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mikepencoed
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Reg'd: Fri
Posts: 41
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appear to have disabled or lost my administrator account while trying to remove the need for a username and password at startup.
I can now only get in with a limited account
This is what I did
''Well, I can sure understand one getting tired of entering the username and password at startup and to disable this feature then I suggest she go to start>then click run and in the space type in
control userpasswords2
click ok
..... I believe a popup will appear called User Accounts and when this does, UNCHECK the "user must enter a user name and password to use this computer" That should do it and reboot and hope this works.''
Have tried this but am told 'you don't have authority'
''Start in Safe Mode (tap F8 when you switch on) then Start > Run and type “control userpasswords2” (type the space but not the quotes), click Properties against your name and make yourself an administrator. Reboot.''
Help please
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BurrWalnut
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Reg'd: Tue
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Loc: London, England
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You cannot make yourself an administrator if there is no account to elevate.
Boot in safe mode, i.e. as the administrator then go to Start > Control Panel > User Accounts and create a new account with administrative privileges. Don’t use the same name as the previous one.
Reboot normally to the new account and, if they are important and still present, copy the documents from the old account to the new one.
To bypass login, go to Start > Run, type “control userpasswords2” (type the space but not the quotes) and press Enter then untick “Users must enter ......”.
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mikepencoed
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Reg'd: Fri
Posts: 41
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Many thanks for your help, the problem is now solved.
I have left the login bypass alone for the moment, as that was what got me in
trouble in the first place
Regards , Mike
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