Re: Windows XPAdministrator Account

Lloyd D <goaway.goaway.com> wrote:

Hi there,

I have managed to get myself in a bit of a fix by allowing my
administrator
account on windows to lock out. I know the password but as it is
locked out
I can't access it through safe mode. My normal admin account (shown
on the login screen) has also been locked out (I know this password
too).

The only account I can get into is my general user account which has
extremly limited permissions.

I have only recently purchased this machine and have spent weeks
setting it
up and, foolishly, I have not created a recovery disk. Does anyone
know how I can reactivate the admin account without having to
reinstall the OS.

If you have disabled the built-in Administrator account, booting into
Safe Mode will automatically enable it again (temporarily, for that
Safe Mode session).

Boot into Safe Mode (tap F8 repeatedly as the computer is starting). If
no user logon appears in Safe Mode where you can type in the user
account name "Administrator" (or click on it), press Ctrl+Alt+Del
twice.

Malke
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