Lost/Forgotten Administrator password

From: Scott (dontsendmemail@unlessyoursingleandcute.com)
Date: 06/05/02 

From: "Scott" <dontsendmemail@unlessyoursingleandcute.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 17:55:28 -0700

No, you must reinstall. No way around.

>-----Original Message-----
>I really dont think i had ever set the administrator
>password, I really need it, im locked out of my only user
>name that has administrator privliges because the
>accounts are locked and I dont have the administrator
>password. Is there a default administrator password? Or a
>way around it?
>.
>

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