Re: Administrator account

To go into the Safe mode:-
Restart the computer.
As soon as the BIOS loads, begin tapping the F8 key on your keyboard. Do so until the Windows Advanced Options menu appears.
Using the arrow keys on the keyboard, select Safe mode and then press Enter.

or,

Click Start > Run > type msconfig and then click OK.
In the System Configuration Utility, on the BOOT.INI tab, check /SAFEBOOT.Click OK.
When you are asked to restart the computer, click Restart.

regards,
ssg MS-MVP

esto wrote: 
How do i go into safe mode?


"Alias" wrote:


Try going into Safe Mode and see if you're prompted at the welcome screen for the administrator's password.

Alias

"esto" <esto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote


These arent the proble, the actual account is missing, i dont know if it
deleted or what. The best i have been able to do is type the user name of the
admin account and password (my sister is the one that messed it up so she had
the account under different username and password), but it doesnt work, it
say failled to log in.

"Carey Frisch  [MVP]" wrote:


Original Administrator Account Does Not Appear During Friendly Logon Method
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281992&Product=winxp

Enable Administrator account on Welcome Screen
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_admin_ok.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]

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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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"esto" wrote:

| Somehow the admin account from my computer was deleted from my computer,
| completely. There is no option to select it and type a password, and the user
| name and password no longer work when i push ctrl + alt +del twice at the
| welcome screen. I need this account back to install some software, how do i
| do it? please help!




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