Re: Am I administrator or user with administrator priviliges?
From: Sheila McDonald (sheilakmcd@hotmail.com)
Date: 10/02/02
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From: "Sheila McDonald" <sheilakmcd@hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 08:10:17 -0700
I appreciate your help and please forgive my ignorance but
this is all new to me. I am still confused. Are there 2
accounts on here, an Administrator and me with
administrator privileges or just one account, me as the
administrator?
>-----Original Message-----
>Exactly what it looks like.
>You are an Administrator account without a password.
>If you want to password Administrator-there is an option
in User
>Accounts page.
>It is a good idea to create a Limited user for all your
routine tasks.
>If you do, reboot to Safe Mode and password the
Administrator account.
>Be sure to read the tips about remembering passwords as
well as write
>it down in a safe place.
>
>--
>Jupiter Jones
>Please respond to newsgroup only.
>Everyone can benefit from the message.
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>"Sheila McDonald" <sheilakmcd@hotmail.com> wrote in
message
>news:fa6b01c26a1a$f780e9f0$3bef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA10...
>> I have a OEm XPPro install. There is no login at boot-
up,
>> goes straight from Welcome to desktop. In control panel,
>> user accounts, there is my name as computer
administrator
>> and guest account-disabled. In documents and settings
>> there is an Administrator folder whose documents folder
is
>> empty, and a folder with my name whose documents folder
>> has my documents in it, like I am not the main
>> admininstrator.
>>
>> I've read for security reasons you should not run day to
>> day from Administrator account.
>>
>> So, how do I tell. Is this set up as me as administrator
>> with a blank password, or is it set up default
>> Administrator, no password, and me as user with
>> administrator privileges and no password.
>>
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