Re: how manage the admin account on xp home edition
From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 08/25/04
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 16:30:04 -0700
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-- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "djc" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:OZBZ%23quiEHA.3288@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > will do. Thank you. > > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" <user@#notme.com> wrote in > message news:u6kqNKuiEHA.2688@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... >> You need to use the Machine's hidden admin account. To do this in Home >> Edition, you need to log into Safe Mode as the machine admin. Usually, > you >> will see a user at Safe Mode designated as Administrator, that's the > hidden >> account, select it, leave the password blank and press enter. On >> machines >> that came with XP factory installed, they usually don't create a password >> for this account and most users who install XP don't either...though they >> should. Nonetheless, leaving it blank should get you in and allow you to > do >> as you wish. >> >> -- >> Michael Solomon MS-MVP >> Windows Shell/User >> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend >> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ >> >> "djc" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message >> news:esA$uhtiEHA.4044@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >> >I am working on a machine for a relative that has xp home edition. Her >> > account is an administrator account but by habit I wanted to log on as >> > 'the' >> > local administrator account. I know in xp you can hit ctrl+alt+del and >> > then >> > log in as administrator so I did that on this machine and tried a blank >> > password.. I figured that would do it since this is a preinstall from >> > dell... I got a message the the policy would not allow me to log in. > Note >> > it >> > did not say the username or password were incorrect.. anyway, I noticed >> > the >> > familiar user manager was not there as it is in xp pro. I wanted to > reset >> > the password on the admin account to verify the failure to log in was > not >> > due to a bad password. So, then, since thats not an option how do I get >> > the >> > administrator account to show up in the control panel's user section? I >> > want >> > to reset the password for the local administrator account. AND, >> > assuming >> > that does not fix the issue how do I change whatever is preventing me > from >> > logging on as the local administrator? I did not see the familiar >> > 'local >> > security policy' as I do in xp pro. Obviously I don't use home edition >> > much. >> > >> > any info is greatly appreciated. >> > >> > >> >> > >
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