Guest healer Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 Sorry for my interruption. I have a Vista Home Basic. I have long wanted to access the built in Administrator. I thought it is like XP Home and I could get in via safe mode. Then I can't get the window that allows me to enter user name and password. At present what I get is all the existing preset user names displayed for me to choose. Since the Administrator is not preset by me I don't have that shown up for me to select. I wonder if you can help me to get the window up so that I can enter user name and password to log on. The next thing I would like to know is how to prevent the window to show the user name of the person who last logs on. Thanks a lot! "vaughn_k" wrote: > The following link suggests that because I am on a Domain, the logon as > Administrator is simpler (i.e. no registry change required): > > By Jerry Ham - Windows Connected: > http://windowsconnected.com/blogs/jerry/archive/2006/06/08/3007.aspx > > I have not tried installing Vista, other than on my Domain...Vaughn !:-) > > "vaughn_k" wrote: > > > ZenFire - It was not even necessary to 'tweak the registry' in my case. I > > just enabled the Administrator account. Control Panel>Administrative > > Tools>Computer Management. Under 'System Tools' select 'Local Users and > > Groups', click on users, right click on Administrator, and click on > > Properties. When I unchecked 'Account is Disabled', I was asked for a > > password. I closed everything and rebooted. At the login screen, there is an > > option to 'switch user'. Selecting this shows two buttons, one for my > > 'current' login and another called 'other user'. When I select 'other user' > > the login screen changes to ask for a user name and password. If I use > > Administrator for the username and the password that I set when I enabled the > > Administrator, I login as the Administrator. > > > > I know that you may not need this recipe, however others may try it to logon > > as Administrator...Vaughn !:-) > > > > "ZenFire" wrote: > > > > > All that trouble?? It will probably take you less then 2 minutes to tweak the > > > registry as noted and then every time you boot up the administrator option to > > > log on will be a choice in your welcome screen. I thought it was rather easy, > > > just mu opinion of course.... > > > -- > > > Vista 64 bit OS > > > Dell Precision 670 > > > Intel Xeon 3.6G X2 > > > SCSI hard drive 15k X2 > > > Adaptec Perc 320 controller > > > NVIDIA Quadro FX 3400 > > > > > > > > > "Ian M. Walker" wrote: > > > > > > > Why on earth do we have to go through all of this trouble just to logon as > > > > the administrator? This is ridiculous. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Ian M. Walker > > > > > > > > http://www.IanMWalker.com > > > > > > > > ~ Look to your own life before worrying how others are living theirs ~ > > > > "ZenFire" <ZenFire@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > > > news:8AB9D123-9B87-40A4-8791-7063ACA6AE10@microsoft.com... > > > > > The reason I needed to login as administrator, I was unable to change my > > > > > icon > > > > > for quickbooks 2006 that I installed on my vista 64 bit OS. The icon wasnt > > > > > showing up as a quickbooks icon. Now I can just switch users when I need > > > > > administrator rights instead of rebooting into safe mode. Its the little > > > > > things that can drive you crazy. > > > > > -- > > > > > Dell Precision 670 > > > > > Intel Xeon 3.6G X2 > > > > > SCSI hard drive 15k X2 > > > > > Adaptec Perc 320 controller > > > > > NVIDIA Quadro FX 3400 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Robert Robinson" wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> I have been able to do limited testing of "Real Administrator". > > > > >> Using Windows Explorer, you can remove the read only setting from a > > > > >> directory (as was previously true with a regular user with Administrator > > > > >> privileges) but, as before, when you exit Explorer read only is > > > > >> re-enabled. You can now, however, successfully write into the "read > > > > >> only" directory with no warnings or error messages. > > > > >> This is a major improvement over the impaired functionality of a user > > > > >> with supposed administrator capability. > > > > >> > > > > >> Robbie > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote
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