Re: more administrators?

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 11/24/04 

Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 13:39:35 -0700

Reboot to Safe Mode and run Norton:
Reboot tapping F8 each second.
Select Safe Mode at the menu. 

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
"sheepy" <sheepy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:3B536775-3EC5-469F-9C81-F90272A39811@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for the link.
> The 3rd admin wasn't there the last time I ran MBSA & I haven't seen 
> it
> before.
> My account is there and the guest account which is off, but it 
> doesn't show
> any other accounts but MBSA picked up one which is all numbers & 
> dashes. I
> had this once before but the strange one showed in admin as a 
> strange name so
> I deleted that and things were fine. Now my PC is picking up extra 
> 'at risk'
> files in every Norton scan that I can't delete.
>
> "Jupiter Jones  [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> See this link:
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>> Line 7 Right column "Change registered owner..."
>>
>> What is suspicious about the 3rd Administrator?
>> Is it "Administrator"?
>> If so, that is normal.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
>> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
>>
>>
>> "sheepy" <sheepy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:309F9DEA-D0F3-4658-AFEC-902FF0909F6F@microsoft.com...
>> > can you help? My MSBA has found 3 administrators on my system. I
>> > only allow 2
>> > & 3rd looks suspicious. I can't find it to delete it in my admin
>> > groups.
>> > Where am I going wrong?Also I need to change the surname my PC is
>> > registered
>> > to as I got hitched. How do I do that? I run Windows XP on a 
>> > Compaq
>> > pc.
>> > Thanks in advance
>>
>>
>>