Phantom Administrator

[Silvera]

I just got a new machine with Windows 7 on it. Things were going well until I restarted the machine. I am no longer the only option at start-up. There is now and "Administrator"! I have no idea how it got there or it's password? How in the strange world of machines did this happen?

More important how do I again become the administrator?!?!?!?

 

[brady]

this shouldn't have removed you from the admin group... that being said, check the account status.

from the run line or search line (w7)
type: control userpasswords2
click advanced tab / then the advanced button
click "Groups"
Click "Administrators"

do you see the account you created?

 

[Brink]

Hello Silvera, and welcome to Seven Forums.

It sounds like the built-in Administrator account was enabled somehow. If you like, you can just disable it, and only have your default account again.

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

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Silvera]

Apparently you can not insert a picture. I got a message saying Home Premium may not use the "snapin" and toe use the User Accounts tool in the Control Panel

 

[Brink]

Silbera,

This can help show you how to upload and attach a screenshot here.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

 

[brady]

so in control panel, click user accounts:

Click Manage User Accounts

Click the Advanced Tab - Then click the Advanced Button

Is that where you get the error?

 

[Silvera]

Brady: Yes, that is when I got the message.

Brink: I did as instructed "... /activeff" got confirmation, but when relogging on the Administrator was still there.

 

[Silvera]

Where did the smilly face come from?

I guess : with o next to it does it, I'm testing with this reply

 

[Silvera]

Brady: here is the shot [Thanks Brink]

 

[Brink]

Brink: I did as instructed "... /activeff" got confirmation, but when relogging on the Administrator was still there.

It should be this command instead used in a elevated command prompt (right click - run as administrator).

net user administrator /active:no

 

[Silvera]

I did use "no" and the admin is still there at startup

 

[gregrocker]

Did you set up "Administrator" as your named User account during install or when setting up a factory-preinstall?

Go to Control Panel>User Accounts, take note of what User is showing, then click "Manage another User account." What other accounts show up then?

On some factory pre-installs Administrator is set up as the primary User Account, apart from the hidden Administrator which apprently isn't enabled. Look in your C drive to see what Users are listed and what files populate Explorer tree under Administrator if its there.