Re: Administor Account

From: Brandon (nis350ztt_at_aol.com)
Date: 06/15/03 

Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 21:54:00 -0700

>-----Original Message-----
>Walter;
>Do you have access to another Administrator account?
>If so, login using that Administrator account.
>Go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
>Select the profile "someone" created.
>Select Delete/change password as desired, or delete
profile if desired
>(after determining there are no important data within).
>
>You should tightly control all Administrators.
>There are far worse things that can be done with
Administrator access.
>All Administrators including the Safe Mode Administrator
should have
>passwords.
>Remember Any Administrator can do and undo anything any
Administrator
>can do.
>Take precautions to protect and not lose the password.
>
>--
>Jupiter Jones [MVP]
>An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/s
etup.asp
>Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.
>
>
>"Walter" <Waltman64@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:006a01c332f0$355923c0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> On my kids computer someone created a administrator
user
>> account and didn't leave a password. What can I do? I
>> have windows XP version that came with the computer
when I
>> bought it.

I was wondering how to reboot to safe mode to change
this. It happened on mine.
>
>
>.
>

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