Solved Removed my Only User Account from Administrators Group

xTr3m3 · Aug 28, 2014

Hi,

I did something stupid , i removed my one and only user account from Administrators Group

now i am not able to do any thing

I tried adding back , but failed since not an admin user.

Really need solution ASAP, coz i m stuck now.

If there is a way through regedit , pls post it

adamf · Aug 28, 2014

Hi you could try this: Boot into safe mode, enable the built-in Administrator, sign out, and sign in to Administrator then change your account back to Administrators group and then disable the Administrator account again.

xTr3m3 · Aug 28, 2014

All the process for enabling safe mode requires admin access, so cant go further , can u tell me specific method with which i dont need admin rights to do it

adamf · Aug 28, 2014

You could try this http://www.eightforums.com/user-acc...ount-type-changed-admin-guest.html#post208453 but if not you'll have to restore or do a clean install I think.

pcgeek11 · Aug 28, 2014

This may work on Windows 8. It does in Windows 7.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials...ount-enable-disable-windows-10-a.html#option4

The "admin" account will have no password.

topgundcp · Aug 28, 2014

adamf said:
You could try this http://www.eightforums.com/user-acc...ount-type-changed-admin-guest.html#post208453 but if not you'll have to restore or do a clean install I think.

@Adamf
This is one of my post and it only works if Windows 8 was installed using MBR style.
@OP
Here's another approach. In the first step, it uses Windows Installation disk and if you don't have it then any bootable WinPE would work as long as you can open the Admin Command Prompt.

If you have the Windows Recovery disk then you can use it, else download: Macrium WinPE .iso - OneDrive , put it in a USB stick then boot up. On the bottom left corner, you'll see a command prompt icon, use it then follow the next step in the link below:
http://www.eightforums.com/user-acc...nt-win-8-1-update-how-restore.html#post389686

xTr3m3 · Aug 28, 2014

@topgundcp

should copy paste from the ISO file be enough? coz i cant use any installed software of USB burn

topgundcp · Aug 28, 2014

xTr3m3 said:
@topgundcp

should copy paste from the ISO file be enough? coz i cant use any installed software of USB burn

You can use Winrar/Winzip/7Zip to unzip the ISO to the USB. Make sure the USB is formatted with FAT32.

xTr3m3 · Aug 28, 2014

@topgundcp

hey bro , bootable usb dint load, cursor kept blinking at startup and my pc hanged,

i saw some 64x files in the ISO, is that for 64bit? coz mine is 32bit

i have the iso of setup should i use that?

and can't we use the command directly at boot time?

EDIT:

i tried both ur link and my setup of win 8 throuh USB & is not getting detected. need to wait for DVD drive to do it

topgundcp · Aug 28, 2014

xTr3m3 said:
@topgundcp

should copy paste from the ISO file be enough? coz i cant use any installed software of USB burn

Try this program to rebuild the bootable USB: Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way
You also need to set the USB to be the first boot device in BIOS.

xTr3m3 · Aug 29, 2014

@topgun

B4 it used to Hang after choosing Removable disk
what i do is press f12 on startup then choose Removable Disk, and then it detects/not (idk) and then directly goes to windows 8 loading,

(and btw i was able to do that method on my laptop easily)

MY PC motherboard is LENOVO 4089A15

topgundcp · Aug 29, 2014

It depends on how you installed Windows 8 whether you installed it using MBR style or UEFI Style. After pressing F12, you need to select the correct one to boot from. For MBR, it'll show something like USB-XXXX. For UEFI style, you need to select UEFI-USBXXXX

xTr3m3 · Aug 29, 2014

@topgun

My usb was 3rd in boot sequence thats why i was unable to do it
All i had to do is to put usb first in boot sequence and other hdd's 2nd and 3rd

I was able to regain my admin access back by using that ISO and rufus u gave, but i used the regedit method coz i dint want to go to the booting thing again.

and i have 1 question, of that regedit method, is it safe now to delete the REM_SAM registry i created? or should i keep it as it is?

pcgeek11 · Aug 29, 2014

topgundcp said:
adamf said:

You could try this http://www.eightforums.com/user-acc...ount-type-changed-admin-guest.html#post208453 but if not you'll have to restore or do a clean install I think.

Click to expand...

@Adamf
This is one of my post and it only works if Windows 8 was installed using MBR style.
@OP
Here's another approach. In the first step, it uses Windows Installation disk and if you don't have it then any bootable WinPE would work as long as you can open the Admin Command Prompt.

If you have the Windows Recovery disk then you can use it, else download: Macrium WinPE .iso - OneDrive , put it in a USB stick then boot up. On the bottom left corner, you'll see a command prompt icon, use it then follow the next step in the link below:
http://www.eightforums.com/user-acc...nt-win-8-1-update-how-restore.html#post389686

This is also an excellent choice. I have my notebook set up that way now. I like having the access right on the login screen. Dang I have used both of your methods and they work like a charm!

xTr3m3 · Aug 29, 2014

All my problems are solved please close this thread mods,

And all of you, thanks for the help.

topgundcp · Aug 29, 2014

Great. I am glad we could help and thanks for the rep

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