Use the hidden Windows Vista Administrator

Dec 01, 2007 01:33 PM

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Windows Vista, like XP, has an account appointed “Administrator” but it is hidden and not activated by defect. So that this account appears in the list of the users to the first page, the method is different according to whether one uses a “family” version of Vista or a professional version (or Ultimate).

For simplest the Pro versions is to pass through Utilisateurs and local groups (lusrmgr.msc) It is enough to make a right click on Administrator then properties and to strip the box “Account is disabled”

For the “family” versions it is necessary to proceed in two times:

• To create the key Administrator in the base of register
• To activate the account Administrator.

Creation of the key Administrator in the base of register

• Click Start and open Run..., inside Run windows type regedit and press enter
• Find next path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\ Winlogon
• Click-right on Winlogon - > New - > Key, to give him the name SpecialAccounts and to validate.
• To repeat the same operation by click-right on SpecialAccounts to create a under-key UserList and [to validate].
• In the window on the right opposite UserList, click-right - > New - > Value DWORD 32 bits and to allot to him the name Administrator with value 1 (click-right - > modify).
• Now close registry editor (regedit)

Activation of the account Administrator

The following stage consists in activating the presence of the Administrator account in the choice of the accounts of users to the opening of session:

• To open a window of order (right click to choose to do it as an administrator mode) and then type: net user Administrator /active:yes (with a space between Administrator and/)
• The notification “the order finished correctly” confirms its good execution.
• Close the window of Invites…,
• The result is immediate, it is not necessary to start again. It is enough to close the session to see administrator in the list,
• If one wishes to hide “Administrator again”, it is enough to change the value to 0 in the register base.

Note: Attention, as under XP, it is preferable not to use this account for current work. It should be held for breakdown services and/or modifications requiring a nonrestricted access. Not to use it to sail on the Net because the computer would be much more vulnerable.

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