Re: need help changing administator on computer

From: Phillip Windell (_at_.)
Date: 10/13/04 

Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 13:48:51 -0500

This bootable CD will allow you to change the Administrator's password.
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html

Once you can get into the Recovery Console, I believe MS has articles in
their KB to remove a failed SP2 via the Recovery Console. They should be
faily easy to find by doing a search of MS's site. I don't have any links
handy at the moment. 

-- 
Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com
"Pascal" <Pascal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A178850D-9FC0-4A91-8814-4B56D45CD399@microsoft.com...
> It does not work for me. It will not change the Administrator password
> because it is Blank password. My update to WXP SP2 did not work properly
and
> I loop-reboot. And i cannot access the recovery console because of that
> Administrator password.
> Do you have any idea?
>
> "Tim Holman (MVP - Security)" wrote:
>
> > This bootdisk should do the trick in most cases:
> >
> > http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html
> >
> > "Mare" <Mare@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:5503E161-8970-445C-99C0-AB5F9274C16B@microsoft.com...
> > >I need some major help. I am trying to change the password or better
yet
> > >the
> > > person who is now the administator on my daughters computer. I cant
> > > remeber
> > > the password that she had for her administator rights and there is no
way
> > > to
> > > ask her as she passed away a year ago. Any help will greatly be
> > > appreciated.
> > > I dont understand the terms too much but I am learning. Thanks in
advance
> > > for
> > > any help you can give me. I have been trying to use myself as the
> > > administator and I cant do it without getting rid of her screen name
> > > and/or
> > > passwords.
> > >
> > > Mare
> >
> >
> >

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