Re: XP Home vs XP Pro

From: Robert Serna (robserna@dcci.com)
Date: 11/14/02 

From: "Robert Serna" <robserna@dcci.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 01:21:12 -0600

Will I then be able to use "administrator" in Normal Mode?
Thanks...

"Jupiter Jones" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote in message
news:enEO$s6iCHA.2424@tkmsftngp10...
> If you reboot to Safe Mode, Administrator will be an option.
> Windows XP Home does not prompt for an Administrator password during
> set-up as Windows XP Pro does.
> It is not a limitation, just a difference in the way they run set-up.
> Also please use Plain Text and not HTML in newsgroups as many people
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> Jupiter Jones
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> "Robert Serna" <robserna@dcci.com> wrote in message
> news:#SN$Jm6iCHA.2156@tkmsftngp12...
> What's the difference?
>
> When setting up a new PC with XP Pro, the system asks you to choose an
> "Administrator" password (cool) and later, who will be using this PC
> "user 1, user 2, etc..."
>
> When setting up a new PC with XP Home, the system never asks for an
> "Administrator" password and just goes on to "user 1, user 2, etc..."
> (all with administrative privileges).
>
> Did I miss a step in the setup process? I need to use the User Name
> "Adminstrator" and the password needs to be "blank"
> Where was I supposed to set the Administrator password to "blank"? (in
> XP Home)
> Or is there a default Admin password that I can change? (in XP Home)
>
> When trying to log on the XP Home PC as "Administrator" it asks for a
> password, "blank" does not work. "Administrator" does not show in the
> Control Panel/User Accounts and when I tried to create the account, it
> says "Administrator" alredy exists.
>
> Is this a limitation of XP Home vs XP Pro?
>
> Thank you...
>
>

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