George Masters [MSFT]
December 5th 03, 07:39 PM
It sounds like you are in the position of 'cracking' into
the Administrator account. There are several
possibilities for doing this explained in the FAQ for this
list. Try:
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#password
(the section on dealing with password issues is about 15%
down the rather long FAQ.)
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.
>-----Original Message-----
>Daughter's bad ex-boyfriend put a administrator password
>on nine year old grandson's Dell computer that runs
>Windows XP. Grandson cannot access anything or load his
>games, nothing. All disks that came with computer are
>missing; otherwise wipe everything out and reload. Dell
>says they cannot replace disk. Microsoft says because
its
>over a year old they do not have a replacement disc for
>purchase. Please, please can someone help us get rid of
>or get around this password!!?? We'd be forever grateful.
>.
>
the Administrator account. There are several
possibilities for doing this explained in the FAQ for this
list. Try:
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#password
(the section on dealing with password issues is about 15%
down the rather long FAQ.)
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.
>-----Original Message-----
>Daughter's bad ex-boyfriend put a administrator password
>on nine year old grandson's Dell computer that runs
>Windows XP. Grandson cannot access anything or load his
>games, nothing. All disks that came with computer are
>missing; otherwise wipe everything out and reload. Dell
>says they cannot replace disk. Microsoft says because
its
>over a year old they do not have a replacement disc for
>purchase. Please, please can someone help us get rid of
>or get around this password!!?? We'd be forever grateful.
>.
>