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    keeps booting into admin

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by aussiek2000, May 23, 2009.

  1. aussiek2000

    aussiek2000 Notebook Consultant

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    So I got my computer back from the guy fixing it. But now it wants to boot into the admin account and run sysprep. I just log off and go into my account, but I am getting tired of this. I don't want to run sysprep because I already spent 3 hours getting windows back to where it was before it messed up. So how can I make sysprep stop running and booting into the amdin account?
     
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    goofball Notebook Deity

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    What OS? XP?
    Try start -> run (or windows + R key combo) and typing in "control userpasswords2" and making sure that the option for requiring a username/password is set up properly.
    I wonder if they left it in audit mode?
     
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    aussiek2000 Notebook Consultant

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    vista. The sysprep thing pops up everytime I log in. I don't want to run it, since I have already got windows set up the way I want it.
     
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    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    kegobeer, May 23, 2009
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    aussiek2000 Notebook Consultant

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    Ok did that. Now how can I stop sysprep from poping up? I can not delete the file, I have already tried.
     
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    Just reseal it, you shouldn't lose anything, and your user profile should still be there. Of course, back up all your stuff before doing this.
     
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    aussiek2000 Notebook Consultant

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    what do you mean by reseal?
     
    aussiek2000, May 23, 2009
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