Main account is guest account by mistake

Lane

Somehow my primary account name Owner got switched to a guest account. This
means that I can't run certain software, can't get to Windows Update and do a
host of other things. I have tried in vain to switch my account to
administrator or even to a standard user but can't. The account says
Administrator but really it's a guest account. To do anything I have to
switch to another account that I created as Administrator. Does anyone have
ANY suggestions for what I can do short of contacting Microsoft? I'm running
Vista Home Premium, just downloaded SP 1. I have the UAC turned off.

Smithsonian

Im not really sure this will work but you can try.
Open a cmd
make sure you type this exactly

net user <new username> * /add

if you dont want to set a password just press enter
I belive the account will be created as an administrator

"Lane" <> wrote in message
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> Somehow my primary account name Owner got switched to a guest account.
> This
> means that I can't run certain software, can't get to Windows Update and
> do a
> host of other things. I have tried in vain to switch my account to
> administrator or even to a standard user but can't. The account says
> Administrator but really it's a guest account. To do anything I have to
> switch to another account that I created as Administrator. Does anyone
> have
> ANY suggestions for what I can do short of contacting Microsoft? I'm
> running
> Vista Home Premium, just downloaded SP 1. I have the UAC turned off.