 CajunTekInsane CajunPremium,MVM
join:2003-08-08
Arlington, TX
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| [WIN7] I have a problem Ok, I have a corrupt user profile. My default profile in Win 7 now thinks it is a guest profile and I cannot do anything. Nothing will install, updates won't update etc. It says I need to type an administrator password, but provides no place to type it. And no I cannot create a new profile for the same reason.
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 rusdiAmerican VPremium,MVM
join:2001-04-28
Flippin, AR
kudos:1 | Do you have a Windows Recovery disk? |
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CajunTekInsane CajunPremium,MVM
join:2003-08-08
Arlington, TX | Nope... I am hoping to avoid reinstalling but.... If I have too... I will
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rusdiAmerican VPremium,MVM
join:2001-04-28
Flippin, AR
kudos:1 | said by CajunTek:Nope... I am hoping to avoid reinstalling but.... If I have too... I will
Any possible way for you to "restore" to an earlier date?
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CajunTekInsane CajunPremium,MVM
join:2003-08-08
Arlington, TX | Been there done that... It fails because it thinks this is a guest account with no write capabilities
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rusdiAmerican VPremium,MVM
join:2001-04-28
Flippin, AR
kudos:1 | said by CajunTek:Been there done that... It fails because it thinks this is a guest account with no write capabilities
Hmmm. we're runnin' outa' options here!
Last thing I can suggest, (barring a fresh install) try starting Windows in "safe" mode. Then try a "restore" from "safe".
Good luck!
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rusdiAmerican VPremium,MVM
join:2001-04-28
Flippin, AR
kudos:1 | reply to CajunTek
One more thing you might look at.
In "System Properties/Advanced/user profiles."
double click the second profile & try to change it, if that option is available. Reboot & see if you can add a new profile. (It may not let you do it there either.)
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Maybe something from here might help?:
»answers.microsoft.com/en-us/wind···9868ae4f |
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CajunTekInsane CajunPremium,MVM
join:2003-08-08
Arlington, TX | reply to rusdi
Nope, doesn't work.. I still get the darned UAC prompt and request for password, but no place to enter 1.
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rusdiAmerican VPremium,MVM
join:2001-04-28
Flippin, AR
kudos:1 | In "Control panel/User accounts and Family Safety/User accounts/Change your account Type".
Is the "Administrator" button ticked?
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CajunTekInsane CajunPremium,MVM
join:2003-08-08
Arlington, TX | I can't tell, You see it won't even let me get there.. I'm only a guest 
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rusdiAmerican VPremium,MVM
join:2001-04-28
Flippin, AR
kudos:1 | Well.....I got nuthin' else, but wait. Someone with knowledge of what you can do to fix it might come along, (I really REALLY don't like to reinstall, unless everything else has been exhausted.)
It might be a simple fix. That's how most of these seemingly impossible problems usually are.
Good luck!
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CajunTekInsane CajunPremium,MVM
join:2003-08-08
Arlington, TX Reviews:
·RoadRunner Cable
| Yeah I even have a backup, one I've previously tested, it's using the windows backup utility and now that won't run either. I get the UAC warning, wants me to type a password but gives me no place to type it.
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billsPremium
join:2000-08-19
China | reply to CajunTek
Try resetting the admin password, login and the adjusting the account.
»pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/
I have used this with Win 7 and it works. |
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