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can't access my administrator account

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by olufikayoxix

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Hi gurus
I cant see to access my administartor account on my laptop running on windows XP SP2.all i am left with are limited accounts.what can i do to access my Admin account as all my files and folders are stored in there.
I still used the administrator account the previous day and was doing some configuration with the account policy using security and analysis snap in.I cannot remember the configuration i made but it was saved.
how do i access my account from this limited user account i have. please help.

regards

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by bizzo

It's unlikely you'll be able to access your admin files from a limited user account.

There may be a couple of things you could try.

But first, in what way can't you access your administrator account?

by thumbsup2

Administrator accounts and their contents are not supposed to be accessed by limited accounts. That's the way things work. Not sure why you're storing your files over there instead of in your own account. But, if you are, you will now have to log in as the Administrator in order to access those files. Once you get in, you can either move the files or copy them to one of the other accounts.

by timsmith666

If all you want is to access/move/copy your file and folders, then run a knoppix live cd (linux). You should be able to do it without any problems, and it is really simple.

by toretto84

Tried starting XP in safe mode? In safe mode, the "real" administrator account of your machine also becomes available, use it to fix the problem...

that is, if you remember the password you provided years ago...

by thumbsup2

... to access the administrator account. If they're using the Welcome screen, just press ctrl+alt+del two times to bring up the normal login screen where Administrator can be typed in the user name. Of course, they will still need the p/w.

by toretto84

-_- Good god, how comes that I don't know these kind of things... using Vista has corrupted me!!

by thumbsup2

Don't feel bad. I'm still using XP and didn't know that secret until I read it here somewhere. I can't begin to count the number of times I've used safe mode to access that hidden account. And, when I read it, I too said.... well DUH!!!! ;)

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