Q: How do I enable/disable the administrator account?

A: The Administrator account can be enabled and disabled in the command prompt.

1. Open Command Prompt with Administrator rights.
   • From the Windows Vista default Start menu, in the Start Search box, type cmd.
   • At the top of the Start menu, under Programs, right-click cmd, and then select Run as administrator.

2. In the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue.

3. In the command prompt window, type the appropriate command.

   Action	Command
   Enables Administrator	Net user administrator /active on
   Disables Administrator	Net user administrator /active off

4. If the Administrator account was enabled, a password must be set. Type the following command where <password> is the password you desire to use for the Administrator.

   Action	Command
   Sets Administrator password	Net user administrator <password>

5. Restart the computer for the changes to take effect.