David said:
In setting up Windows XP, I decided to avoid being the Administrator,
instead made a dummy one *thinking* one had to be appointed. Now I
find I have no way of changing or loading new programs. Is there a way
of contacting this "Administrator" and correcting the mess I have
made? David (hidihox2)
Didn't you post this question before? If you are the same person who
did, I gave you a very detailed answer. If you can't find your post,
use Google Groups Advanced Search and search for your name. In any
case:
In XP Home, boot the computer into Safe Mode. Do this by repeatedly
tapping the F8 key as the computer is starting up. This will get you to
the right menu. Navigate using your Up arrow key; the mouse will not
work here. Once in Safe Mode, you will see the normally hidden
Administrator account. The default password is a blank.
In XP Pro, you do not need to go into Safe Mode. 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 in Home or
have Pro and don't remember the password, use NTpasswd to change the
built-in Administrator account's password to a blank. Then go to the
User Accounts applet in Control Panel and set passwords that you will
remember and make other desired changes.
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
Malke
