OK your post subject was to long for my subject column so I didn't see the -XP Pro. Hit the
Ctrl+Alt+Delete key twice. Or you can get Tweakui and include it on the logon welcome screen.
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Shootist
| As I said, I am using XP pro.
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| Janice
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| | > If you are using XP Home you have to boot into safe mode to access the
| built in administrator
| > account. If you have not done this and have not give the built in Admin
| account a password I would
| > suggest you do. If you don't give the built in Admin account a password
| any 1 with physical access
| > to your PC can boot to safe mode and logon to the Admin account and read
| your data.
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| > Shootist
| >
| >
| | > | Thanks
| > |
| > | I tried to log in using Administrator by pressing Ctrl/Alt/Del and then
| > | typing Administrator. It asked me to check my user name and/or password.
| I
| > | have never been given a pssword - XP pro was installed and set up by the
| > | shop I bought it from.
| > |
| > | Janice
| > |
| > |
| > | | > | > The profile folder is created when the account is
| > | > used the first time. Not having the folder would
| > | > indicate no one has ever logged in with the account.
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| > | > Roger Abell
| > | > Microsoft MVP (Windows, Security)
| > | > MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4) MCDBA
| > | > | > | > > I can only see one folder in Documents and Settings entitled
| "J.Mason"
| > | > which
| > | > > is the name I log on with. From what I read here, there is a default
| > | > > Administrator account which is hidden.
| > | > >
| > | > > However if there was an Administrator account, hidden or otherwise,
| > | would
| > | > > there not also be a folder entitled "Administrator"?
| > | > >
| > | > > Janice
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