Hello everyone. I'm new to the forum and I landed here because of a weird issue with my recent upgrade. Once my vista to 7 upgrade was complete I was brought to the user account log on page. One problem. The only account listed is one called "other user" that I never created on vista or 7. Further more it's requiring a user name and password. I had two accounts on vista that don't even exist on 7. I never had a password to any account. I now have a fresh copy of 7 that I can't log on to. Any thoughts?
I don't know if this will work, but you can try it:
hit Ctrl+Alt+Delete combination twice in a row. You should get a screen where you manually type in 'user name'.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2400 MHz4 GBATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Bruce ... somewhere in his 40's
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2400 MHz
Motherboard
INTEL/D975XBX2
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 914v
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
2/500GB each ... ST3500630AS ATA Device.
One is not connected
I don't know if this will work, but you can try it:
hit Ctrl+Alt+Delete combination twice in a row. You should get a screen where you manually type in 'user name'.
No go on the ctrl+alt+delete. Good thing I backed up important stuff incase I need to do a clean install. Just sucks I'm going to lose my applications.
Familyguy, check method 3 in this tutorial. Reset User Account Password - Vista Forums[11]=User%20Accounts
Worked for me.
Having said that, I would still recommend a clean install, might save you headaches later.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 x64 finally!AMD Athlon II X2 240OCZ Platinum 4GB DDR2 1066 (will not work pas...MSI R4670-MD1G Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit GDDR3
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Wally, Innc.
OS
Windows 7 x64 finally!
CPU
AMD Athlon II X2 240
Motherboard
Biostar TA790GX XE
Memory
OCZ Platinum 4GB DDR2 1066 (will not work past 800MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
MSI R4670-MD1G Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit GDDR3
Sound Card
ATI High Definition Audio Device Realtek ALC888
Monitor(s) Displays
HP w19e
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS 500GB SATA
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB SATA
Familyguy, check method 3 in this tutorial. Reset User Account Password - Vista Forums[11]=User%20Accounts
Worked for me.
Having said that, I would still recommend a clean install, might save you headaches later.
Thanks for the reply. It seems that would probably work but it seems I need to dl and burn an iso and I have no other computer at my disposal currently. I'm using my iPod touch to talk here...lol. I will do a clean install because of the reason you mentioned plus others. Thank you.
A clean install went perfectly, which was expected I guess. I installed W7 on a virtual machine before I even did the upgrade and everything ran great there too. It was just the upgrade that was weird.
