Re: Forgotten Administrator Password

From: Ken G. (Viper007@charter.net)
Date: 10/25/02 

From: "Ken G." <Viper007@charter.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 08:58:35 -0400

Unfortunately Mark, without Administrator privledges you cannot create
another account unless the sysadmin has access enabled. I would suggest
seeing your system administrator.

If you are the sysadmin and just didn't write down the password when you
installed Windows, the only choice here is to re-install the OS.

"Mark" <mellison@bta.org.uk> wrote in message
news:cbc801c27b51$b39aa8a0$2ae2c90a@phx.gbl...
> Hi, i have XP Professional. I was experimenting with
> disabling users, and i disabled the user account i had set
> up for myself with administrator rights. Foolishly, i
> then logged off. Now when i try to log on i only have the
> choice of 'Guest' or what i can only assume is a
> default 'Administrator' user (this 'Administrator' user
> didn't show on the logon screen before).
>
> I cannot log on using the 'Administrator' as i do not know
> the password. I've tried via 'Guest' but have no access to
> re-able my user account, nor could i make a password reset
> disk from 'Guest' (again fooloishly i had not made one
> before - anyone reading this make sure you create one, you
> don't realise you need one until its too late!!). As a
> result it seems i am totally locked out of my computer.
>
> Any ideas/suggestions how i can re-able my user account,
> or re-establish a password for the default 'Administrator'
> account??
>
> HELPPP!!!!

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