Hi Tracy,
Regarding your post:
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| From: "tracy patterson" <
[email protected]>
| Subject: how to change security settings
| Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 16:01:13 -0800
|
| my kids did something to the settings and all i can
| do is the stuff on the desk top if i try to go into or
| look at the c drive i get a message that the c: is not
| accessible access is denied. how do i change it back to
| the standard setting so we can do our taxes?
| tracy
| please email me or something please
|
To regain access to the disk, folders and files, you will probably need to
log onto Windows XP as an Administrator. The name for the default
Administrator account Windows XP is Administrator. The password is the same
as what was used during Setup.
Also, consider the possibility that one of your kid's user account is now
an Administrator, even if it appears that your own user account may no
longer be. Perhaps logging in with one of those accounts might allow you
to regain access.
If you do not know the password for the default Administrator account, try
some obvious ones such as <blank>, "password" or the name of something
familiar such as a maiden name, a pet name, your child's name, etc.
MORE INFORMATION ON LOST PASSWORDS: :
If a user password is lost, forgotten, or unknown, the only *supported*
method to reset the password is for the administrator (or a user with
administrative access) to log on and reset the password in Computer
Management. There is no other *supported* method in the Windows XP/2000
security model to bypass, disable, or reset the password. If the
administrator password is lost, forgotten, or unknown, access to the
computer may not be obtainable and the operating system may need to be
reinstalled. There may be an unsupported method of recovering your
password, which you might find documented on the Internet, but it would be
irresponsible from a security standpoint to document these methods here.
MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft KB:
321305 How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your
Password Expired
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=321305
Jupiter Jones' Security Site:
Steps Lost / Forgotten / Expired Passwords
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm
[Courtesy of MS-MVP Jupiter Jones]
Once you have logged on as an Administrator, you might be able to access
the files directly. With an Administrator logon you can also access the
Control Panel Users & Passwords utility where you can make changes to the
user accounts you've created. Finally, you can take or assign ownership of
files and folders, etc.
MORE INFORMATION:
308421 HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421
281575 Administrator Account Is Not Displayed on the Welcome Screen
306084 HOW TO: Restore the Operating System to a Previous State in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=306084
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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Windows XP Security Homepage:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/security/default.asp
Windows 2000 Security Homepage:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/security/default.asp
Top 10 Windows Newsgroups Security Questions:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/newsgroups/default.asp?url=/technet/newsgro
ups/nodepages/sectop10.asp
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Paul Hayes, MCSE
Product Support Services
Microsoft Corporation
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