Administrator rights

[Phil]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.security (More info?)

My PC runs 2000pro..I was setting up a network and
suddenly after the 6millionth restart my normal user name
had disappeared...and when I used another user name I
found I couldn't do anything because that user has no
administrator rights...plus I cannot get back to the
administrator profile...nor can I add a new user name as I
don't have admin permission etc etc...! Does anyone have a
clue what might have happened? At the moment I am staring
at the screen without a clue!
Thanks

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.security (More info?)

Were you a member of a domain before you started all this? If you unjoin a
computer from a domain, then you can no longer logon to a computer using a
domain account and can only use a local account. If you are a member of a
domain, then a domain administrator will need to join your computer back to the
domain when your computer is connected to the domain. User accounts don't just
disappear. --- Steve


"Phil" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:28b2201c4651a$ef2438a0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> My PC runs 2000pro..I was setting up a network and
> suddenly after the 6millionth restart my normal user name
> had disappeared...and when I used another user name I
> found I couldn't do anything because that user has no
> administrator rights...plus I cannot get back to the
> administrator profile...nor can I add a new user name as I
> don't have admin permission etc etc...! Does anyone have a
> clue what might have happened? At the moment I am staring
> at the screen without a clue!
> Thanks

 

[Phil]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.security (More info?)

Hi Steve. Thanks for the reply...the network I refer to is
only a home thing between my two PCs and they were/are not
members of a domain. I also don't see how a user account
can disappear but that is how it appears to me. The user
profile is still there but when I boot the PC and it asks
for the user name and password, it doesn't accept the name
I used to use and I can't ad a new name to the list
because I don't have admin rights on the account which
DOES open...Catch 22?
>-----Original Message-----
>Were you a member of a domain before you started all
this? If you unjoin a
>computer from a domain, then you can no longer logon to a
computer using a
>domain account and can only use a local account. If you
are a member of a
>domain, then a domain administrator will need to join
your computer back to the
>domain when your computer is connected to the domain.
User accounts don't just
>disappear. --- Steve
>
>
>"Phil" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:28b2201c4651a$ef2438a0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> My PC runs 2000pro..I was setting up a network and
>> suddenly after the 6millionth restart my normal user
name
>> had disappeared...and when I used another user name I
>> found I couldn't do anything because that user has no
>> administrator rights...plus I cannot get back to the
>> administrator profile...nor can I add a new user name
as I
>> don't have admin permission etc etc...! Does anyone
have a
>> clue what might have happened? At the moment I am
staring
>> at the screen without a clue!
>> Thanks
>
>
>.
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.security (More info?)

OK. See the link below on a program you can download to "reset" the built in
administrator account to blank. -- Steve

http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm

"Phil" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2989d01c46594$42d49610$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi Steve. Thanks for the reply...the network I refer to is
> only a home thing between my two PCs and they were/are not
> members of a domain. I also don't see how a user account
> can disappear but that is how it appears to me. The user
> profile is still there but when I boot the PC and it asks
> for the user name and password, it doesn't accept the name
> I used to use and I can't ad a new name to the list
> because I don't have admin rights on the account which
> DOES open...Catch 22?
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Were you a member of a domain before you started all
> this? If you unjoin a
> >computer from a domain, then you can no longer logon to a
> computer using a
> >domain account and can only use a local account. If you
> are a member of a
> >domain, then a domain administrator will need to join
> your computer back to the
> >domain when your computer is connected to the domain.
> User accounts don't just
> >disappear. --- Steve
> >
> >
> >"Phil" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:28b2201c4651a$ef2438a0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >> My PC runs 2000pro..I was setting up a network and
> >> suddenly after the 6millionth restart my normal user
> name
> >> had disappeared...and when I used another user name I
> >> found I couldn't do anything because that user has no
> >> administrator rights...plus I cannot get back to the
> >> administrator profile...nor can I add a new user name
> as I
> >> don't have admin permission etc etc...! Does anyone
> have a
> >> clue what might have happened? At the moment I am
> staring
> >> at the screen without a clue!
> >> Thanks
> >
> >
> >.
> >