Re: Security in Microsoft Windows XP

From: Glenn Shaw (togusa@section9.co.jp)
Date: 11/10/02 

From: Glenn Shaw <togusa@section9.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2002 22:40:53 -0800

Andrew wrote:
>
> Another way would be if you are not
> using the actual Administrator account and forgot to set a strong
> password for it. If that was the case he could either login as
> Administrator in normal mode, or safe mode.

This is more common on systems where XP was pre-installed, in which case
the built-in Administrator account has been set up with a blank password.
End users installing XP are be prompted to create a password for the built-
in Administrator account before continuing the install.

Another possibility is that Brendan's roommate used a password reset disk
or a special tool to reset the Administrator password, like the one
mentioned here:

http://www.ntsecurity.net/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=20911 

-- 
Glenn Shaw
Indianapolis, IN USA
Running Windows XP Pro SP1 on a custom-built Athlon XP system

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