\"I like to have my administrator privileges back\", that could be the excerpt of many discussions within Vista user groups. This blog entries sheds some lights into the fact, why Windows Vista doesn't provide administrator credentials by default and what you can (but should not) do to get adminin rights back. Background: But Windows XP provides administrator privileges<\/p>\n
In Windows XP an account, that belongs to group \"administrator\" grants admin credentials – period. And if you boot Windows XP in safe mode, you can access the default account \"Administrator\". This acoount doesn't have a password and acts as a \"last chance\", if the administrator has forgotten all user account passwords.<\/p>\n
Windows Vista comes also with an alread build-in account named \"Administrator\". Also this account doesn't has a password. But Vista deactivates (for security reasons) the build-in \"Administrator\" account after first install. German Microsoft Evengelist\u00a0Daniel Melanchthon discusses the details in his German article Windows Vista und der eingebaute Administrator-Account.<\/p>\n
This built-in account Administrator <\/i>isn't required, to admin a Windows Vista system – and I've never used it on my own systems. The reason, why some Windows Vista users intend to re-activate the built-in\u00a0Administrator<\/i>\u00a0account: This account comes with user account settings (UAC) switched off. Without UAC there is also no UAC confirmation for administrative tasks (like program installations).<\/p>\nHow to activate the build-in\u00a0Administrator<\/i>\u00a0account?<\/b><\/h3>\n
If you intend to activate the built-in\u00a0Administrator<\/i>\u00a0account in Windows Vista, a short internet search leads to \"a kind of solution\". But some users are failing, because the tippster doesn't take care about Windows Vista SKUs (stock keeping units). Depending on the Windows Vista SKU, there are several ways to activate the built-in\u00a0Administrator<\/i>\u00a0account.<\/p>\nWindows Vista Business, Ultimate und Enterprise<\/b><\/h3>\n
In Windows Vista Business, Ultimate and Enterprise you may use the computer management console.<\/p>\n
The steps are discussed also here<\/a>. The steps given above enables build-in account Administrator <\/i>and this account should be shown on Windows Vista welcom screen.<\/p>\n In Windows Vista Home Basic or Windows Vista Home Premium, Microsoft has removed the computer management console. But there is a \"backdoor\" to re-enable the built-in administrator account. Microsoft has documented it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1. Open command prompt window with admin-rights (run as administrator). After logoff, the Administrator<\/i>\u00a0account should be visible within welcome screen. The command given above my be used within all Windows Vista SKUs. To deactivate built-in Administator account, use the command:<\/p>\n net user administrator \/active:no<\/i><\/p>\n After the build-in account Administrator<\/i>\u00a0is enabled, you can protect it with a password. Update: The way to activate\/deactivate the build-in Administrator<\/em> account in Windows 7 is discussed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \"I like to have my administrator privileges back\", that could be the excerpt of many discussions within Vista user groups. This blog entries sheds some lights into the fact, why Windows Vista doesn't provide administrator credentials by default and what … Weiterlesen Windows Vista Home Basic<\/b>\u00a0or\u00a0Premium<\/b><\/h3>\n
\n2. Enter the command net user administrator \/active<\/i>\u00a0and press the return key.<\/p>\n