Re: Administrator Account
- From: "Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 23:10:52 -0500
Extremely unlikely. From the command prompt [enter cmd.exe in run box and
then hit OK] run the command net users [press enter when done typing the
commands], then the command net user administrator, and then command net
localgroup administrators. Copy and paste the results here in a reply [right
click and choose select all, then enter, and then use edit/paste to paste in
a reply] . Below is an example of the output of the net localgroup
administrators command. --- Steve
D:\Documents and Settings\Steve>net localgroup administrators
Alias name administrators
Comment Administrators have complete and unrestricted access to the
compu
ter/domain
Members
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Administrator
Steve
The command completed successfully.
"Natalie" <Natalie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2D51FA09-7DBC-4183-A653-CAE51E412954@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sorry, but the Administrators account HAS been deleted. XP H.E. allows me
to
log on without password, limited account only, no Admin privileges.
Absolutely gutted and frustrated
Natalie
"Bruce Chambers" wrote:
Natalie wrote:
Windows XP is supposed to prevent the following from happening LOL!!
Owing to someone 'having a fiddle' I as the computer's main user and
administrator, find my settings have been set to 'Limited Account'
which
means effectively no-one is authorised to install/uninstall, change
anything.
I cannot access anywhere to obtain help, and the 'Help & Support
function
tells me that this cannot happen, as Windows XP will not allow PC to be
left
without and administrators account. I am really snookered and cannot
access
many functions of my computer. Won't allow me to create another
account
either. Anyone know the magic formula???
Had you failed to set a strong password on the built-in Administrator
account? If not, your "someone" probably just took advantage of your
having left this "back door" wide open. And even if you had set a
strong password, without physical security, there is *no* security.
Given access to a computer and a little time, any semi-knowledgeable
individual can gain access to the full contents of the hard drive.
Linux-based password cracking utilities abound on the Internet, freely
available to anyone who can use Google. One needs only know how to find
Google's search site to gain knowledge of, and access to, these programs.
Simply log in using the built-in Administrator account (which
cannot be deleted) and modify the desired account(s) and use Start > Run
> "control userpasswords2" to modify the desired account(s). By
design, the only way to log into the Administrator account of WinXP Home
is to reboot into Safe Mode. For WinXP Pro, pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL twice
at the Welcome Screen will produce the standard login dialog box.
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