Logging in as administrator problem Lost 4/16/2007 5:02:02 PM I was logged in as administrator. I then switched to a user name. Now I can't switch back. Can't even pull up the page that allows one to sign in as administrator. I need to add some software.

Re: Logging in as administrator problem Theo <theo[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> 4/16/2007 6:02:42 PM What operating system are you in? Lost wrote: [Quoted Text] > I was logged in as administrator. I then switched to a user name. Now I > can't switch back. Can't even pull up the page that allows one to sign in as > administrator. I need to add some software.

Re: Logging in as administrator problem "John Barnes" <jbarnes[ at ]email.net> 4/16/2007 6:16:13 PM Great question. "Theo" <theo[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:OPEL2FFgHHA.4868[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > What operating system are you in? > > Lost wrote: >> I was logged in as administrator. I then switched to a user name. Now I >> can't switch back. Can't even pull up the page that allows one to sign >> in as administrator. I need to add some software.

Re: Logging in as administrator problem "Andrew Jarvis" <someone[ at ]somewhere> 4/17/2007 7:45:35 AM "Lost" <Lost[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:53E87C14-4E24-4AD3-88B8-68CDC0C2BAB5[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I was logged in as administrator. I then switched to a user name. Now I > can't switch back. Can't even pull up the page that allows one to sign in > as > administrator. I need to add some software. Press Ctrl-Alt-Del twice.

Re: Logging in as administrator problem Lost 4/18/2007 6:22:27 PM Xp operating system "John Barnes" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Great question. > > "Theo" <theo[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:OPEL2FFgHHA.4868[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > What operating system are you in? > > > > Lost wrote: > >> I was logged in as administrator. I then switched to a user name. Now I > >> can't switch back. Can't even pull up the page that allows one to sign > >> in as administrator. I need to add some software. > >

Re: Logging in as administrator problem Lost 4/18/2007 7:06:02 PM Great! That brought up the task manager. But the task manager shows the original user name I used. I then switch to administrator as user. Then I used a different name as limited user. But now I can't switch back as administrator or even find an option. Got any ideas. "Andrew Jarvis" wrote: [Quoted Text] > > "Lost" <Lost[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:53E87C14-4E24-4AD3-88B8-68CDC0C2BAB5[ at ]microsoft.com... > >I was logged in as administrator. I then switched to a user name. Now I > > can't switch back. Can't even pull up the page that allows one to sign in > > as > > administrator. I need to add some software. > > Press Ctrl-Alt-Del twice. > > >

Re: Logging in as administrator problem "John Barnes" <jbarnes[ at ]email.net> 4/18/2007 8:17:44 PM This is the X64 group. XP comes in many flavours. Which one are you using? A procedure for adding administrator to the Welcome screen, if that is what you want is as follows: 1. At a command prompt, type lusrmgr.msc to open Local Users And Groups 2. In the console tree, click Groups 3. Double-click the Administrators group and remove all accounts except Administrator 4. Open the Users or Power Users groups and then click Add to add each of the accounts you removed. "Lost" <Lost[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:48D0B5A2-97A9-470D-BFBF-1AB04EAA2D13[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Xp operating system > > "John Barnes" wrote: > >> Great question. >> >> "Theo" <theo[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:OPEL2FFgHHA.4868[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> > What operating system are you in? >> > >> > Lost wrote: >> >> I was logged in as administrator. I then switched to a user name. >> >> Now I >> >> can't switch back. Can't even pull up the page that allows one to >> >> sign >> >> in as administrator. I need to add some software. >> >>

Re: Logging in as administrator problem "Andrew Jarvis" <someone[ at ]somewhere> 4/19/2007 8:17:55 AM Sorry, I did not make myself clear enough. When you are on the "Welcome" screen, where you get the accounts to choose from, press Ctrl-Alt-Del twice. This should bring up the normal login dialog box so that you can enter "Administrator" and the password. Once you're in you should be able to sort out the login options. "Lost" <Lost[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A6F5BC21-7E08-45E4-BCDE-6EA2ADE10749[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Great! That brought up the task manager. But the task manager shows the > original user name I used. I then switch to administrator as user. Then > I > used a different name as limited user. But now I can't switch back as > administrator or even find an option. Got any ideas. > > "Andrew Jarvis" wrote: > >> >> "Lost" <Lost[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:53E87C14-4E24-4AD3-88B8-68CDC0C2BAB5[ at ]microsoft.com... >> >I was logged in as administrator. I then switched to a user name. Now >> >I >> > can't switch back. Can't even pull up the page that allows one to sign >> > in >> > as >> > administrator. I need to add some software. >> >> Press Ctrl-Alt-Del twice. >> >> >>