changing back to administrator

[Guest]

my son was screwing around and he has changed our account from admin to
limited and now i can not get it back to admin and it does not give me the
option to log in as a administrator to be able to change it back plz help me
someone

 

[Jerry]

Boot the computer, at the log-in screen do a CTRL-ALT-DEL three times and
sign in as administrator.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

my son was screwing around and he has changed our account from admin to
limited and now i can not get it back to admin and it does not give me the
option to log in as a administrator to be able to change it back plz help me
someone

Simply log in using the built-in Administrator account (which
cannot be deleted) and modify the desired account(s) and use Start > Run

"control userpasswords2" to modify the desired account(s). By

design, the only way to log into the Administrator account of WinXP Home
is to reboot into Safe Mode. For WinXP Pro, pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL twice
at the Welcome Screen will produce the standard login dialog box.

And then:

1) Set a strong password for the built-in Administrator account (and any
other administrative account, of course). In other words, use at
least 8 characters, and make those characters a mixture of upper and
lower case letters, numbers, and special characters, such as *, $, _, !,
@, or #. Do *NOT* use easily guessed names, dates, etc.

2) Set your children's accounts to a Limited privilege level.

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783

HOW TO Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q308418

HOW TO Use the Internet Explorer 6 Content Advisor to Control Access
to Web Sites in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310401

Protect Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/default.asp

For some requirements, you may find it easier to invest in a
3rd-party solution, such as NetNanny or CyberPatrol.

You need to be aware, however, that *NO* technical or software
solution is fool-proof, and _none_ can ever adequately take the place of
live adult supervision. If you cannot trust your children to
safely/properly use the computer without supervision, you may have to
consider limiting their access to it.


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Bruce Chambers

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safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Actually, its CTRL-ALT-DEL twice, not three times, and this is only effective in XP Pro. For XP Home you must boot into Safe Mode to access the built in Administrator account.

 

[Guest]

thank you for the step by step info and i have now limited his account. i
thought that i could trust him not to try and hide stuff from me but i guess
i truted to much
thank you again , dagoelder

 

[Bruce Chambers]

thank you for the step by step info and i have now limited his account. i
thought that i could trust him not to try and hide stuff from me but i guess
i truted to much
thank you again , dagoelder

You're welcome. With children, I follow Ronald Reagan's advice:
"Trust, but verify." ;-}


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Bruce Chambers

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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

 

[Guest]

ok but how do you get into safe mode

Actually, its CTRL-ALT-DEL twice, not three times, and this is only effective in XP Pro. For XP Home you must boot into Safe Mode to access the built in Administrator account.

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

See Help and Support for "Safe Mode"??

Press F8 as your computer boots, between the BIOS POST screen and XP actually starting to load.