Lost Administrator User Account

From: Bug (Binocularbug@hotmail.com)
Date: 10/19/02 

From: "Bug" <Binocularbug@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 23:15:21 -0700

Hi there,

You can try logging on in safe mode in this mode the
administrator account becomes visible when going to user
accounts. You may be able to change things by logging on
as the administrator, I would advise that you create a
reset password disk so that you can reset any passwords
this should give you access to any accounts this way. To
get into safe mode the normal procedure is to press the
F8 key when you reboot this will take you to safe mode
then log on as administrator. I hope this helps

Regards

BUG
>-----Original Message-----
>HELP! I created a new user account for XP and made it
the
>administrator then changed the original user profile to a
>limited user account. When I try to switch user
profiles,
>it does not give me the option, it only lets me into the
>old account which is now only a limited user (even when I
>reboot).
>Because it only allows me access to the limited profile I
>cannot change or add new profiles and I am basically
locked
>out of my own computer. Is there another way to access
the
>profiles other than by "logging off" at the start menu
>because that does not work.
>
>Thank you,
>
>Judson
>.
>

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