Re: Local users

From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 07/30/04


Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 19:21:02 +0200

anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com wrote:

> We are running Windows 2000. An employee used a forgotten
> password for Administrator and now we can't log on to make
> necessary changes. How do you get into the computer to
> make changes if it won't let you log on under
> Administrator or admin without a password?
Hi

You might try to reset the local Administrator
password with one of the methods mentioned here:

http://securityadmin.info/noframes/faqget.asp#password

http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm

-- 
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx


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