Re: Am I administrator or user with administrator priviliges?

From: Jupiter Jones (jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com)
Date: 10/02/02 

From: "Jupiter Jones" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:11:38 -0600

Actually you have 3 accounts.
1. The Guest account. (disabled-keep it that way)
2. Sheila (your name) account (with Administrator privileges as you
set up)
3. Administrator (Reboot to Safe Mode, select Administrator to see
this account) 

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Jupiter Jones
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"Sheila McDonald" <sheilakmcd@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:fc3901c26a25$d131c7f0$39ef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA08...
> I appreciate your help and please forgive my ignorance but
> this is all new to me. I am still confused. Are there 2
> accounts on here, an Administrator and me with
> administrator privileges or just one account, me as the
> administrator?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Exactly what it looks like.
> >You are an Administrator account without a password.
> >If you want to password Administrator-there is an option
> in User
> >Accounts page.
> >It is a good idea to create a Limited user for all your
> routine tasks.
> >If you do, reboot to Safe Mode and password the
> Administrator account.
> >Be sure to read the tips about remembering passwords as
> well as write
> >it down in a safe place.
> >
> >--
> >Jupiter Jones
> >Please respond to newsgroup only.
> >Everyone can benefit from the message.
> >
> >
> >"Sheila McDonald" <sheilakmcd@hotmail.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:fa6b01c26a1a$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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