Re: Changing the Administrator password

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 09/18/03


Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 12:30:40 -0600


Bill;
Login using an Administrator profile.
Go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Select the user.
Click "Change the password"

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"Bill" <glen_manor@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:022c01c37e10$afcab5e0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I have administrative rights on a shared computer running
> XP Home.
>
> The "Administrator" account on this machine was assigned a
> password by a previous employee and no one else knows what
> the password is.
>
> With administrative rights I can set other user's
> passwords in control panel, but I see no way of changing
> the Administrator's password.
>
> Is there a way?


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