Built-in Administrator Account Disabled

re: Built-in Administrator Account Disabled

Kurt — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 09:29:04 GMT

Happy Day!! :-)

re: Built-in Administrator Account Disabled

Luc — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:03:22 GMT

if the built-in administrator is disabled and if it doesn't work in safe mode, why the administrator account is created in Vista? it's totally useless having the administrator account, because you've just a protected administrator created during the first installation.

re: Built-in Administrator Account Disabled

J Wallace — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:30:53 GMT

Ok you disable the built-in account and then you created the trusthandler account,,which let's the system run the show,,,,, Why create Admin Acc at all.... there are files that could become corrupt that only the trusthandler can delete,,,not the Admin...Explain please I'm I missing something..

re: Built-in Administrator Account Disabled

Craig — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 18:20:34 GMT

If you re-enable the admin account, does it allow you to bypass the UAC screen-darkening if you do a runas?

re: Built-in Administrator Account Disabled

DT — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:46:26 GMT

Guess you didn't think it all the way thru....

Upgraded from XP and I can't access my system now. Brilliant. Buttheads!

re: Built-in Administrator Account Disabled

that guy — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:11:54 GMT

so I loaded the OS, and just like I do in XP, I delete the default user and then log in as administrator while I proceed to build the box with my software. But, I found out too late that the default admin account is disabled. Shame on me for not being more observant. But shame on Vista for not warning me I would have no options to log in. Only solution appears to be reinstall the OS.

There's another option, described in the full post:

If the last local administrator account is inadvertently demoted, disabled or deleted, safe mode will allow the disabled built-in administrator account to logon for disaster recovery.

HTH

-- Aaron Margosis

re: Built-in Administrator Account Disabled

Herbert N Swearengen III — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 20:37:36 GMT

I cursed UAC when I was testing Vista. But now that I'm trying to run as a limited user on XP, I'd welcome the feature.

I didn't realize all of the obstacles I'd run into with application programs and the operating system utilities.

The runas command is of limited use because when it is used you are in another user's enviroment with their settings.

Herbert, for XP take a look at MakeMeAdmin. Lots more info about running as a non-admin on XP here.

HTH

-- Aaron Margosis

re: Built-in Administrator Account Disabled

vila — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 16:19:08 GMT

I installed rc1 for testing, now i can't access my computer.The administrator is disabled in safe mode. i don't have any other user name. i am locked out. can somebody help me. I'm stuck on the start up screen.

re: Built-in Administrator Account Disabled

Terminator — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 23:31:36 GMT

One can build another user account via Safe Mode if you need to. You dont have to re-install the O/S altogether.

re: Built-in Administrator Account Disabled

SouL — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:11:26 GMT

How? I'm in safemode and it's telling me to click a username. there are none!!

re: Built-in Administrator Account Disabled

srawat — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:05:00 GMT

Admin account is disabled even in safe mode..

This is a big problem with the vista. I had 2 admin account 1 default admin and one another. Now I demoted my other admin to standard user and everything was good till I needed admin priviliges to install sm s/w. But now 'coz my built in admin is disabled and no other admin is in the box. I'm stuck.

Not even safe mode is of any help.

How am I suppose to install anything or do work that requires admin privileges if I dont hav admin rights .