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deleted admin-local users

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by gorn, 2007/06/09.

  1. 2007/06/09
    gorn

    gorn Inactive Thread Starter

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    i accidentally deleted either the main admin or guest one i named admin in the local users. i lost access to all ms office but still have aol and mozilla. i didn't have a restore point since the system restore was off. how can i get that back or is it even possible?

    much needed help...gorn
     
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  2. 2007/06/10
    gorn

    gorn Inactive Thread Starter

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    another user's account?

    I might have just named another account as admin. I think there was a user name in the next field. It seems that I can access the original admin when I hit Ctrl+Alt+Del twice. But I lost my MS Office. Maybe I installed a pirated addition under that user name and now it asks for the original disk in order to continue to configure/install when I try to open up Word, Excel, etc.

    help
     
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  4. 2007/06/11
    gorn

    gorn Inactive Thread Starter

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    recover deleted user?

    still need help.....pls!!!
     
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  5. 2007/06/11
    Arie

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    You cannot delete the Administrator account. You could have deleted another account which had administrator rights.

    To log into the build-in admin account, press Ctrl+Alt+Del twice to display the Log on to Windows dialog box. Type Administrator in the user name box and enter the password you created for the Administrator account during setup. After you log on as administrator you can create other user accounts.

    Not maybe... you would know what you did.

    So get a legit copy of the software you're trying to use.
     
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  6. 2007/06/14
    gorn

    gorn Inactive Thread Starter

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    still need to recover info

    thanks arie,

    i'll purchase a "legit" office, but will that let me into search so i can retrieve files/folders that are probably still on hard drive but not accessible because i deleted that user? i can't seem to get the search to work.
     
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  7. 2007/06/15
    Arie

    Arie Administrator Administrator Staff

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    Without knowing what's happening, either run SFC /scannow, or do a Windows XP repair install.


    Also read: How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
     
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