my administrator account has been renamed and I cannot login


  1. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit.
       #1

    my administrator account has been renamed and I cannot login


    Hi - this is a weird issue ...

    I have an administrator account named hp_admin.

    Today, when I tried to log in to that account, nothing happened.

    There was no error message, and the login window just refreshed.

    I tried to login many times, but same result.

    Rebooted, same result.

    My other but limited account still works OK.

    I checked the profile folders, and found that what should be hp_admin has is named TB_admin.

    I recall that when I setup the laptop the was initially TB_admin, and I later renamed it. But it has worked just fine for 2 years!

    And how to I fix this weired issue???

    BTW - I find that if I callup cmd.exe, I can run as admin, and dialog shows hp_admin, and the password works - but I cannot log into that account, either at startup or switch user.
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  2. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit.
    Thread Starter
       #2

    fixed


    I enabled the default Win7 Administrator, and logged in wuth that account.

    I then switched user, and tried to login to my hp_admin account hp_admin but this time I accidentally put in the wrong password.

    When I retried with the correct password ... this time it logged in OK.

    Have disabled the Administrator, and hp_admin is working OK.

    Mysterious!
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