Can't open netplwiz or control userpasswords2

[thewolfe]

I can get to the icon for netplwiz but when I click on it, it asks me for the "Admin password and then click Yes" but doesn't give me a place to enter it and only has "NO" available.

Also under User Accounts/ "Change User Account Control settings" it gives me the same as above.

I've been playing around with having a password to Logon and don't know of anything else I did.

Also Run/"control userpasswords2" gives me the same request for Admin password but no place to enter it.

 

[Brink]

Hello thewolfe,

Do you have UAC disabled by setting it to "Never Notify"? If so, then that would be why you are not allowed to enter an Administrator's password in an UAC prompt while logged in a standard user account.

If so, set UAC settings to at least the default level to see if that may help.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/299-user-account-control-uac-change-notification-settings.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[thewolfe]

Have the same problem trying to get in there.

 

[Brink]

Are you logged in to an administrator account?

 

[thewolfe]

Should be, how do I tell?

 

[Brink]

You could look in Control Panel -> User Accounts to see if your account has "Administrator" under it.

 

[thewolfe]

Good catch, I'm a guest. How do I change it to Admin?

 

[Brink]

You'll need to log out, then log in to an available administrator account.

 

[thewolfe]

Do I "Log Off" with the Start button? I tried to put my username and password in I use to logon at start up but no go. I'm clicking on to "Other User" when I get a new logon screen.

Anyway to ck mu Admin username?

 

[thewolfe]

I can get into that computer thru my network if that would enable me to see the Admin name. I've been logging in at startup. Would that be my admin password?

 

[Brink]

Since you are seeing a "Other User" option on the log on screen, you might see if this is the issue in the tutorial below to sort it.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...showing-only-other-user-last-logged-user.html
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If you are unable to do what's in the tutorial, then see if you may be able to do so from the built-in Administrator account. If you area unable to enable it normally, then you could try to do so at boot.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/507-built-administrator-account-enable-disable.html

 

[thewolfe]

I assume a reset disk from my other computer won't work, eyh?

 

[thewolfe]

Well, I'm about done. Luckily this is my spare so if I have to rebuild it's not the end of the world. Don't know how the "Guest" user got triggered. Thanks for the help.

but, as for now, the "guest" account seems to be doing everything I need.

 

[Brink]

You're welcome. Please let us know how it went.