Urgant!! Admin Account Lost!!!

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av3ng3dwarri0r

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ive lost all access to my only admin account! a year ago i tried to hide my account(to have a text field logon like in xp) by changing the registry value to '0'. it didnt do anything. everything just went on as normal, account not hidden and no text logon. well a few days ago i made an account for my grandpa, not an admin just a standard user. well when i went to logon to it to set up everything my main(and only) account was no longer visible. i think if i put the registry value back to 1 ill be able to log in. the problem is i cant edit the registry on this standard user account. ive tried booting into safe mode but it still puts me on his account and im unable to get on my account. plz help as i have important documents on my account!
 

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    Apple MacBook, 5,1
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    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz
    Memory
    4GB DDR3
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia 9400m
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    13.3" Apple MacBook LCD Screen + 22" HannsG DVI LCD + 21.5" Samsung USB Lapfit Monitor LD220
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800 + 1920x1080 + 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    SATA Internal 2.5" 500GB (305GB HFS+, 195GB NTFS) External USB 3.5" 1TB (HFS+)
    Case
    Aluminium Unibody
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    Apple Magic Mouse
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    Apple Late 2009 Wireless Keyboard (US)
    Internet Speed
    6.33Mb/s up. 0.36Mb/s down.
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    Harman Kardon Soundsticks II Speakers
@theog: it says access is denied :( you dont think i could have picked up a bug do you? i just did a deep system scan last week and it was clean. i havent downloaded anything so idk how i wouldve gotten one if i have one.
 

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I don't think so, run a scan if you want but the only way of fixing this is using back track Linux which is just a registry editor Live CD.

I am not totally sure on how to go about doing this but I'm sure some one will, it may be easy if you know what to expect, I haven't used it recently.

All I know is that this should be used for personal use only, at your own risk and with a solid backup in place.

DO NOT PLAY AROUND WITH THIS LIVE CD.

If you would like detailed instructions please ask on the Back Track Forum.

Oli
 
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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Apple MacBook, 5,1
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz
    Memory
    4GB DDR3
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia 9400m
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3" Apple MacBook LCD Screen + 22" HannsG DVI LCD + 21.5" Samsung USB Lapfit Monitor LD220
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800 + 1920x1080 + 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    SATA Internal 2.5" 500GB (305GB HFS+, 195GB NTFS) External USB 3.5" 1TB (HFS+)
    Case
    Aluminium Unibody
    Mouse
    Apple Magic Mouse
    Keyboard
    Apple Late 2009 Wireless Keyboard (US)
    Internet Speed
    6.33Mb/s up. 0.36Mb/s down.
    Other Info
    Harman Kardon Soundsticks II Speakers
Hello,

I think your best bet would be as follows: Just to ask, what registry key did you change?

Download a Windows Vista Recovery CD if necessary from here: Windows Vista Recovery Disc Download — The NeoSmart Files

It is a torrent file, so if you need any help with this, do not be afraid to ask.

Burn it onto a CD or use your normal Vista Installation disk, and boot from it.

Boot into the Command Prompt. See here on how to do this: How to use the Command Prompt in the Vista Windows Recovery Environment

Type regedit and press enter.

Now change your registry key back!


If this does not work, I will try to get permission, and teach you how to hack back your administrator account using regedit.

Richard
 
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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 420
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    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50GHz
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    Stock Dell 0TP406
    Memory
    4 gb (DDR2 800) 400MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512 MBytes)
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 x Dell 2007FP and 1 x (old) Sonic flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 1204
    Hard Drives
    1 x 640Gb (SATA 300) Western Digital: WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0 1 x 1Tb (SATA 600) Western Digital: Caviar Black, SATA 6GB/S, 64Mb cache, 8ms Western Digital: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device
    PSU
    Stock PSU - 375W
    Case
    Dell XPS 420
    Cooling
    Stock Fan
    Mouse
    Advent Optical ADE-WG01 (colour change light up)
    Keyboard
    Dell Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    120 kb/s
    Other Info
    ASUS USB 3.0 5Gbps/SATA 6Gbps - PCI-Express Combo Controller Card (U3S6)
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