Re: administrator account on XP Home...
- From: Bruce Chambers <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:53:23 -0600
GO wrote:
Hello,
I have just completed setting up XP Home for a friend and am just looking
for some insight regarding the Administrator account as this was my first
opportunity to setup the Home version of XP. During my configuration of the
system I had noticed that I was locked out of the Administrator account, I
believe the error message mentioned something about the system policies
preventing this. This in itself is not really a problem as I just created
my own "administrator" account. Is there anyway that someone could gain
access to the system using the Administrator account or is the only way to
use it is in Safe Mode? I just want to ensure that the computer is locked
down sufficiently especially against remote "attacks".
Thanks,
Greg
By design, the only way to log into the Administrator account of WinXP Home is to reboot into Safe Mode. F
Unless you've set the Administrator's password via the Management Console (_not_ the Control Panel), it's probably still blank. WinXP Pro asks the user to set the Administrator's password during installation, but WinXP Home doesn't.
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