Re: ADMINISTRATOR PR IVELEDGES(BRUCE)

[Joan]

Bruce,
I am pretty new to Xp,how do I log in on my default
account and how do I find out what it is? When I log off
it will only come up eiyh my account .I have no other
users set up.
>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings --
>
> Log in using the default Administrator account, and
reset your
>account privileges.
>
>Bruce Chambers
>
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count on
>having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
>"JOAN" > wrote in message
...
>> I set up my computer under one user and changed my
account
>> to limited trying to get rid of the login screen. I have
>> no administrator now and it will not let me do anything
>> to try to change this.How do I get where I can be the
>> administrator. I set the computer in my name. This is a
>> bad feature to have when their aren't multiple users.
Any
>> information would be appreciated.
>
>
>.
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Whenever WinXP is installed on a computer, two user accounts are
automatically created: Administrator and Guest. By default, the Guest
account is disabled, and isn't pertinent now, in any case. During the
installation, WinXP Pro will ask the installer to designate the
Administrator's password, but WinXP Home will not do so. By default,
the Administrator's password is blank.

Once any additional user accounts have been created, the
Administrator account will no longer be displayed on the Welcome
Screen. This is a default security feature that may, or may not, be
needed in your specific situation. By design, the only way to log
into the Administrator account of WinXP Home is to reboot into Safe
Mode. For WinXP Pro, pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL twice at the Welcome
Screen will produce the standard login dialog box.

To start in Safe Mode, reboot the computer and press <F8> after
the BIOS is loaded and just before WinXP starts loading. The timing
can be a bit tricky on some systems, so you may need to make several
attempts. One trick that sometimes helps is to press <F8> repeatedly,
about once per second, while the PC is booting.


Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
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----
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"Joan" > wrote in message
...
> Bruce,
> I am pretty new to Xp,how do I log in on my default
> account and how do I find out what it is? When I log off
> it will only come up eiyh my account .I have no other
> users set up.