Re: Lost administrator account

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From: Bruce Chambers (bruce_a_chambers_at_h0tmail.com)
Date: 10/09/04 

Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 20:51:53 -0600

geekster wrote:
> I am working on a computer that has totally lost the administrator
> account. The only account that can be gotten to is the guest account
> and I can't add anything from there. The computer had a virus, and
> by the looks of it, it still does. Sometimes the guest account will
> show up to log into, sometimes it won't. I have researched online
> and the only thing I can find is help for unlocking the
> administrator
> password. I have found nothing about how to reinstall the
> administrator account. I know reinstalling W XP Pro would do it,
> but
> I would like to do that as a last resort. Any suggestions?

    Simply log in using the built-in Administrator account (which
cannot be deleted) and modify the desired account(s). By design, the
only way to log into the Administrator account of WinXP Home is to
reboot into Safe Mode. For WinXP Pro, pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL twice at
the Welcome Screen will produce the standard login dialog box.

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783 

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