Can not log into admin


  1. Ne3M
    Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Ultimate x86
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    Can not log into admin


    This is brilliant, I DO NOT KNOW HOW THIS HAPPENED?!

    I can not install programs anymore bacause it asks for admin priveliges. Then i went to control panel -> User accounts and it shows my account as being a guest account. I went into my account and tried to elevate it to admin. I can select admin and when ever i click ok it just shows my account as being a guest. I went into advanced account controls and tried to add adminitrators as part of my user name. "Access denied" Then i tried to enable administrator account. "Access denied"

    What is going on?! Did I manage to lock myself out of my pc with just a stupid guest acc?
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  3. brianzion
    Posts : 3,612
    Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 6.01.7600 SP1 (x64)
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    TRY THIS
    RE-BOOT system and when you See Windows Welcome screen / Login screen, press ctrl+alt+del keys Twice and it’ll show Classic Login box. Now type “Administrator” (without quotes) in Username and leave Password field blank.(or put the password you used at install of windows) Now press Enter and you should be able to log in Windows. Now you can reset your account password from “Control Panel -> User Accounts”.
    Same thing can be done using Safe Mode. In Safe Mode Windows will show this in-built Administrator account in Login screen.
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  4. Ne3M
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x86
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    Thank you SOOOOOOOO MUCH. I was about to reinstall my win7 and ubuntu.
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  6. brianzion
    Posts : 3,612
    Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 6.01.7600 SP1 (x64)
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    great it worked for you my pleasure :)
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