Re: need help changing administator on computer

From: Tim Holman \(MVP - Security\) (tim_holman_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/14/04


Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 11:34:44 +0100

Can you get into Safe Mode ?
Press F8 repeatedly when you see the Windows XP bootup screen.
You should be able to recover from there.

"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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