Windows 10: Upgraded from windows 7 to windows 10 - lost my main account HELP !

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  1. Upgraded from windows 7 to windows 10 - lost my main account HELP !


    Hello every one, i just upgraded from windows 7 to windows 10. I had two accounts in my desktop computer. One was the main administrator account and second was the account for my wife. After upgrading the windows 10 boots only in the wife account. I have no idea what happend to my main account. Did i lose my files ect in the main account. Before upgrade i use to have a password in the main account (administrator account) but my wife's account had no password. I rebooted over and over again but i never get the option to select how i want to log in as myself or as my wife account. The computer just boots in my wifes account. Can anything be done? Thanks

    :)
     
    moparmiami, Nov 27, 2015
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  2. dsl417 Win User

    Accessing (Comcast) email after upgrading from Windows 7 to 10

    I set up Windows 10, upgrading from Windows 8.1. I had no trouble with any of my email accounts, my main ones being Yahoo and Google, but I also have an MSN account. My neighbor, who primarily uses a computer for email and pictures, asked for my assistance
    with his, but he upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10. His main email account is through Comcast. He was not receiving any emails through his Comcast account. We couldn't even tell if he was connected for email, however we could search the Internet. I told
    him that I thought he might need to open an MSN or Google account first. He went back to using Windows 7 and he was thankful he hadn't lost anything.

    I do like using Windows 10 for the most part and would like to help him move over to it, how can I help him with that email problem.
     
    dsl417, Nov 27, 2015
    #2
  3. When I upgrade my PC from Windows 7 32bit to Windows 10 in July. Will it be a clean installation or will all my programs, files and folder be the same after the download?

    When I upgraded my lap to from 7 to 8.1 I lost 90% of my programs. Is that going to happen when I upgrade my main computer from 7 to 10?
     
    Gene McKinney, Nov 27, 2015
    #3
  4. essenbe Win User

    Upgraded from windows 7 to windows 10 - lost my main account HELP !

    You should have a C:/Windows.OLD folder. Everything not transferred should be in there. I don't know about your account being moved. On the login screen, look in the bottom left corner and see if your account is listed. If it is, click on it and login to your account.
     
    essenbe, Nov 27, 2015
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  5. KIM
    kim Win User
    It's possible that the main administrator is disabled during upgrade. Follow these steps to activate it:
    • Press Windows + X to open the Quick Access menu and select "Command Prompt(admin)".
    • In the Command Prompt, type the net user command and it will list all existing local accounts.
    • Next type net user administrator /active:yes
    • Reboot your computer and check if you can login with the main administrator account.
     
  6. NavyLCDR New Member
    After you activate the built-in administrator account using kim's method in post #3, I would highly recommend you make a separate local account for yourself with administrator privileges and move all your files to that account. The built-in administrator account in Windows 10 was designed by Microsoft to be an emergency backup only in case all other administrator accounts were somehow disabled or deleted. You will continue to face nothing but problems if you insist on using the built-in administrator account as a daily normal use account.
     
    NavyLCDR, Dec 1, 2015
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  7. LOoRrdD Win User
    Thx but I tried your answer and I got the following message "system error 5 has occured
    access is denie."
     
    LOoRrdD, Apr 5, 2018
    #7
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