How do I re-enable the Administrator's account in Windows Server 2008?

I can not log onto my server because my administrator account is disabled. But i know the password of server. The server not join to domain. i dare not try any way, i want to
know the solution for make sure because this server run many services.
Please help me about this case. it is very urge
Thanks so much to everyone!

On Sun, 8 Mar 2015 01:12:44 +0000, Newcomervn wrote:
I can not log onto my server because my administrator account is disabled.
This forum, as per the name, is only for Windows 10 Server questions.
Please repost to:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/home?forum=winserversecurity
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