Guest carolb4 Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 I don't know which user is the administrator. It is not documented under any names. When I open User Accounts from Control Panel in safe mode there are no users listed. How can I access the users? Why aren't they listed? -- Carolb
Guest Jim Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 Re: No Users on User Accounts "carolb4" <carolb4@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3AD3F373-4476-43C0-9233-C24894079134@microsoft.com... >I don't know which user is the administrator. It is not documented under >any > names. When I open User Accounts from Control Panel in safe mode there > are > no users listed. How can I access the users? Why aren't they listed? > -- > Carolb The only account which is a member of the Administrators Group and which is installed by default is the "administrator" account. The Guest account is also installed by default. Updates sometimes add accounts such as Help_Assistant and Support_xxxxxxxx (where xxxxxxx is a hex number). By default these accounts have a blank password, but you can change the password if you choose. You created all other accounts. You are supposed to keep up with what you have done. The User Account tab (when accessed by an unprivileged account) only lists accounts which are members of the Users Group. There are none on your computer To find out more: Go to the Control Panel Select Administrative Tools Select Computer Management Select Local Users and Groups Select Users This will show a list of all accounts on the computer, and a brief description of the purpose of the account. Right click an account Select properties Select "Member of" This will show which group the account belongs to
Guest carolb4 Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 Re: No Users on User Accounts There was no option for Local Users and Groups under Computer Management. Where else might I find that? -- Carolb "Jim" wrote: > > "carolb4" <carolb4@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:3AD3F373-4476-43C0-9233-C24894079134@microsoft.com... > >I don't know which user is the administrator. It is not documented under > >any > > names. When I open User Accounts from Control Panel in safe mode there > > are > > no users listed. How can I access the users? Why aren't they listed? > > -- > > Carolb > The only account which is a member of the Administrators Group and which is > installed by default is the "administrator" account. The Guest account is > also installed by default. > Updates sometimes add accounts such as Help_Assistant and Support_xxxxxxxx > (where xxxxxxx is a hex number). By default these accounts have a blank > password, but you can change the password if you choose. > > You created all other accounts. You are supposed to keep up with what you > have done. > > The User Account tab (when accessed by an unprivileged account) only lists > accounts which are members of the Users Group. There are none on your > computer > > To find out more: > Go to the Control Panel > Select Administrative Tools > Select Computer Management > Select Local Users and Groups > Select Users > This will show a list of all accounts on the computer, and a brief > description of the purpose of the account. > Right click an account > Select properties > Select "Member of" > This will show which group the account belongs to > > >
Guest Jim Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 Re: No Users on User Accounts "carolb4" <carolb4@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DAA3C128-8C13-4B65-AAD7-F1C7A505DA96@microsoft.com... > There was no option for Local Users and Groups under Computer Management. > Where else might I find that? > -- > Carolb > > > "Jim" wrote: > >> >> "carolb4" <carolb4@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:3AD3F373-4476-43C0-9233-C24894079134@microsoft.com... >> >I don't know which user is the administrator. It is not documented >> >under >> >any >> > names. When I open User Accounts from Control Panel in safe mode there >> > are >> > no users listed. How can I access the users? Why aren't they listed? >> > -- >> > Carolb >> The only account which is a member of the Administrators Group and which >> is >> installed by default is the "administrator" account. The Guest account >> is >> also installed by default. >> Updates sometimes add accounts such as Help_Assistant and >> Support_xxxxxxxx >> (where xxxxxxx is a hex number). By default these accounts have a blank >> password, but you can change the password if you choose. >> >> You created all other accounts. You are supposed to keep up with what >> you >> have done. >> >> The User Account tab (when accessed by an unprivileged account) only >> lists >> accounts which are members of the Users Group. There are none on your >> computer >> >> To find out more: >> Go to the Control Panel >> Select Administrative Tools >> Select Computer Management >> Select Local Users and Groups >> Select Users >> This will show a list of all accounts on the computer, and a brief >> description of the purpose of the account. >> Right click an account >> Select properties >> Select "Member of" >> This will show which group the account belongs to >> >> >> You didn't see this item in the left pane? Jim
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