Administrator On Welcome Screen

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N2O2

Can anybody kindly repost the way to get Administrator on the Welcome Screen
for Vista x86?

Regards and thanks.

N2O2
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I believe this will work:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList

If SpecialAccounts doesn't exits create it (New, Key). Then create the
UserList key, (New, Key). Select UserList on the left pane and right click
in the right pane and select New | "String Value"
Value Name: Administrator
Value Data: 1
 
jco said:
I believe this will work:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList

If SpecialAccounts doesn't exits create it (New, Key). Then create the
UserList key, (New, Key). Select UserList on the left pane and right click
in the right pane and select New | "String Value"
Value Name: Administrator
Value Data: 1
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Thanks very much for the response. I shall be trying it out sometime
tommorow on this machine I installed Vista on this evening!

Regards and thanks again.

N2O2
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Is there any way to get into the Administrator a/c without setting registry
keys?.
I tried Ctr-Alt-Del on the login page, but it did not help.



jco said:
I believe this will work:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList

If SpecialAccounts doesn't exits create it (New, Key). Then create the
UserList key, (New, Key). Select UserList on the left pane and right click
in the right pane and select New | "String Value"
Value Name: Administrator
Value Data: 1
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I don't know if this worked in beta 2, but in later builds simply enabling
the administrator account from local users and groups in computer management
causes the administrator account to appear on the welcome screen.

- JB

Vista Support FAQ
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
 
N2O2 said:
Can anybody kindly repost the way to get Administrator on the Welcome Screen
for Vista x86?
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are you crazy? I don't find any valid reason to use the administrator with
Vista.
 
- Click Start
- Right-click Computer
- Click Manage
- Click Local Users and Groups
- Click Users
- Right-click Administrator
- Click Properties
- Uncheck Account is Disabled
- Click OK

- JB

Vista Support FAQ
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
 
Okay, I know I said thanks, but this is still not working. I even rebooted.
I even tried the Reg Hack that I posted earlier and it does not work. How
am I suppose to log in to the Unlimited Administrator Account if I can't get
that login to appear on the welcome screen?

I must be missing something.
 
Okay, I know I said thanks, but this is still not working. I even rebooted.
I even tried the Reg Hack that I posted earlier and it does not work. How
am I suppose to log in to the Unlimited Administrator Account if I can't get
that login to appear on the welcome screen?

I must be missing something.
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Did you happen to rename the Administrator account? If so, you need to
make the registry entry for the new name not just for Administrator.
 
No I did not rename the Admin Account.

Michael Cecil said:
Did you happen to rename the Administrator account? If so, you need to
make the registry entry for the new name not just for Administrator.
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No I did not rename the Admin Account.
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Just for clarity, these are the steps I used:

* Right click on "Command Prompt" and click "Run as Administrator", then
type "regedit" and press enter.
* In the Registry Editor, browse to:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\Winlogon
* Add a new key called "SpecialAccounts".
* Inside the new "SpecialAccounts" key, add a key called "UserList".
* Within the "UserList" key, create a 32-bit DWORD value called
"Administrator" and set its value to 1.

* Close the Registry Editor and back in the command prompt window, run
"control userpasswords2".
* Click on the Advanced tab, then under "Advanced User Management" click
the Advanced button.
* Next, click on Users and right click the Administrator account and
select Properties.
* Finally, remove the check from "Account is disabled".
* Reboot and you should see the Administrator account on the Welcome
screen.
 
Show Administrator on Welcome Screen in Windows Vista

start -> run = " control userpasswords2 " select administrator account,
click reset password (input new pass) / Ok

start -> run = " regedit " create the key below

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList

create "DWORD (32bit) Value"
Value Name: Administrator
Value Data: 1


--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Pro SP2 x 2 + Vista Beta
P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD
ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 4 Audio

jco said:
No I did not rename the Admin Account.
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Wow...good answer...lol

Peter said:
Show Administrator on Welcome Screen in Windows Vista

start -> run = " control userpasswords2 " select administrator account,
click reset password (input new pass) / Ok

start -> run = " regedit " create the key below

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList

create "DWORD (32bit) Value"
Value Name: Administrator
Value Data: 1


--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Pro SP2 x 2 + Vista Beta
P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD
ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 4 Audio
Click to expand...
 
Thanks Michael and Peter. Between the two of you, I was able to implement
it, however, the Welcome Screen only shows my user loging and guest login as
an option.
Thanks


Peter said:
Show Administrator on Welcome Screen in Windows Vista

start -> run = " control userpasswords2 " select administrator account,
click reset password (input new pass) / Ok

start -> run = " regedit " create the key below

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList

create "DWORD (32bit) Value"
Value Name: Administrator
Value Data: 1


--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Pro SP2 x 2 + Vista Beta
P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD
ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 4 Audio
Click to expand...
 
Are you sure you haven't renamed the Administartor or mispelled something
when entering that registry key?
It worked first time for me.

--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Pro SP2 x 2 + Vista Beta
P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD
ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 4 Audio
 
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