Re: Lost My Ability to be Administrator?
From: Rick (Rick_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/09/04
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Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 17:53:01 -0700
Administrator is not even an option- all I have is owner with a passwrod that
was not set by me- I also cannot get the PC to start in Safe Mode- I am
trying not to restore to before I installed SP2 because I really like alot of
the features but have there been issues similar to these with SP2?
"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:
> Rick wrote:
>
> > HELP! Downloaded XP2, now I am no longer the admin of my own PC? Not even
> > listed as a user, onlyhave owner and this asks for a password....I wanted to
> > look for a driver on Update, won't let me...how do I re-create my admin?
> Hi
>
> Please take a look at this article:
>
> How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your
> Password Expires
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;321305
>
>
> If that doesn't work out, you might try to reset the local Administrator
> password with one of the methods mentioned here:
>
> http://securityadmin.info/noframes/faqget.asp#password
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx
>
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