Re: How to disable access to my neighbour's wireless network?

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

LOL... Great story and a lesson learned...

--

Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows - Desktop User Experience)

Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
mutual benefit of all of us...
The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights...
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

<taxidrivemovie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:45c06476-ab61-4d3d-9406-d29655789798@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Al, Nigel ...

funny thing happened today. I went to try out the Parental Control
thing and noticed that I'm not the administrator anymore (when I
initially set up the laptop, I set myself as administrator and my kids
and standard users). Turns out that my 12 year old cracked my
password, then made himself an administrator and me a standard user.
There was a bit of head scratching going on as I had no idea how my 12
year old could crack it....turns out that he was able to determine my
password from my password hint (I left in for my own benefit in case I
forgot). My hint was "Panavia" ... so he tried typing in "Tornado" and
voila! (Panavia Tornado is an european fighter jet). I never gave him
too much credit in the past but now I'm impressed! Better watch them
kids, they're actually smarter than you think!
Needless to say my password has been changed and I left no hints
whatsoever. LOL.

Thank you for your suggestions. I'll get on it right away.

ALex

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: User in two groups Admin and Power User
    ... Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security ... this was a case where the specifi user's account was in both the ... > administrators and the Power Users group, ... MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: Sharing Windows and Program Files folders
    ... MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User ... You need to use the same account ... be an administrator account. ... XP computer in Safe Mode and then sharing the relevant folders. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics)
  • Re: Multiple Administrators?
    ... If you found it in HKEY_USERS, and you were the only user logged on, then that is the SID for your account. ... MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display ... >I just ran the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer ... > (Administrator, my account name, and a third one that I ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: Can not gain accessto my computer
    ... water boy wrote: ... I've tried the other solutions, like administrator, ... same menu as Safe Mode. ... MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: XP HOME - A CHANGE HAS HAPPENED UPON BOOTING UP
    ... then uncheck 'Users must enter a user name and password to use this ... delete the name 'Administrator' from the User name box and enter your ... MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User ... "BUCKBUCK" wrote in message ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage)