unlock the hidden administrator account in vista

Many of us who are familiar with prior versions of Windows are curious what happened to the built-in Administrator account which was always created by default. Does this account still exist, and how can you access it?

The account is created in Windows Vista, but since it's not enabled you can't use it. If you are troubleshooting something that needs to run as administrator, you can enable it with a simple command.

Note: You really shouldn't use this account for anything other than troubleshooting. In fact, you probably shouldn't use it at all.

Enable Built-in Administrator Account

First you'll need to open a command prompt in administrator mode by right-clicking and choosing "Run as administrator" (or use the Ctrl+Shift+Enter shortcut from the search box)

Now type the following command:

net user administrator /active:yes

yes u r done now logout and u can see that account enabled

You'll note that there's no password for this account, so if you want to leave it enabled you should change the password.

steps to set password for administrator acc using command prompt

goto run---->cmd and press enter
now type c:\ net user administrator bond
here bond is the password and u can give password of ur choice

this account is like root acc or superuser in unix or linux enviroment using this acc is not recommended for users other than admins

Disable Built-in Administrator Account

Make sure you are logged on as your regular user account, and then open an administrator mode command prompt as above. Type the following command:

net user administrator /active:no

and u r done

caution:donot messup with that administrator account i repeat

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Windows Vista Command Line List

Run as administrator in Vista

The Windows Vista operating system has a security feature called "useraccountcontrol" or uac for short that limits the privileges of users by default. Since the command line is usually involved with administrative tasks, you'll often want to run as an administrator. This can be done each time by right-clicking the icon for the command prompt and choosing "Run as" from the context menu . A more convenient way is to set the command prompt to run with administrator privileges by default. Right-click the command prompt shortcut icon and choose "Properties" from the context menu. Click the "Advanced" button and put a check by "Run as administrator". Click "OK". Note that you will still get the UAC message when you open the command prompt.

Another way to run the command prompt as administrator is to enter "cmd" in Start Search and then use the keyboard combination Ctrl+Shift+ Enter.

• ASSOC Displays or modifies file extension associations.
• ATTRIB Displays or changes file attributes.
• BREAK Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
• *BCDEDIT Sets properties in boot database to control boot loading.
• CACLS Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.
• CALL Calls one batch program from another.
• CD Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
• CHCP Displays or sets the active code page number.
• CHDIR Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
• CHKDSK Checks a disk and displays a status report.
• CHKNTFS Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.
• *CHOICE Batch file command that allows users to select from a set of options.
• CIPHER Displays or alters the encryption of directories [files] on NTFS partitions.
• *CLIP Redirects output of another command to the Windows clipboard.
• CLS Clears the screen.
• CMD Starts a new instance of the Windows command interpreter.
• *CMDKEY Creates, lists and deletes stored user names and passwords or credentials.
• COLOR Sets the default console foreground and background colors.
• COMP Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.
• COMPACT Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions.
• CONVERT Converts FAT volumes to NTFS. You cannot convert the current drive.
• COPY Copies one or more files to another location.
• DATE Displays or sets the date.
• DEFRAG Disk defragmenter accessory.
• DEL Deletes one or more files.
• DIR Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
• DISKCOMP Compares the contents of two floppy disks.
• DISKCOPY Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.
• DISKPART Displays or configures Disk Partition properties.
• DOSKEY Edits command lines, recalls Windows commands, and creates macros.
• DRIVERQUERY Displays current device driver status and properties.
• ECHO Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.
• ENDLOCAL Ends localization of environment changes in a batch file.
• ERASE Deletes one or more files.
• EXIT Quits and closes the command shell.
• EXPAND Expands one or more compressed files.
• FC Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the differences between them.
• FIND Searches for a text string in a file or files.
• FINDSTR Searches for strings in files.
• FOR Runs a specified command for each item in a set.
• *FORFILES Selects files in a folder for batch processing.
• FORMAT Formats a disk for use with Windows.
• FSUTIL Displays or configures the file system properties.
• FTYPE Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.
• GOTO Directs the Windows command interpreter to a labeled line in a batch program.
• GPRESULT Displays Group Policy information for machine or user.
• GRAFTABL Enables Windows to display an extended character set in graphics mode.
• HELP Provides Help information for Windows commands.
• *ICACLS Display, modify, backup, or restore ACLs for files and directories .
• IF Performs conditional processing in batch programs.
• LABEL Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.
• MD Creates a directory.
• MKDIR Creates a directory.
• *MKLINK Creates Symbolic Links and Hard Links
• MODE Configures a system device.
• MORE Displays output one screen at a time.
• MOVE Moves one or more files from one directory to another directory.
• OPENFILES Queries, displays, or disconnects open files or files opened by network users.
• PATH Displays or sets a search path for executable files.
• PAUSE Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message.
• POPD Restores the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD.
• PRINT Prints a text file.
• PROMPT Changes the Windows command prompt.
• PUSHD Saves the current directory then changes it.
• RD Removes a directory.
• RECOVER Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.
• REM Designates comments (remarks) in batch files
• REN Renames a file or files.
• RENAME Renames a file or files.
• REPLACE Replaces files.
• RMDIR Removes a directory.
• ROBOCOPY Advanced utility to copy files and directory trees
• SET Displays, sets, or removes environment variables for current session.
• SETLOCAL Begins localization of environment changes in a batch file.
• SETX Sets environment variables.
• SC Displays or configures services (background processes).
• SCHTASKS Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer.
• SHIFT Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in batch files.
• SHUTDOWN Allows proper local or remote shutdown of machine.
• SORT Sorts input.
• START Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command.
• SUBST Associates a path with a drive letter.
• SYSTEMINFO Displays machine specific properties and configuration.
• *TAKEOWN Allows an administrator to take ownership of a file .
• TASKLIST Displays all currently running tasks including services.
• TASKKILL Kill or stop a running process or application.
• TIME Displays or sets the system time.
• *TIMEOUT Pauses the command processor for the specified number of seconds.
• TITLE Sets the window title for a CMD.EXE session.
• TREE Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or path.
• TYPE Displays the contents of a text file.
• VER Displays the Windows version.
• VERIFY Tells Windows whether to verify that your files are written correctly to a disk.
• VOL Displays a disk volume label and serial number.
• *VSSADMIN Volume Shadow Copy Service administration tool
• *WHERE Displays the location of files that match a search pattern.
• XCOPY Copies files and directory trees.
• WMIC Displays WMI information inside interactive command shell.

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