairs on the left, with a list of
> symbols on the right. We will only be using the list of letters and
> numbers on the left.
>
> 27 Find the spot in the left column that says "11".
> 28 Click to the immediate right of the 11, so that the flashing
> insertion line is to the immediate right of 11
> 29 Press backspace to make the 11 disappear
> 30 Using the keyboard, type the number 10
>
> This should change the information in the left column from
>
> 02,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,80,8c,d7,b2,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,
> 00,1f,ea,fd,ad,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,de,ad,60,9b,e9,97,
> c7,01,f4,01,00,00,01,02,00,00,11, ...
>
> TO:
>
> 02,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,80,8c,d7,b2,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,
> 00,1f,ea,fd,ad,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,de,ad,60,9b,e9,97,
> c7,01,f4,01,00,00,01,02,00,00,10, ...
>
> 31 Click OK
> 32 Close regedit
> 33 Close the command prompt window and click on the 'Restart' button on
> the window that gives you the list of options.
> 34 When your computer restarts, log in with the account named
> 'Administrator'. Use this emergency Administrator account to fix your
> normal administrator account by using the user accounts control panel.
>
> --
> -JB
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
> Windows Vista Support FAQ - http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
>

Hi Ronnie,
Have reviewed your posts and would appreciate some help in this post.
Vista Home Premium
Acer manufacture - Desktop
Problem: Cannot logon with either administrator at Windows boot or via safe
mode.
User changed admin password and now cannot login.
Acer have not supplied a restore CD (am chasing this up), so customer is
unable to use new PC.
Question: Is there a way to bypass boot menu or edit password file to reset
admin password, or any other option than restoring? I want to at least reset
password and then sort out issue with manufacturer in the coming week.
(note: I am a professional work works part time for a pc/electronics reseller)
Thanks in advance
--
The Tank


"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:

> Amz
>
> Could you give us the exact error message and what you are doing when it
> occurs?
>
> This sounds like a normal error message when you are starting a program that
> is not aware of UAC. You may need to simply right click that program and
> select the Run As Administrator option.
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "Amz" <Amz.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E6DA4272-064D-45B1-925E-562C2958673C@microsoft.com...
> >I don't know how ( and if) I did it, but somehow my user profile has been
> > disabled. I am being directed to 'See my system administrator', when I am
> > the system administrator and to my knowledge I am the only administrator
> > of
> > my laptop. How can I reactivate my Windows XP Pro?? Do you have any
> > suggestions? Please help!
> >
> > "William Powell" wrote:
> >
> >> My problem is similar but has a different twist. I disableed the User
> >> Account
> >> Control in the control panel and ran Belarc Advisor which showed me that
> >> my
> >> Administrator Account was DISABLED. This, in spite of the fact thai I
> >> could
> >> enter my password on startup and proceed. Something called supervisor
> >> control
> >> now required a password which I dont know and dont remember setting up. I
> >> hope all my other problems will be solved when I can iron this one out.
> >>
> >> William Powell
> >> wpowell003.TakeThisOut@tx.rr.com
> >> --
> >> Wm. PowellOld DOS
> >>
> >>
> >> "Jimmy Brush" wrote:
> >>
> >> > Ok...
> >> >
> >> > Well, there is a way out of this situation, but it is very complex, and
> >> > requires you to have the Windows installation DVD.
> >> >
> >> > (For pictures, please view these instructions on my website):
> >> >
> >> > http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Administration/locked_out_of_admin.aspx
> >> >
> >> > 1 Click on the start orb. Write down your username (the name listed
> >> > right below your picture on the start menu).
> >> > 2 Place your Windows Installation DVD into your DVD drive
> >> > 3 Restart your computer
> >> > 4 When prompted, press a key on your keyboard to boot from the DVD
> >> > 5 Select your language options and click Next (See picture)
> >> > 6 Select the option at the bottom to repair your computer (See picture)
> >> > 7 Select your Windows installation from the list. Make sure you notate
> >> > what drive letter it is installed on.
> >> > 8 Select the last option from the list to open a Command Prompt (See
> >> > picture)
> >> > 9 Type the following command, and press enter:
> >> >
> >> > regedit
> >> >
> >> > 10 On the left, click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
> >> > 11 Click the File menu at the top, and then click Load Hive
> >> > 12 Open "computer"
> >> > 13 Double-click on the drive that Windows is installed on (you wrote
> >> > this drive letter down in step 7)
> >> > 14 Double-click on the folder called Windows
> >> > 15 Double-click on the folder called System32
> >> > 16 Double-click on the folder called Config
> >> > 17 Click on the file called SAM and click Open
> >> > 18 Type "Target SAM" into the box and click OK
> >> > 19 Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder by clicking on the triangle
> >> > next
> >> > to it
> >> > 20 Expand the Target SAM folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
> >> > 21 Expand the SAM folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
> >> > 22 Expand the Domains folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
> >> > 23 Expand the Accounts folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
> >> > 24 Expand the Users folder by clicking on the triangle next to it
> >> > 25 Click on the folder named 000001F4
> >> > 26 Double-click the item in the right called "F"
> >> >
> >> > You are now presented with an editor. You will see two columns: a list
> >> > of letters and numbers grouped in pairs on the left, with a list of
> >> > symbols on the right. We will only be using the list of letters and
> >> > numbers on the left.
> >> >
> >> > 27 Find the spot in the left column that says "11".
> >> > 28 Click to the immediate right of the 11, so that the flashing
> >> > insertion line is to the immediate right of 11
> >> > 29 Press backspace to make the 11 disappear
> >> > 30 Using the keyboard, type the number 10
> >> >
> >> > This should change the information in the left column from
> >> >
> >> > 02,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,80,8c,d7,b2,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,
> >> > 00,1f,ea,fd,ad,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,de,ad,60,9b,e9,97,
> >> > c7,01,f4,01,00,00,01,02,00,00,11, ...
> >> >
> >> > TO:
> >> >
> >> > 02,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,80,8c,d7,b2,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,
> >> > 00,1f,ea,fd,ad,e9,97,c7,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,de,ad,60,9b,e9,97,
> >> > c7,01,f4,01,00,00,01,02,00,00,10, ...
> >> >
> >> > 31 Click OK
> >> > 32 Close regedit
> >> > 33 Close the command prompt window and click on the 'Restart' button on
> >> > the window that gives you the list of options.
> >> > 34 When your computer restarts, log in with the account named
> >> > 'Administrator'. Use this emergency Administrator account to fix your
> >> > normal administrator account by using the user accounts control panel.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > -JB
> >> > Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
> >> > Windows Vista Support FAQ - http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
> >> >
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