Apparently, my administrator account is locked up since I've installed some domain utility that allows me to connect to a domain instead of the local computer. My administrator account has never had a password but it keeps telling me that my username or password (null) is wrong.
Any remedies?
perhaps u can uninstall the domain utility?
you are trying to log in domain's admin or local admin?
Local administrator.
I can't uninstall the domain utility without logging in as the local administrator.
Originally posted by RETARDED_MORON:Local administrator.
I can't uninstall the domain utility without logging in as the local administrator.
vista local admin account is disabled by default. did you enable it before?
Perhaps not, but I've used an account with admin privileges all the while until I installed this domain utility.
Originally posted by RETARDED_MORON:Perhaps not, but I've used an account with admin privileges all the while until I installed this domain utility.
thats just another user account with admin rights. can't you log in with that then?
Originally posted by alwaysdisturbed:thats just another user account with admin rights. can't you log in with that then?
I can't. It keeps telling me that my username or password is wrong. I can log on to my computer with a domain username with no admin privileges now, and User Account Control keeps bugging me for an admin account password to perform simple stuff like install a programme. Any ideas?
Originally posted by RETARDED_MORON:
I can't. It keeps telling me that my username or password is wrong. I can log on to my computer with a domain username with no admin privileges now, and User Account Control keeps bugging me for an admin account password to perform simple stuff like install a programme. Any ideas?
if possible try taking some screenshots...if cannot, then i really dunnoe wad to do liao. especially when i have not even touched a single Vista with domain. (actually yes, some of my school's Lenovos are downgraded from Vista Business to XP Pro...)
Originally posted by RETARDED_MORON:
I can't. It keeps telling me that my username or password is wrong. I can log on to my computer with a domain username with no admin privileges now, and User Account Control keeps bugging me for an admin account password to perform simple stuff like install a programme. Any ideas?
you don't sound retarded moron but just in case.
did you change the log in domain to the local computer (your computer name) when trying to log in you local account?
Unlock the supersecret Administrator account
Deep inside the bowels of Windows Vista, there's a secret Administrator account, and it's different from the normal administrator account you most likely have set up on your PC. This Administrator account is not part of the Administrator group. (Confused yet? You should be.) It's a kind of superadministrator, akin to the root account in Unix, and by default it's turned off and hidden. (In describing this hack, we'll always use the capital "A" for the secret Administrator account, and a lowercase "a" for a normal administrator account.)
In versions of Windows before Windows Vista, the Administrator account wasn't hidden, and many people used it as their main or only account. This Administrator account had full rights over the computer.
In Windows Vista, Microsoft changed that. In Vista, the Administrator account is not subject to UAC, but normal administrator accounts are. So the Administrator can make any changes to the system and will see no UAC prompts.
Turning on the Administrator account is straightforward. First, open an elevated command prompt by typing cmd into the Search box on the Start menu, right-clicking the command prompt icon that appears at the top of the Start menu, then selecting Run as administrator -- or just use the shortcut you created in the previous hack.
Then enter this command and press Enter:
Net user administrator /active:yes
From now on, the Administrator account will appear as an option on the Welcome screen, along with any user accounts you may have set up. Use it like any other account. Be aware that it won't have a password yet, so it's a good idea to set a password for it.
If you want to disable the account and hide it, enter this command at an elevated command prompt and press Enter:
Net user administrator /active:no
i don't think he can use cmd with elevated rights.
Originally posted by alwaysdisturbed:you don't sound retarded moron but just in case.
did you change the log in domain to the local computer (your computer name) when trying to log in you local account?
Yes. I've switched to the local computer.
Now, I can't access my files because it keeps saying that I need permission.
"The requested operation requires elevantion" is something that I've seen more than 50 times today.
i'm not familiar with vista that joined domain.
just random, maybe you need to give administrative rights to your local account since you joined domain?
Originally posted by alwaysdisturbed:i'm not familiar with vista that joined domain.
just random, maybe you need to give administrative rights to your local account since you joined domain?
How do I do that?
and did you change your computer name?
How do I find out what my computer name is at the moment?
Perhaps my domain utility has changed it along the way for me.
Originally posted by RETARDED_MORON:
How do I do that?
run -> control userpassword2
Originally posted by RETARDED_MORON:How do I find out what my computer name is at the moment?
Perhaps my domain utility has changed it along the way for me.
Don't think you can sorry.
Originally posted by alwaysdisturbed:run -> control userpassword2
There's an error here.
It must be "control userpasswords2" inorder to work.
Originally posted by kenn3th:There's an error here.
It must be "control userpasswords2" inorder to work.
ah yes. my bad. apologies.
Originally posted by kenn3th:and did you change your computer name?
My computer name is X, but logging in with "X\<username>" and <password> does not work.