administrator logon in home edition

[Andrew]

i can't log on to administrator without going into safe
mode, and i've tried using the ctrl-alt-del "trick" at the
welcome screen, and it still won't let me on! Is this
feature only in XP Pro, or is there something wrong?

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

That's the way it's supposed to be, on WinXP Home. Only WinXP Pro
allows access to the Administrator account via the 2*(Ctrl+Alt+Del)
method.

Bruce Chambers

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"Andrew" > wrote in message
...
> i can't log on to administrator without going into safe
> mode, and i've tried using the ctrl-alt-del "trick" at the
> welcome screen, and it still won't let me on! Is this
> feature only in XP Pro, or is there something wrong?

[Bussarin Vichayanonda]

Thanks Bruce. I've been trying to find out what's wrong with my XP Home
machine as I couldn't logon as Administrator and I know for sure the
Administrator account is in there.

Again, thank you.

Bussarin V.

"Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings --
>
> That's the way it's supposed to be, on WinXP Home. Only WinXP Pro
> allows access to the Administrator account via the 2*(Ctrl+Alt+Del)
> method.
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> ----
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
> "Andrew" > wrote in message
> ...
> > i can't log on to administrator without going into safe
> > mode, and i've tried using the ctrl-alt-del "trick" at the
> > welcome screen, and it still won't let me on! Is this
> > feature only in XP Pro, or is there something wrong?
>
>

[Robert]

As soon as it boots up press the F8 key to access the Safe Mode screen
and select Safe Mode if it is there.

If the Administrator account is accessible without a password,
congratulations, you have discovered a security flaw and can now fix
it with a good password.

Robert




On Sun, 27 Apr 2003 16:04:49 -0700, "Bussarin Vichayanonda"
> wrote:

>Thanks Bruce. I've been trying to find out what's wrong with my XP Home
>machine as I couldn't logon as Administrator and I know for sure the
>Administrator account is in there.
>
>Again, thank you.
>
>Bussarin V.
>
>"Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
...
>> Greetings --
>>
>> That's the way it's supposed to be, on WinXP Home. Only WinXP Pro
>> allows access to the Administrator account via the 2*(Ctrl+Alt+Del)
>> method.
>>
>> Bruce Chambers
>>
>> Help us help you:
>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>> ----
>> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
>> having both at once. -- RAH
>>
>>
>> "Andrew" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > i can't log on to administrator without going into safe
>> > mode, and i've tried using the ctrl-alt-del "trick" at the
>> > welcome screen, and it still won't let me on! Is this
>> > feature only in XP Pro, or is there something wrong?
>>
>>
>

[Earl F. Parrish]

"Robert" > wrote in message
...
> As soon as it boots up press the F8 key to access the Safe Mode
screen
> and select Safe Mode if it is there.
>
> If the Administrator account is accessible without a password,
> congratulations, you have discovered a security flaw and can now
fix
> it with a good password.
>
> Robert
It would be more of a security flaw if there were a default password
which no one would change. The security flaw is the person who
refuses to protect his own computer and blames it on the operating
system publisher.

--
Earl F. Parrish

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The only security "flaw" is that of the computer's owner for not
learning how to use the operating system.

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
----
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"Robert" > wrote in message
...
> As soon as it boots up press the F8 key to access the Safe Mode
screen
> and select Safe Mode if it is there.
>
> If the Administrator account is accessible without a password,
> congratulations, you have discovered a security flaw and can now fix
> it with a good password.
>
> Robert
>
>
>
>