Run computer as administrator vista

Your obvious conclusion might be that all you need to do is enable the Administrator account, restart Windows and then log into the Administrator account. But that doesn't work. There's an added step that Microsoft hasn't documented and that isn't all that intuitive: Not only do you have to enable the Administrator account, you also have to disable all other accounts with computer-administrator privileges.

And since Vista's clean-install setup program forces you to create a new user account with computer administrator privileges, everyone has to cross this hurdle in finding the built-in Administrator.

Before you take any steps to reveal Administrator on your computer, please be aware that there's a bug in Vista Beta 2 that can cause you serious woe if you create a password for your Administrator account in Computer Management. The result of the bug is that you will be completely locked out of your Windows Vista installation. So, please follow the directions to the letter. I will show you how to safely add a password to your Administrator account.

Start by booting your computer to Vista in your computer administrator account. Open the Administrative Tools Control Panel. Double-click the Computer Management item to open it. Authorize UAC by clicking the Continue button.

Double-click "Local Users and Groups" to open it. Click the Users folder. On the right side of Computer Management, you should see icons for all of the user accounts created on your computer. The ones that have small red circles with an "X" through them are disabled. Click to select the Administrator icon, and then right-click it to open its context menu and choose Properties.

You'll need to restart your computer and follow one of the following two methods to access Administrator. For this method, you press F8 as Windows is starting up when the character mode part of the boot-up says something to the effect of "Starting Windows. Once the boot menu is showing, paused for your operating system selection, use the arrow or tab keys to select "Microsoft Windows" the option that runs Windows Vista.

Don't press Enter; instead, press the F8 key, and you'll progress to the Safe Mode boot screen. Choose the first option, "Safe Mode" and press Enter. After a time, Vista will show you the log-in screen with two options, Administrator and Other User. Click the Administrator icon. Running Safe Mode as Administrator both limits and extends your privileges.

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