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Vista - log in help please!

swebb
swebb Posts: 1,042 Forumite
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I've just had a power cut at home and now got the electricity back and have switch my PC back on. When booting up it goes to the log in page - Admin or other user.

When I click on Admin it says my account has been disabled!

It has NEVER done this before and I don't have account details for either of these. Is there a generic password or a way around this?

The PC always boots directly into Windows (until now that is).

Thanks

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  • swebb
    swebb Posts: 1,042 Forumite
    To add...

    I've gone in via safe mode. The admin account has no password on it. I then disabled the UAC via control panel. Then rebooted...

    No difference - same as before. I then enabled the guest account and rebooted. This let me in as a guest, but then of course I can't use the PC is the same way as before i.e. can't see the files I had previously and the desktop settings are different.

    So still no further forward...
  • swebb
    swebb Posts: 1,042 Forumite
    A further update - I've created a new account, as an administrator. I can get into that account, but haven't got access to the set up of the original adminstator.

    I can access the files of the administator account, although it defaults to the new account (so I can navigate in explorer to it).

    So as before... any way to get that admin account alive again, without going through into safe mode?
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,947 Forumite
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    yes, hang on while I find the link....
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,947 Forumite
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    knew I had them somewhere, read & try these:-

    http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67567-administrator-account.html?filter

    http://www.techexams.net/blogs/jdmurray/what-is-the-windows-vista-administrators-password/

    http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/enable-the-hidden-administrator-account-on-windows-vista/

    sounds like your original account was the "hidden" admin account.....
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • swebb
    swebb Posts: 1,042 Forumite
    Trying with a reboot in progress...

    (using my work laptop for posting on this forum - in case you're wondering how!)
  • swebb
    swebb Posts: 1,042 Forumite
    OK... the very first link you posted seems to have done the trick! Thanks - you're a star.

    The only thing is that we I've just rebooted, I had to select the admin account. Presumably this is because the other account that I created (with admin access) now exists... (Previously I didn't need to select a user). So I will now delete that account and reboot - hopefully I'll be in the state pre-power cut again.
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,947 Forumite
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    sounds about right ;)
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • swebb
    swebb Posts: 1,042 Forumite
    Confirmed - all back to normal. Thanks again.
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,947 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Glad to hear it :)
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
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