Windows 7 Admin account is gone. No Admin even in Safe Mode. windows 7

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Confused as Carolyn

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Hi,

I recently got a new Lenovo desktop, Windows 7 Professional, loaded by the supplier, so I don't have a disk. I wanted to turn off the log on screen, and somehow I have completely deleted the Admin account. I have tried everything Dr Google says, but it all leads to admin needing password screen, but there is nowhere to type a password, and the yes button is disabled. Restore leads to this, Run As Admin leads to this, everything leads to this.

Now before anyone says open in Safe mode, I have done that, and there are 2 accounts - desktop (which I called my account, and is a standard account) and User. Neither will open even though I use the password for "Desktop" that opens it in normal start up mode. There IS NO ADMIN account. In normal mode there is only Desktop", with no Admin rights. I hope someone can help please.
 
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Confused as Carolyn said:
Thanks holdum333, at least I knew what to expect! So restore is done, thanks very much kemical, all is ok again, and I now know how to set up restore points the same way.
now to tackle the original issue that got me in this mess! Thanks people!
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Your welcome Carolyn, glad to hear your issue is resolved.

You originally got the issue because you wanted to hide the log-in screen yes?

Here's how you do it:

Right click on the start icon and from the list choose 'Run' and type:
netplwiz
Press ok and you'll see a box appear.

Under the 'Users' tab uncheck the box which says 'Users must enter a username and password to use this computer' and click ok. You will see another box appear in where you can store the username and password. Once...
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Hi Confused as Carolyn,
there may be a hidden partition containing a copy of Windows and to initiate it you need to look through your Lenovo support app and see if there's a way to return to 'Factory defaults'. This will basically return the machine to the condition it was in when it left the factory.
If you post the full model number of the Lenovo I'll check the support page for you.
 
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Do you have a manual? Or a link to webpage where you bought it? I don't actually need like the serial number just the model name will do.
 
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Cuppa made..
Nope sorry.. Try reading this guide which shows where to look for model numbers and serial numbers:

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I shouldn't think so but anyway i think i found it:
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I'll just have a look around and see if i can find what we were discussing earlier. Post again shortly.
 
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Ok, ideally you need your manual which came with the machine as it can help. If you lost it or never got one you can download a copy here:
https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/thinkcentre_pdf/s500_ug_en.pdf (you'll need a pdf reader like Foxit )

You could try using 'System restore' first and see if you can go back to a time before you removed the admin account:
Use System Restore to restore system files and settings to an earlier point.
1. Click the Start button to open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel. View Control Panel using Large icons or Small icons, and then click Recovery ➙ Open System Restore.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

If your lucky then you'll have something on the system called 'Onekey Recovery 4.0' (or similar) This guide will tell you how to use it to return to factory defaults.
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Any problems please post back
 
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thanks for that. I cannot do Open System Restore, it needs Admin privileges. I'll try the f2 option next.
That might be a job for tomorrow when I'm more alert. Thanks heaps for your time, I'll be back on here to confirm what happens when it happens. Cheers mate!
 
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Carolyn, the page you have a screenshot of in your first post, have you tried the setting 'Change your account type'?
 
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