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Windows automatically reverts user type to 'Standard'
I've been running my laptop without a logon password for the last couple years, as it was mostly a home computer. However, I recently entered a situation where a logon password is needed, to keep at least the slightly computer illiterate from accessing my computer. I've set passwords before (easy stuff) so I go to User accounts, entered my password twice, and figured all was good to go.
I log on with my shiny new password, everything running great, and then I go to start up Defraggler. Little message box pops up "You must have Administrator privileges to run Defraggler". "Huh, that's odd, I'm sure I logged on as myself as the Guest account is de-activated and the hidden Administrator account is still hidden" I think to myself. Hit OK, go to User Account Type, "Huh, weird, it's changed itself to Standard. No big deal, I just click this little radio button and I'm good to go." Nope, I hit Save Changes, check, and the text next to my account avatar says "Guest account". Odd, try again, no luck.
So, now I'm in trouble. Have tried everything I can think of, with no positive results. UAC is completely turned off, I'm very careful with what I run and internet is well filtered. Also, when I first got the computer I set it to log on automatically to my account at boot, could this be affecting it somehow? I desperately need to get a printer installed (blocks that) and some maintenance type stuff done, so this is a bit of a downer.
'net user' dump below.
Code:Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601] Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Users\user>net user User accounts for \\USER-PC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Administrator Guest user The command completed successfully. C:\Users\user>Code:C:\Users\user>net user Administrator User name Administrator Full Name Comment Built-in account for administering the computer/domain ain User's comment Country code 000 (System Default) Account active No Account expires Never Password last set 13-Jul-09 23:13:36 Password expires Never Password changeable 13-Jul-09 23:13:36 Password required Yes User may change password Yes Workstations allowed All Logon script User profile Home directory Last logon 06-Mar-11 18:53:59 Logon hours allowed All Local Group Memberships *Administrators Global Group memberships *None The command completed successfully.Code:Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601] Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Users\user>net user Guest User name Guest Full Name Comment Built-in account for guest access to the computer/domain omain User's comment Country code 000 (System Default) Account active No Account expires Never Password last set 21-Aug-13 21:56:48 Password expires Never Password changeable 21-Aug-13 21:56:48 Password required No User may change password No Workstations allowed All Logon script User profile Home directory Last logon Never Logon hours allowed All Local Group Memberships *Guests Global Group memberships *None The command completed successfully.Code:C:\Users\user>net user user User name user Full Name Comment User's comment Country code 000 (System Default) Account active Yes Account expires Never Password last set 21-Aug-13 07:25:15 Password expires Never Password changeable 21-Aug-13 07:25:15 Password required No User may change password Yes Workstations allowed All Logon script User profile Home directory Last logon 21-Aug-13 12:23:57 Logon hours allowed All Local Group Memberships *HelpLibraryUpdaters Global Group memberships *None The command completed successfully.
No matter how many times I change the account type to Administrator, always goes back to this.
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Last edited by NXTreme; 21 Aug 2013 at 23:33.
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