Re: Auto logon means I can't get admin account

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On Sat, 2 Jul 2005 23:51:02 +0100, Nightowl <owl@[127.0.0.1]> wrote:

>Rick "Nutcase" Rogers wrote on Sat, 2 Jul 2005:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Allow it to log in, then just do a log off or fast-user switch. Also, the
>>ctrl_alt_delete to access it works on a Workgroup system as well as a Domain
>>one.
>
>Hi Rick,
>
>Thanks for the reply.
>
>If I log off, I am presented only with my own name as a choice to log in
>again -- no Administrator. But actually the reason I wanted access to
>the Admin account was in case I couldn't for some reason get into mine,
>so this wouldn't be an option anyway.
>
>Ctrl-Alt-Del has never worked on my 'puter (all it does is start up the
>Task Manager!) and I took it that it was because it was in a Workgroup
>from this MS Knowledge Base article:
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321305
>
>But actually I think I have cracked it: I found out from an article at
>Winguides.com that holding down Shift during boot overrides auto login
>and makes Windows ask for your password. Then I tried it in Safe Mode
>and yeah -- got the Admin option back :-)
>
>Thanks again for your answer.


Even though it will only show your user name and not the administrator
account. Pressing ctrl/alt/del twice at this screen will bring up the
logon screen for you to enter administrator for the user name and then
your password for that account.

Note...if running XP Home the above does not work though. The only
way to access the built in admin account in Home is in safe mode.


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