Re: Am I administrator or user with administrator priviliges?

From: Sheila McDonald (sheilakmcd@hotmail.com)
Date: 10/02/02 

From: "Sheila McDonald" <sheilakmcd@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 09:24:07 -0700

Ok, thanks. This is XPPro. Do I have to reboot to safe
mode to see Admininstrator? I thought that was just for XP
Home. If not, how do I see it in Pro?
>-----Original Message-----
>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)
>
>--
>Jupiter Jones
>Please respond to newsgroup only.
>Everyone can benefit from the message.
>
>
>"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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