Re: Activate adminstrator password

From: Jupiter Jones (jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com)
Date: 02/09/03 

From: "Jupiter Jones" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2003 21:39:46 -0700

Your user is probably an Administrator account. (Check User Accounts
in the Control Panel).
You can create and modify accounts there also.
To get to the Administrator account, reboot to Safe Mode, select
Administrator.
You normally don't need to use that Administrator for anything.
An Administrator account in normal mode can do anything. 

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Jupiter Jones
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"Humbertt" <mortolah@msn.com> wrote in message
news:034201c2cff3$16d11940$a201280a@phx.gbl...
> I just installed my first xp operating system and I setup
> myself as the user.  But how do I activate or see the
> administrator option to change password?  I see myself as
> a user and guest account to make changes but nothing for
> administrator.  Point me to the right direction.  thanks

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