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by macka02au
Hi
Do you know who the user is as if you try to set up a account and try to make it have administrator rights it will not work you have to log in as that user on the workstation wean you have loged on you will have to go to the users and groups and find that user it will have the users name and beside that it should say administrator right mouse click on that and click on copy and a new window will come up for a new user name this one for your self as it will have all the administrator rightsto it. Now the user on the workstation you will have to change them to a normal user unless you wornt them to have full rights on the system.
I want to make sure of one thing first. Is there any other account on this computer with administrative privileges? If not choose one the next three things that fits your problem and I hope you don't mind deleting all the users. Atleast it will save you from reinstalling the operating system and all the programs. GOOD LUCK!!
First, if you have Windows 2000 installed on a FAT or FAT32 partition, you can use a DOS or Windows 9x boot disk to boot the computer and then delete the SAM file in the \windows\system32\config folder. (This file stores all users and their passwords defined on the local computer; if you delete it, you'll delete all local users with it.) After you restart the machine, you'll be able to use Administrator username with a blank password. Note: Remember that you'll lose all user accounts defined on this machine.
If Windows 2000 is installed on an NTFS partition, you have two options--both of which require a bit of work. One option is to use a utility that allows you to read/write on an NTFS partition, such as NTFSDOS from Winternals. You can then use a DOS or Windows 9x bootable floppy to boot the computer and delete the SAM file.
Or you can delete the SAM file from another instance of Windows 2000 if youdon't want to fool with old bootable floppies. This requires you to install a temporary instance of Windows 2000 on the same computer and delete the file from there. After you log on to your original installation, you can remove the temporary one.
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