Re: XP home administration

From: Colin Barnhorst (colinbarharst_at_msn.com)
Date: 10/13/04 

Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 00:29:41 -0600

If you did not set a password, then just hit enter with the password field
blank. Whether or not you should set a password is entirely up you.

"Heinrich Wolf" <Me@Privacy.net> wrote in message
news:2t3uskF1r4rb5U1@uni-berlin.de...
> Hi,
>
> I have Windows XP home.
>
> 1st question:
> On installation I defined only one user without password. He is in the
> administrators group. But I have never been asked for a password of the
> user named "Administrator". Does he have a password? What is it? When I
> log off and then type Ctrl-Alt-Del (nothing happens), then again I type
> Ctrl-Alt-Del and get the old-style login box. I type "Administrator" as
> the user. But what shall I enter as password? If I keep the password
> empty, I am told, I am not allowed to log on, due to a restriction of the
> account.
>
> 2nd question:
> What do I need to do, in order to be allowed to see the contained files in
> the System Volume Information folder?
>
> TIA
> Heiner
>

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