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Help! I can't disable the built-in Administrator on Windows 7 Home Premium

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  • Started 4 months ago by lilphyne
  • Latest reply from presence1960
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lilphyne
Posts: 3

Hey guys! I can't seem to be able to disable the built in Administrator log-on on my laptop! I have tried the: "net user administrator /active:no" and still it is the same thing, even after the cmd operation says it was successful. And I ran the command in an elevated command prompt..but still, it is the same thing. Any ideas on how to disable it?

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presence1960
presence1960
Posts: 280

Why do you want to disable it?

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Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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It can be be useful in emergency situations.

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lilphyne
Posts: 3

@presence1960 It's simple..cos it isn't friendly to me!
@lighthouse I know..but I haven't got any emergency situations to deal with right now, so there won't be any need for it! And besides, I can always enable it inthose emergency situations.

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ronniesonora
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lilphyne, check here http://www.sevenforums.com/tut.....le-12.html

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Hermitt
Hermitt
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lilphyne, did you restart your PC after running that command? Maybe do a Shut Down, then restart.
If that doesn't work, run this as administrator.
SFC /scannow

Jim

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presence1960
presence1960
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"It isn't friendly to me". Would you be kind enough to explain what that means or "how" it is not friendly to you? I am lost at that answer!

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lilphyne
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@ronniesonora thank you for the link..but I can't seem to find the one that solves the problem.
@Hermitt It is still the same thing!
@presence1960 Hey man.. What don't u understand? I said I don't like it...!

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afuhnk
afuhnk
Posts: 309

I don't run, I don't swim.
In fact, I don't do any type of sports or physical activities.
Any way I can remove that extra lung?

Keep that built-in, there-to-troubleshoot Administrator account.

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Hermitt
Hermitt
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lilphyne, click this link and scroll down to OPTION THREE....
http://www.sevenforums.com/tut.....sable.html

Good luck,
Jim

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raphoenix
raphoenix
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I can give you directions on how to use Sysprep Command so on next boot, you can reset up the machine again. ??

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presence1960
presence1960
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@ lilphyne- you didn't say you didn't like it your exact quote was "@presence1960 It's simple..cos it isn't friendly to me!". Sorry if misunderstood however I can only read and interpret the meaning of the words you typed. Have fun!

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