Re: HELP - My son has taken control of administrator privileges and disallowed acces

From: Jupiter Jones (jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com)
Date: 01/17/03 

From: "Jupiter Jones" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 09:06:01 -0700

Attempt accessing the computer as Mike suggested.
If that fails:
http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm

Another option is a Clean Installation:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp
Delete all partitions in step 5.
Back-up your important data (don't worry about the sons data) because
this process will destroy all data on the drive.

Be sure to password Safe Mode Administrator as well as any other
account with Administrator access.
You must tightly control ALL Administrator accounts.
ANY Administrator can do and undo anything ANY Administrator can do.

Once you have completed reload, get your son a good pair of walking
shoes (if needed) and directions to library.
Explain none of his computer work/play is done on your computer for at
least a month (enough to make it really hurt).
When he does get access back (if ever) give very strict rules.
Better yet, buy a used computer for summer if he has abided by your
rules.
You can probably improve on this last paragraph. 

-- 
Jupiter Jones
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"J Fletcher" <fletcher@excite.co.jp> wrote in message
news:797601c2be23$6fe29bd0$89f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA01...
> Please help!
>
> My 14 yr old son has altered our account profiles and
> limited my account.  This means that he has sole
> administrator privileges.
>
> I am VERY concerned about the type of information he is
> looking at over the internet, the types of files he has
> saved on on computer, and the fact that I can not control
> the computer myself.
>
> Can anybody assist me in taking control back?
>
> Our operating system is Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition.
>
> Please help!
>
> J. Fletcher

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