Guest account access denied.


  1. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
       #1

    Guest account access denied.


    HI. Need total help here. I have a Dell computer. Desktop. Windows 7 Ultimate. I have an administr account with a password. Then, like 2 years ago or a bit longer I created a guest account without password. I am using it since then. And have stored a bunch of important files. Now, I can't access that account. The message says: " THE GROUP POLICY CLIENT FAILED TO LOG IN. ACCESS IS DENIED"
    And thats it. No more access since 10 days. The administrative account has access with the password. And I created a third account without password which also has access. The problem is that guest account. No way I can access anything. NO idea what to do!
    All your help, with detailed steps will really really save be eternally appreciated!

    THANKS!!!!
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  2. Posts : 5,092
    Windows 7 32 bit
       #2

    Try adding a password to the guest account, such as "guest"

    If that doesn't work try looking in the Group Policy Editor to change the policy. Something may have changed a Registry setting. GPE is just an editor that stores the info in the Registry.
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  3. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks Miles, I went to do that but the ONLY options that gives me is "change picture and Turn off guest account"
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  4. Posts : 5,092
    Windows 7 32 bit
       #4

    You're right. The Guest account is not allowed a password. I would try to allow access using this:
    Permissions - Allow or Deny Users and Groups

    If that doesn't work, my inclination would be to back up the files, then delete the guest account. Then enable it again. But if the files are important I would use them from an account in the Administrator Group. My guess would be "Guest" is the least tested user account on the system. After all, it's designed as a throw away. No user can even save preferences.
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  5. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    HERMES33 said:
    HI. Need total help here. I have a Dell computer. Desktop. Windows 7 Ultimate. I have an administr account with a password. Then, like 2 years ago or a bit longer I created a guest account without password. I am using it since then. And have stored a bunch of important files. Now, I can't access that account. The message says: " THE GROUP POLICY CLIENT FAILED TO LOG IN. ACCESS IS DENIED"
    And thats it. No more access since 10 days. The administrative account has access with the password. And I created a third account without password which also has access. The problem is that guest account. No way I can access anything. NO idea what to do!
    All your help, with detailed steps will really really save be eternally appreciated!

    THANKS!!!!
      My Computer


  6. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Nothing. How can I access files in the guest account from the adm account?
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  7. Posts : 5,092
    Windows 7 32 bit
       #7

    The administrative account has access with the password. And I created a third account without password which also has access. The problem is that guest account.
    I'm confused. You said you had access with 2 other accounts.
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  8. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Yes I can access the adm account. But I need access to the GUEST account. The one Im having problems with. How can I access the files from the GUEST account, the one that dsnt grant access? From the Adm account.....
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  9. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #9

    I found the files! Thanks for your incredible help!!
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  10. Posts : 5,092
    Windows 7 32 bit
       #10

    Unfortunately in Windows, user account corruption is a common occurrence. There seems to be no efficient way to analyze it. Most people just create another account and move the data to get rid of the issue.
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