Re: Need Admin Password for XP Home

From: Harry Ohrn (harry---_at_webtree.ca)
Date: 03/27/04 

Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 23:31:24 -0600

Now that all kids know that their parents are going to police their systems
what might happen next? 

-- 
Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
"GateKeeper" <GateKeeper@earth1ink.net> wrote in message 
news:KB19c.59841$LX.6543599@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net...
> Now that all the kids know this, I won't be surprised to read posts from 
> puzzled parents who have lost their Administrator access.  My advice? 
> Create a password for the Administrator account, write it down, and lock 
> it in a safe (preferably at a bank somewhere).  Or you could do as I did; 
> create a password and remember it!
>
> You might be tempted to set your children's accounts to User or Power User 
> types, but many games won't work unless the kiddies are Computer 
> Administrators.  So you will just have to act like real Admins, and police 
> their computer use.  That's what I do.  So far, so good.
>
> Harry Ohrn wrote:
>> By default when XP Home is installed it creates a hidden Administrator 
>> account with a blank password. Boot to Safe Mode. Select the 
>> Administrator account, leave the password blank and access that account.

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