Re: Administrator password

From: Tom (noway_at_nothere.com)
Date: 03/01/05 

Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 16:36:35 -0500

Click start/run, then type (no quotes) "control userpasswords2", and hit
enter. You'll get a User Account applet to popup. Slect 9as to highlight)
the Administrator account in the list, and then click on the reset password,
and type a password (write down), and then try. I know you can get this
applet in both Home or Pro, but I am unsure whther the admin account will
list their, and if it can be configured a bit, since it has been more than
three years since I have used Home.

I give this advice based on that you said you are also an Administrator.

"John Rampling" <John@NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:R65Vd.3918$p62.1260@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
> Didn't work (I knew it wouldn't). 'Administrator' is not one of the
> accounts visible when I go into 'User Accounts'. I am only offered my own
> User account (which does have Administrator access) and Guest.
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23zycbJqHFHA.3624@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> John;
>> Go to Safe Mode and log into another user with Administrator access.
>> Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
>> Select Administrator.
>> Then select the option to change the password.
>>
>> --
>> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
>> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
>>
>>
>> "John Rampling" <John@NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
>> news:u34Vd.4399$e9.2409@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
>>>I can't log on as Administrator! When I boot up in Safe Mode I get the
>>>usual screen inviting me to log in as either User or Administrator but I
>>>am requested to enter the Administrator password. Needless to say I have
>>>never set up a password for the Administrator account.
>>>
>>> Hitting Enter does not work. I do not have any Restore points set. What
>>> can I do?
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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