Re: Admin accounts

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Leonard. The function of the Password reset Disk is "To protect user
accounts in the event that the user forgets the password". This wouldn't be
useful if the password has been changed (by kids, possible?) or made
unusable by malware (more possible). The most likely remedy is, as you
suggest, to install, update antispyware / virus software and scan (all
partitions) for threats (preferably in 'Safe' mode). If this is prevented
then the hard disk drive may need to be temporarily installed in another
computer to do scan.

Bill Ridgeway

"Leonard Grey" <l.grey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Regaining access to your Administrator accounts is not the issue. That can
be solved. The /real/ problem - and it's a big one - is how you came to be
locked out of your own password protected accounts. In my opinion, either
your children or somebody else knows your passwords and changed them, or
your computer is infected with malware.

I don't suppose you made a Password Reset Disk:
http://www.petri.co.il/what%27s_the_password_reset_disk_in_windows_xp.htm

Log in to the built-in Administrator account and reset the passwords to
your Administrator accounts.

[The built-in Administrator account is a system account, not a regular
user account. Do NOT use the built-in Administrator as a regular user
account. It is intended for situations like the one you find yourself in
now.]
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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

shadow wrote:
I had two accounts on my computer set up with passwords so that the
children could not access them. For spme reason neither of them accepts
my passwords now so I am locked out of both administrative accounts.
This means I can not make any changes on my computer, including simple
things like setting my virus protection settings.

Any one had the same experience or know how to fix the problem? Thanks!


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