MSFN Forum: how the hell do you logon to administrator - MSFN Forum

Jump to content



Unattended CD/DVD Guide Homepage · MSFN Forum Rules

If you have questions about customizing Windows XP that are nLite-specific, please post them in the nLite forum, not here. If you have questions regarding the unattended installation of Windows XP, please post them in the Unattended Windows 2000/XP/2003 section.
Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

how the hell do you logon to administrator Rate Topic: -----

#1 User is offline   RUBitch 

  • Group: Banned
  • Posts: 3
  • Joined: 06-January 08

  Posted 06 January 2008 - 08:49 AM

Had to update windows xp pro (security updates :unsure: ?!?)
using Autologon I have it enabled to my 2) account which has not goat administrative privileges!


#2 User is offline   Idontwantspam 

  • Nerd-in-Chief
  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 1,063
  • Joined: 25-February 07

Posted 06 January 2008 - 12:05 PM

Um? Your question is not very clear, can you elaborate on what you would like to know?

#3 User is offline   PC_LOAD_LETTER 

  • Well, I stole something else
  • Group: Super Moderator
  • Posts: 1,829
  • Joined: 13-October 07
  • OS:Windows 7 x64
  • Country: Country Flag

Posted 06 January 2008 - 12:28 PM

here is what i got from what you posted.

You have your PC setup to automatically login to your account when it boots. The account you are auto logging into does not have admin privledges.

Click on Start, then Logoff.
If your computer logs you off and immediately back on, Click on Start, then Logoff again but immediately start holding your left shift key. this will halt some autologon utilities
Once you are on the Logon screen, if you don't have an Administrator account visible, hit Ctrl+Alt+Del twice to get to the classic login prompt where you can type the name of the administrator (Default is "Administrator") and that accounts password.

of course, I could be wrong because as Idontwantspam said, your post was not very clear about what your were wanting to know. Im just taking a guess

#4 User is offline   phkninja 

  • Advanced Member
  • PipPipPip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 466
  • Joined: 28-February 05

Posted 06 January 2008 - 03:08 PM

or click start->switch user. on the welcome screen if administrator is not listed hold ALT+CTRL+DEL and a login box will appear

#5 User is offline   D_block 

  • The Return of the greatest
  • PipPip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 273
  • Joined: 05-May 07
  • OS:Windows 7 x64
  • Country: Country Flag

Posted 06 January 2008 - 06:56 PM

is this your pc by chance ? why is it then you dont have admin privilages on your account ?
geek covered it though .....

#6 User is offline   DonDamm 

  • Member
  • PipPip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 284
  • Joined: 24-May 05

Posted 07 January 2008 - 08:47 AM

Yes, Click the "Switch User" button, but DON'T actually switch to another user. Log Off instead. You want to arrive at either the Welcome screen or the classic logon screen as mentioned. If Administrator isn't on the normal Welcome screen, you have to hit Ctrl+Alt+Del TWO times for the classic screen to show.

#7 User is offline   cluberti 

  • Gustatus similis pullus
  • Group: Supervisor
  • Posts: 11,000
  • Joined: 09-September 01
  • OS:Windows 7 x64
  • Country: Country Flag

Posted 07 January 2008 - 09:28 AM

Note that CTRL+ALT+DEL only works on XP Pro - if you've got HOME, you're a bit SOL.

#8 User is offline   Ponch 

  • MSFN Master
  • Group: Patrons
  • Posts: 2,715
  • Joined: 23-November 05
  • OS:none specified
  • Country: Country Flag

Posted 07 January 2008 - 10:14 AM

View Postgeek, on Jan 6 2008, 07:28 PM, said:

hit Ctrl+Alt+Del twice to get to the classic login prompt

I believe this does work on XP Home.

#9 User is offline   cluberti 

  • Gustatus similis pullus
  • Group: Supervisor
  • Posts: 11,000
  • Joined: 09-September 01
  • OS:Windows 7 x64
  • Country: Country Flag

Posted 07 January 2008 - 12:16 PM

Ah - just built a SP2 VM, and it works :)

Just never use Home, so I was unsure. Back to pro now anyway.

Share this topic:


Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

1 User(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users



All trademarks mentioned on this page are the property of their respective owners
Copyright © 2001 - 2011 msfn.org
Privacy Policy