Re: Admin Privilages

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MAtt88 wrote:

Hello,
Recently my logon account has had its password changed and i was the
only administrator on the computer. I cannot logon and i only have a
guest account to attempt to the keep the computer running. I need help
to access Accounts and change my password and type so i can get back
onto administrator. I have tried booting the computer in Safe Mode,
but the logon screen does not appear. I have also tried using
Accessibility Option but still no luck. If anyone has any information
that will be of help to me please feel free to email me.

I'm not sure what "the logon screen doesn't appear" means. What exactly
happens? Remember that we can't see your computer from here. These are
the standard general instructions as to how to get into a computer that
has a lost password. You may need to use NTpasswd.

In XP Home, boot the computer into Safe Mode. Do this by repeatedly
tapping the F8 key as the computer is starting up. This will get you to
the right menu. Navigate using your Up arrow key; the mouse will not
work here. Once in Safe Mode, you will see the normally hidden
Administrator account. The default password is a blank.

In XP Pro, you do not need to go into Safe Mode. At the Welcome Screen,
do Ctrl-Alt-Del twice to get the classic Windows logon box. Type in
"Administrator" and whatever password you assigned when you set up
Windows.

If you reset the built-in Administrator account's password in Home or
have Pro and don't remember the password, use NTpasswd to change the
built-in Administrator account's password to a blank.

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

Then go to the User Accounts applet in Control Panel and set passwords
that you will remember and make other desired changes.

Malke
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