Re: administrator account on XP Home...

Bruce Chambers wrote:
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.

Thanks Bruce. Is the Administrator account visible in the Management
Console? I'm sure I checked that when configuring the computer. I'll have
to look into that when I get a chance to remote connect to his computer.



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