Re: Administrator

From: Ben Stevenson (casiopie963_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/22/04 

Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 00:39:20 +0800

"Harry Ohrn" <harry---@webtree.ca> wrote in message
news:OVUW$V8VEHA.4048@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> You have XP Home. By default the hidden Administrator account has a blank
> password on XP Home. So boot to Safe Mode by repeatedly pressing the F8
>key when the computer is booting until you get to the advanced menu.
Select >safe Mode and press Enter. You should be greeted with a log on
screen that >has Administrator account listed. Select it but do not enter a
password.

I could only get until here. Selected Administrator (clicked on it). There
was no password to enter. The screen changed to a blank, still in Safe mode.
Waited but nothing else came up. Restarted and went back to Normal Mode. Is
something wrong with my computer?
TIA

>You should log on to the Admin account. You can then go to Control
Panel->User Accounts and select you regular account and change the password.
You >can use your old password again if you liked it.
>
> With XP Pro you do not have to boot to Safe Mode to access the hidden
> Administrator account. With XP Pro you can simply press Ctrl+Alt+Del twice
> as mentioned by others. However with XP Home you must boot into Safe >Mode
to access that account and there is no password to enter. This is by
>default.
>
> --
>
> Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
>
>
> "Ben Stevenson" <casiopie963@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Oew5U25VEHA.1152@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Thanks for your help Mike.
> > My new computer (Two weeks old now) came preinstalled with Win XP Home.
I
> > had the vendor install the password upon startup as I do not want the
> others
> > to misuse the computer in my absence. Which means the other three users
> (my
> > family) cannot use the computer in my absence.
> >
> > Did as you told and entered Administrator as user name and then the
> password
> > but it got rejected again. There is no Domains box. Would appreciate
more
> > help.
> > Thanks
> >
> > "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" <mikebran@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:ucnn7S2VEHA.4024@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > "Ben Stevenson" <casiopie963@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:OWVAyO2VEHA.2592@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > Thanks for your quick response. A box came up with my User name
> already
> > > > there. The next line it asked for the password. I used the same
> password
> > > > that I have on system startup. It was rejected: "The system could
not
> > log
> > > > on. Make sure your user name and domain are correct, then type your
> > > password
> > > > again"
> > > >
> > > > I know my user name was correct, but I'm not sure what this domain
> thing
> > > is
> > > > all about, and there wasn't anything there in that box about it.
> Typed
> > my
> > > > password again and it failed again. On the next try didn't key in
> > password
> > > > and hit OK and it came back to the way I normally use it.Would
> > appreciate
> > > > some more help.
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > >
> > > Ben,
> > >
> > > Where is has user name enter Administrator
> > > The put in the password for the Administrator account - this was set
by
> > you
> > > if you did you own install, it may also be blank if this machine came
> > > preinstalled (or a password that your PC vendor set and should have
> > supplied
> > > to you in the documentation that came with your PC)
> > > If you have another box which mentions Domains then use the drop down
> and
> > > choose the one that is your PC's name, it also have (this machine)
next
> to
> > > it.
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Mike
> > > --
> > > Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
> > >
> > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > > rights
> > >
> > > Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these
> > > newsgroups
> > >
> > > "Ben Stevenson" <casiopie963@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:OWVAyO2VEHA.2592@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > Thanks for your quick response. A box came up with my User name
> already
> > > > there. The next line it asked for the password. I used the same
> password
> > > > that I have on system startup. It was rejected: "The system could
not
> > log
> > > > on. Make sure your user name and domain are correct, then type your
> > > password
> > > > again"
> > > >
> > > > I know my user name was correct, but I'm not sure what this domain
> thing
> > > is
> > > > all about, and there wasn't anything there in that box about it.
> Typed
> > my
> > > > password again and it failed again. On the next try didn't key in
> > password
> > > > and hit OK and it came back to the way I normally use it.Would
> > appreciate
> > > > some more help.
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > > > news:#trPz91VEHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Hi
> > > > >
> > > > > At the Welcome screen press Ctrl-Alt-Del twice.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > >
> > > > > Will Denny
> > > > > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
> > > > > Please reply to the News Groups
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Ben Stevenson" <casiopie963@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:OGgGp31VEHA.3988@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > > | How do I log on as the Administrator?
> > > > > | TIA
> > > > > |
> > > > > |
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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> >
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