My laptop wont allow me to make a new user?

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  1. The Howling Wolves
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    Layback Bear said:
    Because I have never used a guest account I'm not sure but can a guest account use System Restore?
    I was under the impression only the Administrator has control of System Restore.
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  3. gregrocker
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    Yes, he'd need to run System Restore from the Built-in Admin account after enabling it, if he can't find his User account.
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  4. Layback Bear
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    Mukz are you fixed?
    Let us know what worked and how your computer is running now.
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