Administrator's log in at welcome screen

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Shane Nation

I have a laptop using Windows XP Pro, SP2.



This laptop has been set up with one user log in, with administrative rights
and just shows that one name at the welcome screen.



Problem: The person who uses that log in has forgotten their password so can
not log in at the welcome screen. I know the administrators password but
because the welcome screen is displayed I can not select the administrator
as a user and use the administrator's password to log in.



Please can anyone tell me a way of logging in as the administrator and
gaining access to the system?



Thanks
 
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Galen

In Shane Nation <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
I have a laptop using Windows XP Pro, SP2.



This laptop has been set up with one user log in, with administrative
rights and just shows that one name at the welcome screen.



Problem: The person who uses that log in has forgotten their password
so can not log in at the welcome screen. I know the administrators
password but because the welcome screen is displayed I can not select
the administrator as a user and use the administrator's password to
log in.


Please can anyone tell me a way of logging in as the administrator and
gaining access to the system?



Thanks
Click to expand...

Log on via safe mode without networking.

Safe Mode :
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/safemode.html

Galen
--

"You know that a conjurer gets no credit when once he has explained his
trick; and if I show you too much of my method of working, you will
come to the conclusion that I am a very ordinary individual after all."

Sherlock Holmes
 
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Guest

Try,at starting computer tap the F6 key,select safe-mode,then enter xp as
administrator.You can then open users,select the user with password problems,
change or select no password,then create one they can remember....
 
G

Gordon

Shane said:
I have a laptop using Windows XP Pro, SP2.



This laptop has been set up with one user log in, with administrative
rights and just shows that one name at the welcome screen.



Problem: The person who uses that log in has forgotten their password
so can not log in at the welcome screen. I know the administrators
password but because the welcome screen is displayed I can not select
the administrator as a user and use the administrator's password to
log in.
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Ignore all the comments about booting into safe mode etc etc. As you have
Pro, at the Welcome screen, just press Ctl-Alt-Del twice and the W2K style
log-in box will appear. Just type in "administrator" in the username box,
and your password in the password box.
 
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Guest

Thank you very much, I will use Ctr Alt Del.
Out of interest will this work with XP Home?
 
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Bruce Chambers

Andrew said:
Try,at starting computer tap the F6 key,select safe-mode, ....
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You absolutely refuse to ever give a correct answer, don't you?

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Galen

In Kelly <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
Thank you!
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Hah! As I live and learn. <g> I always thought that if you disabled the CRTL
+ ALT + DEL at logon that you'd no longer be able to use that feature.
(Can't say as I've ever looked into it that deeply until today.) See? Even
an old dog can learn something new.

Galen
--

"You know that a conjurer gets no credit when once he has explained his
trick; and if I show you too much of my method of working, you will
come to the conclusion that I am a very ordinary individual after all."

Sherlock Holmes
 

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