Warning! No Password set for built-in administrator account

[Guest]

After enabling the adminstrator account, I found that I can access the
built-in administrator account with absolutely no password...What great
security. I wonder what happen to setting up the administrator password on
install ??

 

[Mark D. VandenBerg]

Windows has been this way since Win 98. That's why the only normal way to
get to this account is in Safe Mode. You may set a password if you like.

 

[Guest]

I have installed windows 2k and xp 100+ times ....and if I am not mistaken,
Administrator password is set up during install process. And as a note you do
not have to go into safe mode to access administrator account. Just
ctrl+alt+del at the windows log-in screen type in administrator ....and you
in.. And I also find interesting how it creates a user account by defualt and
your able to change to administrator account with user account privaledges.

Chris S (A+,Net+,MCP)

 

[Jason]

I want to say that you are correct about the setup of 2k and XP Pro. It
does ask for a password when for the admin account when installing.
Hopefully, Microsoft will see this as a possible problem, even with the
admin account disabled by default.

 

[Fuzzy John]

INCORRECT.

Windows has been this way since Win 98. That's why the only normal way to
get to this account is in Safe Mode. You may set a password if you like.