Dell Inspiron 1750: Windows 7 Login Screen After Datasafe Restore

Hi!

I did a system restore on my inspiron today and afterwards it went straight to the login screen for windows 7. The administrator password is disabled and, obviously, my previous user account is gone.

After the restore, it shows the screen saying "Setting up your computer for the first time" or something like that, and then goes to the login screen.

I've tried activating the administrator rights from the command prompt, no luck.

Ive seen this problem (or similar ones) here: http://computerhelpforums.net/topic/40483-restoring-dell-inspiron-620/
so i was hoping I could get some help. The dell customer support is less than helpful (that is, unless you want to hand them cash hand over fist)

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

To cover the simple first... did you try logging on without any entry in the password field, just hitting enter?

 

Yes, and it comes up with a box that says
"Windows security: Enter user name and password"

as additional information, in safe mode it brings me to the same screen, also, it wont boot at all with a recovery disk.

When I did the system restore, it had the option for the datasafe recovery, but no option for the factory image recovery.

 

Then I would assume that it is looking for the user name and password from when you set up the datasafe.

 

tried that. the whole user ID is gone. It doesnt even show up in the command prompt.

And, the datasafe wasnt set up, I used the factory restore point

 

Thanks, Allheart55, I WAS a little confused as to exactly what was going on... but then I live in the state of confusion, just use Wyoming for mail.