I made my hidden account my admin and cannot get on to it!!


  1. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 home premium 64 bit
       #1

    I made my hidden account my admin and cannot get on to it!!


    So today I by mistake made my regular admin just user and not an admin and my hidden account my admin.

    I tried to make my hidden account accessible but I cannot change it from 0 to 1 without admin user name and password, I could press Shift Right click and run as different user, but the main problem is I did not password protect my hidden user and when I just type in my Admin name and no password it says

    Logon failure: user account restriction. Possible reasons are blank password (I don't have one) logon hour restrictions, or a policy restriction has been enforced.

    I'm really stuck and do not know what to do PLEASE HELP
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  2. Posts : 61
    Windows 7 64-Bit
       #2

    Try starting your computer on safe mode. I'm not sure if that'll fix your problem, but I know for sure that you can find the default administrator account that way.

    Let me know how it goes.
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  3. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 home premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    I tried safe mode but it automatically signs me in as my standard user
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  4. Posts : 2,240
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #4

    This is one of the main reasons your not supposed to mess with the hidden admin account. It's there for when you run into a problem so you can access the hidden admin account and try and repair, delete, add and remove other accounts and the system.

    I think your only option now is to re-install the OS.
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  5. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 home premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    I have a reinstall disk but it says you need admin permission to run disk, how else can reinstall it.
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  6. Posts : 1,711
    Win 7 Pro 64-bit 7601
       #6

    this tutorial will guide you.
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  7. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 home premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    so turns out I access my hidden admin by pressing F8 then through repair your computer, I can get to CMD through there, what should I do know
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  8. Posts : 2,240
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #8

    Go through the options; start with last known good configuration. Then if that one doesn't work continue on with the rest. If none of those seem to work then do a clean install.

    What is the make and model of your PC?
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