easiest would be to log on as "Administrator". If *resetting* it is ok: From your ordinary administrator account, run the following command from Start/Run: control userpasswords2 Then reset the password for the builtin Administrator user account....

become local administrator by resetting the password of the local administrator account to a password that they know. Configuring cmos to not allow booting from anything other than the system disk will help but you still would need to password protect...

Hi Debbie, You will need to logon as administrator, then reset his password from the users applet in the control panel. The administrator account should have no password unless you (or he) set one. For WinXP Pro, hit ctrl+alt+delete twice at the Welcome...

one with password or user > account, how can I > access. Did you disable the administrator acount? If not load windows in safe mode, log in as administrator and reset password. QUESTION: What version of windows are you using? -- Posted using...

I would like to be able to log access to my folders from the network. That is, I want to know when an administrator has accessed my drive. I have private/confidential information on my PC and do not want administrators to be able to access it, unless...

open acct Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support () Hi, Logon as administrator, reset the password for that account. Or, if you made one, use the password reset disk. More on passwords here: -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers,...

Ray-- I should have added the steps to focus on in the KB, are he Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional in a workgroup To log on as Administrator and reset the password, follow these steps: Best, Chard Harris ...

Administrator Password Reset. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin () Hello, One of our visiting consultants reset the Administrator password, and has now forgotten it. I cannot install updates/software with the administrator...

Resetting "Administrator" password? (User belongs to Admin... Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin () This is a "Windows XP Pro", private machine. I belong to the Administrators group, I never had to log in as Administrator. As...

How to reset Administrator Password. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain () I need to remove sotware from my computer but I don't have the Administrator password and that's the only Admin that I have. How can I reset the Admin...