xp administration password

[col]

does anyone know what the administration password is for
xp? i'm getting a window coming up and it wants me to put
in the admin password. what is it? should i know it?

[Cyberbear]

col wrote:
> does anyone know what the administration password is for
> xp? i'm getting a window coming up and it wants me to put
> in the admin password. what is it? should i know it?

Try a blank password...unless someone has set it to something else.

[Plato]

col wrote:
>
> does anyone know what the administration password is for
> xp? i'm getting a window coming up and it wants me to put
> in the admin password. what is it? should i know it?

It's the one you put in yourself. There is NO generic one.


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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Yes, if it's your computer, you certainly should know the
password.

WinXP Pro will ask you to assign a password to the Administrator
account during installation. WinXP Home does not ask, and leaves the
Administrator password blank by default.

How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your
Password Expires
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q321305


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"col" > wrote in message
...
> does anyone know what the administration password is for
> xp? i'm getting a window coming up and it wants me to put
> in the admin password. what is it? should i know it?

[Alex Nichol]

col wrote:

>does anyone know what the administration password is for
>xp? i'm getting a window coming up and it wants me to put
>in the admin password. what is it?

On a Home edition system it will have been left as null by default, and
on Pro may have been left that way if none was explicitly set during
Setup. So leave the panel blank, OK, and hope.


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