Re: Delete all Passwords?

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 02/22/05 

Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:49:12 -0700

What account are they logging to in Safe Mode?
Most likely the default Administrator.
You MUST password all account with Administrator access, including the
default Administrator.

Reboot and enter Safe Mode.
Select Administrator.
Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Select Administrator.
Set a password.
Then change any Account Type to Limited that should not be Administrator.

Are these students violating rules by changing Account Type?
If not change the rules.
If so, enforce the rules.
Until then, the students and not the staff own the computers. 

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
"Xavier57" <Xavier57@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:AF80D392-6B9C-46C4-997F-1B8EA7F9E795@microsoft.com...
> The students are making themselves "Administrators", just by logging into
> safe mode and creating new "Administrator" accounts with their own 
> passwords,
> deleting accounts, etc...a complete mess!!!!  Is there any way to stop the
> possibility of logging into safe mode and create new accounts?
>
> "Jupiter Jones  [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Sounds like they are all Administrators.
>> Any Administrator can do and undo anything any Administrator can do.
>> Most likely the students should be all Limited Users.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
>> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
>>
>>
>> "Xavier57" <Xavier57@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E3281C78-3FB8-412D-A69D-852B7B37D3E9@microsoft.com...
>> > Is there any way I can make it impossible to create passwords and user
>> > accounts on a computer with Wiindows XP Home Edition?  Here we are at 
>> > an
>> > Academic institution and the instructor is having a hard time because 
>> > some
>> > students keep creating new account and changing passwords, even locking
>> > the
>> > computer!  Any Ideas?  Thanks
>>
>>
>>

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