Windows 7 - Administrator Disabled, can't Re-enable.

Lunny · 08-08-2011

As the title says i disabled the Administrator account with the net user administrator /active:no command in CMD.

Now i can't seem to re enable it.

Please advice.

Maguscreed · 08-08-2011

Here's a couple of things that may be of use to you.
Built-in Administrator Account - Enable or Disable
Built-in Administrator - Enable from WinRE

speedgamer01 · 08-08-2011

you need
net user Administrator /active:yes

Lunny · 08-31-2011

None of the above work, for most of them it says i don't have permission, which is obvious since i am trying to do it from Standar User, and there's no option to choose or edit a Admin account.

p.s sorry for LATE reply, had some PC trouble.

logicearth · 08-31-2011

Well of course you cannot re-enabled it. You are not an Administrator. Would have been helpful if you told us that from the beginning.

Lunny · 08-31-2011

So there's nothing i can do?

Sounds lame for such a high profile and expensive OS

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logicearth · 08-31-2011

Quote: Originally Posted by Lunny

Sounds lame for such a high profile and expensive OS

.

Lame?! So a standard user should be able to do damaging administrative tasks? Thats just silly of you.

Anyways... Built-in Administrator - Enable from WinRE

zigzag3143 · 08-31-2011

Quote: Originally Posted by Lunny

So there's nothing i can do?

Sounds lame for such a high profile and expensive OS

.

You could do a clean re-install of the OS, but then you probably dont have a backup.

Lunny · 09-02-2011

Quote: Originally Posted by logicearth

Quote: Originally Posted by Lunny

Sounds lame for such a high profile and expensive OS

.

Lame?! So a standard user should be able to do damaging administrative tasks? Thats just silly of you.

Anyways... Built-in Administrator - Enable from WinRE

No lame as in, if by accident you disable the administrator account, like i did, i ofc assumed that it can be enabled back, and then u can't re-enable it.

I tried that tutorial already, when trying to access Config folder it asks for permission, which i don't have.

Reinstall it is. You can mark it as "solved".

Windows 7 - Administrator Disabled, can't Re-enable.

Administrator Disabled, can't Re-enable. problems?