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Old 04-18-2005, 11:32 AM   #1
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WindowsXP Administrator problem

For some reason Windows has decided to sign me on as a guest account all of a sudden and I am unable to re-establish myself as the Administrator. I have followed PC Mechanics tips about Command prompt "net users Administrator" but this doesn't help. Anyone any ideas?
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Try signing on as the Administrator in Safe Mode. Then use the User Profiles in the Control Panel to reassign Admin rights to your user name.
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Old 04-18-2005, 01:57 PM   #3
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Nice try Panama Red but as in Normal mode all reference to an Administrator has disappeared so I can't change the profile or log in as anyone apart from "DESKTOP/JAC".
Thanks for trying though, any more?
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See if anything here might help. Also check out the two links to similar articles.
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