XP Admin Account

[Craig F]

I purchased a toshiba laptop with XP home edition in the
fall of 2002.

I'm installing some software now that requires that I be
logged in as the Administrator. Funny thing is, I don't
remember ever setting up any user accounts.

Does anyone know the default password for the
Administrator account (I'm assuming the username is
Administrator)? The second possibility would be that I've
forgotten the account password. Does anyone know how to
recover/reset the administrator password?
thank you,
craig

[Earl F. Parrish]

"Craig F" > wrote in message
...
> I purchased a toshiba laptop with XP home edition in the
> fall of 2002.
>
> I'm installing some software now that requires that I be
> logged in as the Administrator. Funny thing is, I don't
> remember ever setting up any user accounts.
>
> Does anyone know the default password for the
> Administrator account (I'm assuming the username is
> Administrator)? The second possibility would be that I've
> forgotten the account password. Does anyone know how to
> recover/reset the administrator password?
> thank you,
> craig

Right-click on the executable file. Choose Run As and put in
Administrator, leave the password blank. If the program will run,
the Administrator has no password assigned. The Administrator can
only sign on in Safe Mode in the Home Edition. You should sign on
in the Safe Mode to assign a password to the Administrator account
if none is assigned. Setup an additional account with administrator
rights and password-protect it.

Once you have done that, read the Help and Support Center
instructions on creating a password reset disk. Search for
"password reset" and print out the instructions.

OEM retailers usually leave the password blank. There is no default
password. That would be a back door for a lot of mischief.
Forgotten passwords cannot be recovered unless you create the
password reset disk after assigning your first password. It does
not have to be changed when the password is changed as long as you
keep the same logon name. Each user has to have a password reset
disk or at the least have one for a user with Administrator rights.
That person can then reset a forgotten password for a limited user.
Since these reset disks allow anyone to bypass the security, they
should be stored in a safe location. Anyone with the disk can
access your computer and change the password so that even you cannot
get in. Without the disk, lost Administrator passwords require
reinstallation of the operating system or use of a non-Windows
program to recover the files.

--
Earl F. Parrish

[Jupiter Jones]

Craig;
There is no default password.
If no password was set, try leaving password blank.

Are you sure no accounts are Administrators?
Go to User Accounts in Control Panel and look.

Otherwise reboot to Safe Mode, select Administrator, leave password
blank.
Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Select the user and change the account type to Administrator.
--
Jupiter Jones
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"Craig F" > wrote in message
...
> I purchased a toshiba laptop with XP home edition in the
> fall of 2002.
>
> I'm installing some software now that requires that I be
> logged in as the Administrator. Funny thing is, I don't
> remember ever setting up any user accounts.
>
> Does anyone know the default password for the
> Administrator account (I'm assuming the username is
> Administrator)? The second possibility would be that I've
> forgotten the account password. Does anyone know how to
> recover/reset the administrator password?
> thank you,
> craig

[sue mccartin]

Hi, I'm having a similar issue, after loading a recent
update I suddenly started getting log in boxes when it
used to boot straight to the desktop. I found a post in
here where someone said to uncheck the box that said
require a log in from all users, I unchecked that and now
I can't get into the machine at all, I have two accounts
administrator and one under my name I left the password
blank on both accounts but now if I try to use either I'm
told I can't be logged on. I AM FURIOUS!!!!! AS I THINK
I'VE GOT EVER RIGHT TO BE.

WHAT KIND OF GARBAGE IS MICROSOFT TRYING TO PASS OFF ON
US. IF IT'S THIS EASY TO COMPLETELY SCREW YOUR OS BECAUSE
YOU DON'T WANT TO PUT PASSWORDS ON ANYTHING (IN CASE YOU
FORGET THEM DUH) THEN THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY WRONG
HERE. I have xp professional, will a maintenance
reinstall fix this or am I stuck formatting the c: drive
and completely reinstalling? thanks for the help,
fortunately by good old 98 back up box is working.
>-----Original Message-----
>
>"Craig F" > wrote in message
...
>> I purchased a toshiba laptop with XP home edition in the
>> fall of 2002.
>>
>> I'm installing some software now that requires that I be
>> logged in as the Administrator. Funny thing is, I don't
>> remember ever setting up any user accounts.
>>
>> Does anyone know the default password for the
>> Administrator account (I'm assuming the username is
>> Administrator)? The second possibility would be that
I've
>> forgotten the account password. Does anyone know how to
>> recover/reset the administrator password?
>> thank you,
>> craig
>
>Right-click on the executable file. Choose Run As and
put in
>Administrator, leave the password blank. If the program
will run,
>the Administrator has no password assigned. The
Administrator can
>only sign on in Safe Mode in the Home Edition. You
should sign on
>in the Safe Mode to assign a password to the
Administrator account
>if none is assigned. Setup an additional account with
administrator
>rights and password-protect it.
>
>Once you have done that, read the Help and Support Center
>instructions on creating a password reset disk. Search
for
>"password reset" and print out the instructions.
>
>OEM retailers usually leave the password blank. There is
no default
>password. That would be a back door for a lot of
mischief.
>Forgotten passwords cannot be recovered unless you create
the
>password reset disk after assigning your first password.
It does
>not have to be changed when the password is changed as
long as you
>keep the same logon name. Each user has to have a
password reset
>disk or at the least have one for a user with
Administrator rights.
>That person can then reset a forgotten password for a
limited user.
>Since these reset disks allow anyone to bypass the
security, they
>should be stored in a safe location. Anyone with the
disk can
>access your computer and change the password so that even
you cannot
>get in. Without the disk, lost Administrator passwords
require
>reinstallation of the operating system or use of a non-
Windows
>program to recover the files.
>
>--
>Earl F. Parrish
>
>.
>