Re: Removing Administrator Password
- From: Carolyn <Carolyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:58:04 -0700
Do i have to copy and send all my files to the new account? Like all my
program files, pictures and desktop items? Is there an easy way to do this? I
have a lot of files. I also tried changing the appearance to the Windows XP
Style but nothing happends it doens't change to that style. Any suggestions?
Thanks.
"Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" wrote:
For XP Pro: Press CTRL-ALT-DEL twice at the Welcome Screen, with no other.
users logged on. You'll get the older logon dialog. Enter Administrator
and any password that you have set for that account.
To enable the Administrator account on the new Windows XP logon screen in
Windows XP Pro, visit my web site, www.dougknox.com and go to the Windows XP
Utilities section. Follow the link for Enable Administrator Account ......
This small VB application will make the registry change necessary for the
Administrator account to be available on the Welcome Screen. If you prefer
to do it manually, click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList\
Note: There is a space between Windows and NT in the above Key.
Add the Administrator account if necessary and/or change the Administrator
value to 1
For XP Home, you can only log into the built in Administrator account in
Safe Mode, so the fixes above will be of little use.
As for copying the files between accounts, you can just use drag and drop or
copy/paste in Windows Explorer.
--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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"Carolyn" <Carolyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Gordon but how do I transfer all my files into the new account? Just doing
the "send to" will that work?
Okay and let's say I don't use the buit in admin. account anymore how can
i
access it later? Since it doesn't show up on the welcome screen?
Thank you everyone for your help. =))
"Gordon" wrote:
Carolyn wrote:
I appreciate your response. . However the thing is that with my
administrator account being password protected my account
(administrator)
doesn't show on the welcome screen,
Presumably you mean THE administrator account, the built-in one.
Please be aware that it is VERY BAD PRACTICE to use the built-in
Administrator account on a day-to-day basis and as your only account on
the
computer. If the account gets corrupted, as it may well do, then your
ONLY
way into the machine is by doing a repair install of XP. set up a User
account and give that Admin rights for daily use, leaving the built-in
Administrator account for emergency access only.
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