-=PCTechTalk=- Re: system restore problem - help!
- From: "Dolores" <dshelham@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:12:59 -0400
Okay do I have permission to toss this computer off a bridge grrrrrrr!!!
First, I followed the suggestion of typing in controluserpassword2 - the box
was checked saying password required so I unchecked that - then since I had
downloaded a windows update, I rebooted (so it would stop reminding me to do
so!) First thing that happened was a window popped up saying 'unable to log
you on because of account restriction' - when I clicked okay, then my user
i.d. came up and it continued opening Windows. So went back to the run
command to make sure it was still unchecked and nothing was changed as the
box remained unchecked. Tried to schedule a task and it said 'jump in the
lake cuz you ain't got permission' - I guess you can tell I'm frustrated. I
might want to add that I went to the control panel, user accounts and see
there is a check mark against Use the Welcome screen - by using the welcome
screen, you can simply click your account name to log on. For added
security, you can turn off this feature and use the classic logon prompt
which requires users to type a user account name. If I uncheck that, will I
still have to 'sign in'? I also show 2 users accounts - one in my name and
one in guest which it says is turned off. Should I delete that one? Also
when I go through the steps to schedule a task, a window pops up telling me
that if I don't put in a password scheduled task might not run and sure
enough I get the error. Thanks - Dolores
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike the mod" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 7:40 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: system restore problem
> Hi Dolores
> On most XP systems, there is a safe mode administrator account.
> By default it comes with no password. Most
> people don't know it is there and therefore don't set the password.
> Boot into safe mode, click on the administrator account and just hit
> enter for the password. Then go into user accounts and you can change
> any user password from there.
>
> Or;
> Type "control userpasswords2" without the quotes into the start > run box
> ,
> click ok and uncheck "users must enter a user name and password to use
> this
> computer".
> Apply and ok. Reboot.
>
> or:
> changing passwords without even knowing the old password
>
> windows xp and nt
>
> users can change the password of any account by using the following
> command line.the only reaquirement is that the user must posses the
> administrative privileges.
>
> go to the command prompt and type the following
>
> net user account_name new_password
>
> for example; if the account name is "administrator" then
>
> net user administrator mypassword
>
> now the password for administrator is mypassword
> I hope this helps
>
> Mike
> ******* Mike's REPLY SEPARATOR *********
>
> On 7/28/2006 at 6:58 PM Dolores wrote:
>
> sorry - my goal in even starting the format and/or reformat was to get
> back=
>
> my events log (which is pretty important)and system restore ability which
> was lost with that incredimail download - going back to Windows didn't
> solve
> either problem - reformatting from the partition didn't do it either and
> that is when I first contacted HP - she advised me that I needed to do a
> clean reformat from my restore disks which I did - that brought back my
> event log but not a functioning restore feature - contacted them again and
> that is when they told me I needed to put a password in for user but it
> bothered me at the time since I never had one before all the mess
> started -=
>
> I did it anyhow and it allowed me to schedule a task but it did not
> perform=
>
> the task so was useless and I removed the password - I am wondering if
> somehow there is a password buried and that is why I'm having problems but
> I'm hoping someone can tell me how to check that out - Dolores
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mary Lou" <my2punkin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 6:51 PM
> Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: system restore problem
>
>
>>I lost something..what didn't work??what was the problem?
>> ml
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dolores" <dshelham@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 3:41 PM
>> Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: system restore problem
>>
>>
>> that was what I did in one of my (re)formats - went back to returning
>> windows to its starting state and that didn't work - then I tried doing a
>> reformat from the partitioned part that Compaq puts their restore info on
>> and that didn't work - so hunted and thank heavens I found my restore
>> disks
>> that I had burned and they did the trick except for this problem :-(
>> Dolores
>
>
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