admnistrator account access

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the keyboard to my computer is not working so i can only access a user
account which has no password and then use the onscreen keyboard. I want to
try and reinstall the drivers but for this I need to access the admnistrator
account. Is there any way of switching user without logging out of the user
account to keep the use of the onscreen keyboard

 

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In news:752376C5-0138-4537-866E-94CAE8383142@microsoft.com,
fgrant <fgrant@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> the keyboard to my computer is not working so i can only access a user
> account which has no password and then use the onscreen keyboard. I
> want to try and reinstall the drivers but for this I need to access
> the admnistrator account. Is there any way of switching user without
> logging out of the user account to keep the use of the onscreen
> keyboard

Not sure, but wouldn't it be easy enough to get a new keyboard? Even
temporarily? A plain jane PS2 or USB one - you don't need to do anything
with drivers for that.

 

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Try the following. While logged into the limited user account Open the on screen keyboard. Then click Start, Programs, Accessories, Command Prompt. When the command prompt window opens enter

RUNAS /PROFILE /USER:<username> "mmc devmgmt.msc"

using the onscreen keyboard. <username> is the name of the account you want to use. You'll be prompted for the password for this account. Hopefully, it will allow for the of the onscreen keyboard in a command prompt window.

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"fgrant" <fgrant@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:752376C5-0138-4537-866E-94CAE8383142@microsoft.com...
> the keyboard to my computer is not working so i can only access a user
> account which has no password and then use the onscreen keyboard. I want to
> try and reinstall the drivers but for this I need to access the admnistrator
> account. Is there any way of switching user without logging out of the user
> account to keep the use of the onscreen keyboard

 

[Jason]

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* fgrant <fgrant@discussions.microsoft.com>:
> the keyboard to my computer is not working so i can only access a user
> account which has no password and then use the onscreen keyboard. I want to
> try and reinstall the drivers but for this I need to access the admnistrator
> account. Is there any way of switching user without logging out of the user
> account to keep the use of the onscreen keyboard

How about just go get a replacement keyboard. If its a ps2 one you dont
need anythign special, just turn the computer off and swap out the
keyboards.

Jason