Re: Where in the registryb are administrator passwords are stored
- From: "Mark L. Ferguson" <marfer_mvpREMOVE@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 12:10:45 -0500
adaware error Unable to Log On To Windows XP After Removing wsaupdater.exe: http://www.lavasofthelp.com/articles/v6/04/06/0901.html
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Mark L. Ferguson
FAQ for MS Antispyware version 1.0.509
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
marfers notes for windows xp http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
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"rose" <rose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:F6B353DF-C221-46BF-BA22-8B7D354E3D97@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> I know you all think I'm nuts but really, I purposfully did not set an admin
> password - I left it blank. Now something changed, I didn't get the welcome
> screen before, now I do. Regardless, I am set up as Rose - computer
> administrator, but apparently this isn't good enough. So I go to log on as
> administrator and it says I need a password. I don't have one. it won't
> take blank. So I'm totallly confused.
>
> I have XP Pro
>
> Naturally I didn't create the password reset disk because I didn't use
> passwords.
>
> suggestions? I'm reading all the other forums now.
>
> The main issue is installing Quickbooks, for crying out loud. I can't get
> it to run unless the adminstrator runs it and even though I installed as the
> administrator using the Rose logon - .. it won't load.
>
> Tried the recommendation to alter the script and now I get fatal errors
> instead of just access rights errors. :
>
> 1) Create a Quickbooks Users group
> 2) Add your users to this group
> 3) Give the group Full Control to
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Intuit\QuickBooksRegistration (RegEdt32.exe)
> 4) Give the group Full Control to the .QPG key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
> (RegEdt32.exe)
> 5) Give the QuickBooks Users group Modify rights to the X:\Program
> Files\Intuit\Quickbooks...folder
>
> Snag was in step 4 - there was no QPG key in HKEY_ClASSES_ROOT
>
> Now I Don't know if I should undo all that, uninstall with it in..
>
> Who knew loading a program would be this insane.
>
> Rose
> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>
>> By design, there is no way to retrieve the password. You can change it, but not read it, not even as the users themselves. There
>> IS
>> an option to create a "Password Reset Disk", but you need to know the password to use that. Blanking the password is the best you
>> can do, and you need admin privileges to do that.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
>> FAQ for MS Antispyware version 1.0.509
>> http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>> marfers notes for windows xp http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
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>> "tmt" <john.toliver@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1112554502.258615.218360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I know what this may sound like but I need a way of retrieving the
>> > current username and password on an xp pro sp2 system. I'm in the
>> > process of setting up a rather complex network and I'm building on the
>> > work of the previous admin who is now unavailable to help.
>> >
>> > I need it for using the runas commands as well as other issues you run
>> > into when logged on as a regular user.
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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