Default User Account

[Guest]

I have set up my default user account with admin rights and a guest's one with
no admin rights. Now I've lost my password... I don't understand whether my
account is the Administrator account or it has only admin rights, i.e. Can I
log
from safe mode as Administrator??

Hope the question is clear

Many thanks

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have set up my default user account with admin rights and a
guest's one with no admin rights. Now I've lost my password... I
don't understand whether my account is the Administrator account or
it has only admin rights, i.e. Can I log
from safe mode as Administrator??

Hope the question is clear

Many thanks

In this case, the "default user account" must be the one you normally log in
as and use?

You neglected to say what operating system (version at least) you have
and/or what the actual username of the "default user account" that you have
lost the password to was/is.

What happens if you boot into safe mode and choose to log on as the user
"administrator"?

 

[Guest]

1. yes, default account is the one I will be normally using
2. system is XP home
3. haven't tried that yet as I I was trying to figure this out first plus
don't have the pc with me at present

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Shenan Stanley wrote:

I have set up my default user account with admin rights and a
guest's one with no admin rights. Now I've lost my password... I
don't understand whether my account is the Administrator account
or it has only admin rights, i.e. Can I log
from safe mode as Administrator??

Hope the question is clear

In this case, the "default user account" must be the one you
normally log in as and use?

You neglected to say what operating system (version at least) you
have and/or what the actual username of the "default user account"
that you have lost the password to was/is.

What happens if you boot into safe mode and choose to log on as
the user "administrator"?

1. yes, default account is the one I will be normally using
2. system is XP home
3. haven't tried that yet as I I was trying to figure this out
first plus don't have the pc with me at present

Boot to safe mode, log in as administrator (that's the username - you are
not using that one in XP Home Edition unless you are in safe mode...) and
change the password of the user you forgot the password for. As it is XP
Home - you have no fear about the Encrypted File System...

 

[Guest]

I tried that last night and it worked

Thanks again

Fulvio