Unable add user with name Restricted in Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit.
Hello Great Community. I just installed VM (Oracle VM VirtualBox) and installed Win 7 Ultimate 32 bit. Ok. It works like charm. But theris mistical ? problem) I have all admin privileges (logger as admin) when i want to add new user by name "Restricted" (witout quotes of cource) windows says username cannot contain special characters . Also form elevated cmd.exe i 'm trying add this user to system. Again fails occurs with system message :(see below please) C:\>net user User accounts for \\pass123-PC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Administrator Guest pass123 The command completed successfully. C:\>net user Restricted /add The account already exists. More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2224. C:\>net user User accounts for \\pass123-PC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Administrator Guest pass123 The command completed successfully. C:\>net user add RestrictedAbc /add The command completed successfully. C:\>net user User accounts for \\pass123-PC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- add Administrator Guest pass123 The command completed successfully. C:\> Also here is my systeminfo:(below) Host Name: pass123-PC OS Name: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate OS Version: 6.1.7600 N/A Build 7600 OS Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation OS Configuration: Standalone Workstation OS Build Type: Multiprocessor Free Registered Owner: pass123 Registered Organization: Product ID: 00426-292-0000007-85114 Original Install Date: 2/3/2011, 5:15:05 PM System Boot Time: 2/3/2011, 5:05:55 PM System Manufacturer: innotek GmbH System Model: VirtualBox System Type: X86-based PC Processor(s): 1 Processor(s) Installed. [01]: x64 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 9 GenuineIntel ~3192 Mhz BIOS Version: innotek GmbH VirtualBox, 12/1/2006 Windows Directory: C:\Windows System Directory: C:\Windows\system32 Boot Device: \Device\HarddiskVolume1 System Locale: en-us;English (United States) Input Locale: en-us;English (United States) Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Total Physical Memory: 792 MB Available Physical Memory: 342 MB Virtual Memory: Max Size: 1,816 MB Virtual Memory: Available: 1,153 MB Virtual Memory: In Use: 663 MB Page File Location(s): C:\pagefile.sys Domain: WORKGROUP Logon Server: \\WIN-QOUQFLC73KV Hotfix(s): N/A Network Card(s): 1 NIC(s) Installed. [01]: Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapter Connection Name: Local Area Connection DHCP Enabled: Yes DHCP Server: 10.0.2.2 IP address(es) [01]: 10.0.2.15 [02]: fe80::e597:1e8f:41ca:e384 What means this issuse? May be i'm missing somehing? Sorry for my English & Thanks in advance.
February 3rd, 2011 10:09am

Restricted cannot be used as a username or group. It is part of the list that is used internally in Widows such as 'service', 'system' etc.
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February 3rd, 2011 10:36am

Hi Fromb00t, This is Exchange forum, I would suggest you go to Windows 7 forum to seek the solution: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itprogeneral/threadsPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.
February 9th, 2011 4:02am

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