trying to do a windows xp pro update, am told I have to
sign on as administrator. I don't know the administrator
password (and never did know it) and can't proceed without
it. Can anyone help?

There is no way around this, either your account must have administrator
privelages or an account with administrator privelages must install updates
to the operating system.
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>From: "Jack Hodges" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>Subject: can't get window xp pro update, don't know administrator password
>Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2004 06:01:33 -0800
>
>trying to do a windows xp pro update, am told I have to
>sign on as administrator. I don't know the administrator
>password (and never did know it) and can't proceed without
>it. Can anyone help?
>

Jack Hodges wrote:
> *trying to do a windows xp pro update, am told I have to
> sign on as administrator. I don't know the administrator
> password (and never did know it) and can't proceed without
> it. Can anyone help? *

You can change any account password on your system without actually
knowing the password.

Open CMD.exe...

type in " net user Administrator <your password here>

simple as that


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Go to Control Panel, User Accounts. Is your account an Administrator level account? If so, this problem is caused by one of two Registry entries.

See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Fixes, Windows Update Disabled - Network Policy.

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"Jack Hodges" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:055601c3d2cb$425d4a30$(E-Mail Removed)...
> trying to do a windows xp pro update, am told I have to
> sign on as administrator. I don't know the administrator
> password (and never did know it) and can't proceed without
> it. Can anyone help?