📎 AI Summary:
The thread discusses a user's difficulty in regaining administrative access on their Windows 7 system after encountering error messages and trying to manage user accounts. Multiple posts include visual errors and questions about user permissions, with responses advising to check group memberships via command line and suggesting resetting the administrator password using external tools like Hiren's Boot Disc. Overall, the conversation reflects troubleshooting efforts with helpful advice, but the user remains uncertain about how to proceed.
The thread discusses a user's difficulty in regaining administrative access on their Windows 7 system after encountering error messages and trying to manage user accounts. Multiple posts include visual errors and questions about user permissions, with responses advising to check group memberships via command line and suggesting resetting the administrator password using external tools like Hiren's Boot Disc. Overall, the conversation reflects troubleshooting efforts with helpful advice, but the user remains uncertain about how to proceed.
Solution
You won't be able to create an account as guest. You will need to download, on a different computer, hiren boot disc and create a bootable usb or CD/DVD and blank out the administrator account password.
Resetting Windows Password
Resetting Windows Password