administrator logon

[Michelle]

My neighbor has Windows XP on an Emachine. The user
accounts have been password protected and I am trying to
help. How do you get in as administrator when all accounts
have been protected? I cannot even get to the start button
to get to the user accounts. Help please. Thanks

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

Michelle wrote:
> My neighbor has Windows XP on an Emachine. The user
> accounts have been password protected and I am trying to
> help. How do you get in as administrator when all accounts
> have been protected? I cannot even get to the start button
> to get to the user accounts. Help please. Thanks

In XP Home, boot into Safe Mode.
In XP Pro, at the welcome screen, press Ctl-Alt-Del twice, and you should
see the W2K style log on box. Type in the details.