Administrator Password

[herbzee]

Administrator Password. I don't have one; I'm the sole user of this
computer. What now?

The password being requested is that of the built-in
_Administrator_ account, not the password for any other administrative
user accounts that the computer's owner may have created. 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.

Bruce&Shenan, thanx for the replies, I tried the "blank" by just
pressing enter,it sent back a "wrong password" message. The hacking link
by Shenan Stanley seemed extremely complicated to me; I'm not that far
advanced.
Basically I'm trying to enter the recovery console, per Fred Langa's
"XP's Little-Known 'Rebuild' Command". How do I enter a "blank" when
prompted for password, or is there any other way around this. BTW, I
found a message stating the Boot.ini file couldn't, be found-did I want
to create one, should I answer yes? I did find a boot.ini backup file if
it's any use.
cheers-Herb.

 

[Guest]

Uh oh, better call Microsoft!

Administrator Password. I don't have one; I'm the sole user of this
computer. What now?
Bruce&Shenan, thanx for the replies, I tried the "blank" by just
pressing enter,it sent back a "wrong password" message. The hacking link
by Shenan Stanley seemed extremely complicated to me; I'm not that far
advanced.
Basically I'm trying to enter the recovery console, per Fred Langa's
"XP's Little-Known 'Rebuild' Command". How do I enter a "blank" when
prompted for password, or is there any other way around this. BTW, I
found a message stating the Boot.ini file couldn't, be found-did I want
to create one, should I answer yes? I did find a boot.ini backup file if
it's any use.
cheers-Herb.