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Guest

My cousin's computer has Win XP professional, (she is computer illeterate) my
nephew set himself as the administrator (he is only 12). My cousin wants me
to install a new printer however when I log in with her password the
installation process stops because she does not have administrator's rights.
The problem is that my nephew forgot his password, his is being logging in
with his mom's password. Is there a way to reset the password for the
administrator?

thnak you for your help.
 
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Malke

Ricoy-Chicago said:
My cousin's computer has Win XP professional, (she is computer illeterate)
my nephew set himself as the administrator (he is only 12). My cousin
wants me to install a new printer however when I log in with her password
the installation process stops because she does not have administrator's
rights. The problem is that my nephew forgot his password, his is being
logging in
with his mom's password. Is there a way to reset the password for the
administrator?

At the Welcome Screen, do Ctrl-Alt-Del twice to get the classic Windows
logon box. Type in "Administrator" and whatever password you assigned when
you set up Windows.

If you reset the built-in Administrator account's password and don't
remember it, use NTpasswd to change the built-in Administrator account's
password to a blank.

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

Then go to the User Accounts applet in Control Panel and set passwords that
you will remember and make other desired changes.

I would suggest you make your nephew a regular (limited) user and set proper
passwords on the machine so that he can't do this again. Here are some
suggestions for securing the computer although you must understand that any
computer running any operating system can be accessed by someone with 1)
physical access; 2) time; 3) skill; 4) tools.

1. Set a password in the BIOS that must be entered before booting the
operating system. Also set the Supervisor password in the BIOS so BIOS
Setup can't be entered without it.
2. From the BIOS, change the boot order to hard drive first.
3. Set strong passwords on all accounts, including the built-in
Administrator account.
4. If you leave your own account logged in, use the Windows Key + L to lock
the computer (and/or set the screensaver/power saving) when you step away
from the computer and require a password to resume.
5. Make other users Limited accounts.

Please understand that these are technical responses to what is basically a
non-technical problem. This is a family/interpersonal issue that can't be
solved by technical means. It might be fine to allow a responsible
12-year-old to have a user account with administrative privileges, but his
actions suggest your nephew isn't ready for this.

Malke
 
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Guest

i have windows xp home and i made my new account admin and the main account
which was admin limited then i forgot the pass to the admin what should i do?


Iwould appreciate some help! Thank you
 
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Shenan Stanley

Dan said:
i have windows xp home and i made my new account admin and the main
account which was admin limited then i forgot the pass to the admin
what should i do?

Reboot to Safe Mode - log in as the user "administrator" and change the
password of the accounts you do not know.
If it is the actual "administrator" account you do not remember the password
to, you will have to hack it.
 
G

Guest

thx dude i got it working


Shenan Stanley said:
Reboot to Safe Mode - log in as the user "administrator" and change the
password of the accounts you do not know.
If it is the actual "administrator" account you do not remember the password
to, you will have to hack it.
 

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