Re: admin password from another administrator account

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

From: D.Currie (dmbcurrie.nospam_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/01/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 20:21:55 -0700

"Geoffw" <gwinnetSPAM@SPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ewTZctz1EHA.2572@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> might be getting tired !
>
> XP home standard install during which I set up an additional
> admin account
>
> I now wish to do some work from the "Administrator" account
> but cannot log in , I do npt recall being asked to provide a
> password for teh "Administrator" account BUT !
>
> I went to the backup admin account but the "Administrator"
> account is not visible do I cannot change the password to
> it.
>
> Any advice to get the the account ?
>
> Will an install over the top ask for this setup details
> again and still retain all the other software config I have
> ?
>
> thanks
>
> Geoff
>

In Home, the default administrator account can only be accessed in Safe
Mode.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Problem installating SBS2003-KB885918-SP1-X86-ENU
    ... hi yes this is the built in admin account which seems corrupted. ... I think you need to make sure your administrator account is ... Component Name: Microsoft Exchange Forest Preparation ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: User Accounts versus Single User
    ... And if you single admin account gets trashed these tools can fix it for you. ... Should it be deleted for security purposes, as you originally stated, ... While on the Administrator account, give one user ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Renaming 2003 built in accounts & honey pot
    ... there is NO problem at all with giving your opinion. ... Reset the description the description of the Administrator account ... Also a hony pot admin account ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory)
  • Re: Renaming 2003 built in accounts & honey pot
    ... Any way my opinion... ... Reset the description the description of the Administrator account states ... Also a hony pot admin account ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory)
  • Re: User Set-up
    ... Your administrator account is probably hidden from the address book. ... verify this open your admin account in AD and check the Exchange Advanced ...
    (microsoft.public.exchange2000.protocols)