Re: Lost/Unsaved Password for Administrator Account

From: xX-spitfire-Xx (evolmatt_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 05/18/03 

Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 02:27:50 +1000

Bottom line is, You will have to reinstall, unless you have not fully
updated the O/S and can learn of some trick to exploit and raise your
privileges.
It would more likely be a faster exercise to install a new HDD, Install a
fresh copy of your O/S, then add the Old HDD as a secondary and move your
files over this way. (you would use disk management to import the disk and
make it active)

Alternatively, if you are familiar with installs, you don't really need a
new HDD (it will be much safer though) you could just re-install windows in
place of the old copy.

"Nene" <NeneNontheless@aol.com> wrote in message
news:058001c31d57$167eb9f0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Hello to all my fellow frustrated computer owners,
>
> This is my second time visiting and posting on this
> board. I knighted myself computer administrator on my
> computer, but I did NOT make an alternate user account
> with any priviledges. Now I cannot do anything of
> importance on the computer. I downloaded an updated
> version of the XP Home Edition, but because I can only
> use the Guest Account, I am not able to INSTALL, OPEN, or
> DELETE any files! I can't REBOOT, CREATE USER, or even
> RETRIEVE MICROWORKS documents! I'm an aspiring writer,
> so I have TONS of documentation that I NEED!!! But right
> now I can't even RUN the SIMS, let alone FINAL DRAFT. So
> this is a damned serious situation! I've READ almost all
> the posts from people with similar senarios, and I've
> carried out all the ADVICE that I've seen; to no avail.
> I really feel for all of you. And if, and whenever I am
> given a solution, I will be more than HAPPY to make it
> available to everyone who needs it. FOR FREE!!!

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