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I enabled the administrator user, then put a password on it, then disabled it! And the other user is a standard one. How can I enabled my administrator account again?

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    Did You have enabled built-in Administrator account? by typing command: net user administrator /active:yes ? Dec 11, 2014 at 12:21
  • I am not sure from your question if you mean the built in 'Administrator' account or one you have created your self. Dec 11, 2014 at 13:23

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Ok, the first thing to do would be to boot into safe mode and see if the administrator account appears.

If so, then log into that account and create a new user account with admin privileges.

If the Administrator account does not appear then you need to re-enable it by booting up the computer with the windows installation CD then, Select the Default Language, "Repair Your Computer" then choose "Command Prompt". At the command prompt type:

net user administrator /active:yes [enter]

Remove the DVD, reboot the computer, and log into the built-in Administrator account.

I found the answer from this source. I recommended reading the full answer here has it is more thorough and tells you what to do if you don't have a windows installation CD.

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  • This is the answer I was going to write. Good job.
    – Art Badger
    Dec 11, 2014 at 17:19

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