Administration Access

[sarada01]

I created a seperate account giving it full administration. The problem is I
have forgotten the password and can't add our new printer with out having
access to that account. Is there anyway to get access to that account and
remove the password?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I created a seperate account giving it full administration. The problem is I
have forgotten the password and can't add our new printer with out having
access to that account. Is there anyway to get access to that account and
remove the password?

Simply log in using the built-in Administrator account (which
cannot be deleted) and use Start > Run > "control userpasswords2" to
modify the desired account(s).

By design, the only way to log into the Administrator account of
WinXP Home is to reboot into Safe Mode. For WinXP Pro, pressing
CTRL+ALT+DEL twice at the Welcome Screen will produce the standard login
dialog box. Unless the owner deliberately set the Administrator's
password via the Management Console (_not_ the Control Panel), it's
probably still blank. WinXP Pro asks the installer to set the
Administrator's password during installation, but WinXP Home doesn't.

Failing that, Linux-based password cracking utilities abound on
the Internet, freely available to anyone who can use Google.


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Bruce Chambers

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[Jeffer Larray]

Hi,

Here is a solution. Download a Windows password reset tool and burn a CD,
boot from it to reset Windows password to blank. After that, you can gain
access your administrator account with blank password.

I know that Lazesoft Recover My Password is such one. You can download it
from http://www.lazesoft.com/download.html.

Larry