How to log in as Administrator?

[P.Jayant]

Since I am the sole user on my XP based Home Computer, I have never bothered
about the Administrator, assuming that I am the User and the Administrator.
But now I need to log in as Administrator in order to Remove some unwanted
applications listed in the Add/Remove Programs list.
How do I take charge of my own computer as Administrator?

P. Jayant

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

If you're using XP Pro hit Ctrl-Alt-Del twice at the Welcome screen.

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[Larry Samuels]

You need to boot to Safe Mode to log into the Administrator account in XP
Home.

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[Larry Samuels]

Sorry, forgot the instructions to get to Safe Mode.
To start the computer in safe mode

1.. You should print these instructions before continuing. They will not
be available after you shut your computer down in step 2.
2.. Click Start, click Shut Down, and then, in the drop-down list, click
Shut down.
3.. In the Shut Down Windows dialog box, click Restart, and then click OK.
4.. When you see the message Please select the operating system to start,
press F8.
5.. Use the arrow keys to highlight the appropriate safe mode option, and
then press ENTER.
6.. If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot system, choose the
installation that you need to access using the arrow keys, and then press
ENTER.
Notes

a.. In safe mode, you have access to only basic files and drivers (mouse,
monitor, keyboard, mass storage, base video, default system services, and no
network connections). You can choose the Safe Mode with Networking option,
which loads all of the above files and drivers and the essential services
and drivers to start networking, or you can choose the Safe Mode with
Command Prompt option, which is exactly the same as safe mode except that a
command prompt is started instead of the graphical user interface. You can
also choose Last Known Good Configuration, which starts your computer using
the registry information that was saved at the last shutdown.
b.. Safe mode helps you diagnose problems. If a symptom does not reappear
when you start in safe mode, you can eliminate the default settings and
minimum device drivers as possible causes. If a newly added device or a
changed driver is causing problems, you can use safe mode to remove the
device or reverse the change.
c.. There are circumstances where safe mode will not be able to help you,
such as when Windows system files that are required to start the system are
corrupted or damaged. In this case, the Recovery Console may help you.
d.. NUM LOCK must be off before the arrow keys on the numeric keypad will
function.

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[p.n.jayant]

Does this mean that Administrator as a User does not appear in the list
of Users when one opens Windows XP (Home Edition) in the normal (not
Safe) mode?
I am asking this because some applications require the Administrator
authority to Remove them.Does it mean that in such a situation, the
application must be Removed only in Safe Mode?

P. Jayant

 

[p.n.jayant]

Does this mean that Administrator as a User does not appear in the list
of Users when one opens Windows XP (Home Edition) in the normal (not
Safe) mode?
I am asking this because some applications require the Administrator
authority to Remove them.Does it mean that in such a situation, the
application must be Removed only in Safe Mode?

P. Jayant

 

[Larry Samuels]

The Administrator account can only be accessed in safe mode on XP home.

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[Will Denny]

Hi

Refer to Larry's last posting to you.

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[Hans L]

The Administrator account can only be accessed in safe mode on XP
home.

Larry, did you really mean XP Home? I thought you said XP Pro before?
I have only one account in XP Home, and it is the Administrator
account, and it works fine!?!?

Hans L

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[Larry Samuels]

Hi Hans,

You have *an* administrator account (that is to say, an account with admin
privileges), not *the* Administrator account which is hidden from casual
use.

Boot to safe mode and you will see both accounts *unless* someone pulled a
boneheaded move during setup and renamed the Administrator account to your
username.


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[Hans L]

Hi Hans,

You have an administrator account (that is to say, an account with
admin privileges), not the Administrator account which is hidden from
casual use.

Boot to safe mode and you will see both accounts unless someone
pulled a boneheaded move during setup and renamed the Administrator
account to your username.

Okay, Larry, I will check.

I have a related question, but I will start a new thread, since it is
different.

Hans L

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[Hank]

No, If you have no privilegies to uninstall application, it will ask
for administrator password. Just press enter (I thnk your
administrator's password is empty).
Or you can run any program as administrator:

Select START MENU -> Run ...
Enter:
runas /user:administrator "rundll32.exe shell32,Control_RunDLL"

You will see opened window which will have privilegies of the
administrator.
Just navigate the Control Panel -> Uninstall by this window.
Any child of this window will have administrative privilegies.

I am play with same tasks when developing Start Menu Fast application.

Best regards,
Alexander Kutin
http://www.kutinsoft.com