nydiak Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Hello there,I am a new member that urgently needs help!I have Vista RC1 build 3550, or something like that.Now what has happened about a month ago...- My account is limited- My admin powers have gone !- The backup admininstrator account with the blank password is disabled!What this means is that:-I can't install anything - System restore WON'T WORK-I can't make a new account or change my account to administrator status -I can't ENABLE the backup "administrator" account, I don't have "administrator account"-I don't know what to do Could someone please help me get out of this terrible mess , I don't really want to have to reformat my computer again Is is possible to do so without having admin abilities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 (edited) Your still using RC1. The last build available to the beta testers before RTM was RC2 build 5744.Your problems seem like the reduced functionaility sceinario because the OS failed activation or validation. Use a valid key and re-activate Vista. If you don't have a valid key then your out of luck. If you do have a valid key and have activated, have you manually modified or replaced any files (.dll, exe...etc...) that are native to Vista? I ask because manually modifying or replacing some files in Vista can cause validation failure which may allow a proper activation to occur but a validation to fail.You said "Now what has happened about a month ago"....thats about the 30 day limit without activation before the reduced functionality mode kicks in. A re-install is not going to solve the real problem for you if the problem is activation because 30 days after you re-install and haven't been able to activate the same things going to happen again.However, i really think that if you have a valid key that you have failed to activate, and if you do not have a valid key and have not been able to activate your experiencing the reduced functionaility mode due to lack of sucessful activation or validation (requires a valid key). Try re-activating.Hello there,I am a new member that urgently needs help!I have Vista RC1 build 3550, or something like that.Now what has happened about a month ago...- My account is limited- My admin powers have gone !- The backup admininstrator account with the blank password is disabled!What this means is that:-I can't install anything - System restore WON'T WORK-I can't make a new account or change my account to administrator status -I can't ENABLE the backup "administrator" account, I don't have "administrator account"-I don't know what to do Could someone please help me get out of this terrible mess , I don't really want to have to reformat my computer again Is is possible to do so without having admin abilities? Edited November 22, 2006 by Spooky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david6400 Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 before you do any changing to the hard disk, if you have upgraded from a previous version then you will obviously want to get your data back (assuming you didn't back it up beforehand, I'm always forgetting to do that). My method for retrieving your lost data is a bootable OS disk. I would recommend Knoppix if you have any background in linux, and even if not its still pretty easy to you. Just pop it in, boot from the CD, and it brings you to a standard graphical interface, from which you can mount your hard drive and copy it to you memory key or email it to yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nydiak Posted November 23, 2006 Author Share Posted November 23, 2006 I've found my key,Where do I input it into my computer or the web?Where exactly ?If i put the key in will it fix the problem Ps - I do have knoppix, but thats the last option thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 use the help in Vista and search for Activate or Activation.I've found my key,Where do I input it into my computer or the web?Where exactly ?If i put the key in will it fix the problem Ps - I do have knoppix, but thats the last option thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ping123 Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 I am also facing the same problem. I am logged with admin rights but each time i am prompted to if I am the admin. And many times it says I dont have the admin right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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