Re: administrator password
From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 01/16/05
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Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 20:22:10 +0100
Ed Apples wrote:
> Hi,
> I installed XP and since updating to sp2 I can't install anything new. For
> example, I installed sound drivers, they began working immediately, but the
> system asked for a reboot. I rebooted, when the system came back up, the
> sound drivers were not installed. When I log in the automatic update program
> always finds the same security patch to apply, I apply it, but after the
> required restart, the patch hasn't been applied, and the auto-update finds it
> again.
> During the install, I created a user account for myself. When the machine
> first booted, the login prompt was for Administrator account, which I assumed
> existed by default. I could not log in to it though. I don't have the
> password it seems to require.
> Any ideas what's going on?
> thx.
> bm
Hi
How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your
Password Expires
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;321305
If that doesn't work out, you might try to reset the local
Administrator password with one of the methods mentioned here:
http://securityadmin.info/noframes/faqget.asp#password
http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm
-- torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx
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