aministrative priveleges

[Guest]

i bought this used computer from a flea market it has window xp home edition
, i don't have priveleges to do any of the fun things, like download,
updates .it appears that the previous owner out in a code and i can't get to
the user accounts, i can't afford another computer,i have dial up connection,
it the only thing i can use. can anybody help.

 

[Guest]

At some point youre going to need a XP cd installation disk....But for now,
simply tap F8 key at restart or at starting pc,select safe mode,enter xp as
administrator,open user accounts,create a administrative user account.

 

[Malke]

i bought this used computer from a flea market it has window xp home edition
, i don't have priveleges to do any of the fun things, like download,
updates .it appears that the previous owner out in a code and i can't get to
the user accounts, i can't afford another computer,i have dial up connection,
it the only thing i can use. can anybody help.

Best practice is to do a clean install of the operating system. There is
no way to know what's on that machine. If you purchased it without an
operating system installation disk, it was not a very good deal. You
will need to purchase a retail copy of XP or install a free operating
system such as Linux.

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean Install How-To
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Reinstalling_Windows -
What you will need on-hand

Read the information at the second link to see what you should have
received when you purchased the machine and what you will need to do a
clean install.

Malke

 

[Rock]

i bought this used computer from a flea market it has window xp home
edition
, i don't have priveleges to do any of the fun things, like download,
updates .it appears that the previous owner out in a code and i can't get
to
the user accounts, i can't afford another computer,i have dial up
connection,
it the only thing i can use. can anybody help.

Karen, see my reply to your later post. For a used computer you should do a
clean install of the OS.

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

i bought this used computer from a flea market it has window xp home edition
, i don't have priveleges to do any of the fun things, like download,
updates .it appears that the previous owner out in a code and i can't get to
the user accounts, i can't afford another computer,i have dial up connection,
it the only thing i can use. can anybody help.

"caveat emptor" - or, in more recent terminology: ya gets what ya paid
for baybee.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

i bought this used computer from a flea market it has window xp home edition
, i don't have priveleges to do any of the fun things, like download,
updates .it appears that the previous owner out in a code and i can't get to
the user accounts, i can't afford another computer,i have dial up connection,
it the only thing i can use. can anybody help.

How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your
Password Expires
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q321305

Failing that, Linux-based password cracking utilities abound on the
Internet, freely available to anyone who can use Google.

However, with second-hand computers, especially if acquired from
strangers but perhaps even if acquired from a family member, your wisest
course of action would probably be to format the hard drives and start
fresh. You don't want to get in trouble because the original owner may
have filled the hard drive with kiddie porn, or have problems because
the original owner downloaded/installed viruses or other malware.

In this case, where the previous "owner" doesn't know the
Administrator password, I would also strongly suggest that you check
with local law enforcement agencies to ensure the laptop isn't stolen.

Simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot
devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)


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Bruce Chambers

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