administration password

[Mady]

My son thought he would be cute and creative and made up
a new administration password for our computer. So cute
he forgot what he entered. We can't upgrade our computer
or change parent control etc. What can we do. He has
tried many different web sites and still no luck. Is
there a computer program we can buy that will help us?

 

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

My son thought he would be cute and creative and made up
a new administration password for our computer. So cute
he forgot what he entered. We can't upgrade our computer
or change parent control etc. What can we do. He has
tried many different web sites and still no luck. Is
there a computer program we can buy that will help us?

Hi

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

 

[Guest]

I have the same problem. My son thinks that he is a know it all and did the same thing. I will look at the posted sites and hope that they work. Why can't they just ask us parents before they do things like this?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Why do the parents carelessly give their children the
administrative privileges in the first place?


Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
My son thought he would be cute and creative and made up
a new administration password for our computer. So cute
he forgot what he entered. We can't upgrade our computer
or change parent control etc. What can we do. He has
tried many different web sites and still no luck. Is
there a computer program we can buy that will help us?
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I had a same problem, one of our PC guru told me to boot
PC in safe mode and logon as admin. - I don't think it
will ask you for password but if it does, hit enter. Then
change password. Don't forget to create another admin user
with diff. name.
This will help in future with same problem.