Re: Access to XP Administrator account

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox@mvps.org)
Date: 03/30/03 

From: "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 00:41:46 -0500

If you're running XP Pro, press CTRL-ALT-DEL twice at the Welcome Screen,
with no users logged on. You'll get the old Win2K style logon. For XP Home,
boot the computer into Safe Mode and you'll see the Administrator account
listed on the Welcome Screen.

Additionally, To enable the Administrator account on the new Windows XP
logon screen, visit my web site, www.dougknox.com and go to the Windows XP
section. Follow the link for Enable Administrator Account ......

This small VB Script will make the registry change necessary for the
Administrator account to be available on the Welcome Screen. If you prefer
to do it manually, click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList\

Note: There is a space between Windows and NT in the above Key.

Add the Administrator account if necessary and/or change the Administrator
value to 1 

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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"Mike Parsons" <mike_j_parsons@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:01f601c2f67e$228b9380$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>
> I have a need to reset my Windows XP Administrator
> password.  I'm not sure what it was set to.  I cannot
> seem to find a way to even see the Administrator
> account.  On the login screen, all I see are my user
> accounts, one of which has admin privileges.
>
> How do I access the administrator account?  Is there a
> setting to change, which will allow me to see it and
> change the password?

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