Access to XP Administrator account

That's what I meant by Pro only. For XP Home you must boot into Safe Mode to
be able to access the built-in Administrator account.

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"Mike Parsons" wrote in message
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Thanks, but I still have one problem.

First of all I am running XP Home. I ran your VB
executable to add the registry change. Now, I can access
the account in User Manager and change the password. On
the login screen, I can press CTRL-ALT-DEL twice and get
the old NT style login (you said that was only Pro...).

Anyway, it won't let me log in. Should it? It says that
I can't log in due to an "account restriction." Is this
simply because there are other accounts? I saw something
about not being on the login screen if other accounts
existed, does this apply in this case?

-----Original Message-----
If you're running XP Pro, press CTRL-ALT-DEL twice at
the Welcome Screen,
with no users logged on. You'll get the old Win2K style
logon. For XP Home,
boot the computer into Safe Mode and you'll see the
Administrator account
listed on the Welcome Screen.

Additionally, To enable the Administrator account on the
new Windows XP
logon screen, visit my web site, www.dougknox.com and go
to the Windows XP
section. Follow the link for Enable Administrator
Account ......

This small VB Script will make the registry change
necessary for the
Administrator account to be available on the Welcome
Screen. If you prefer
to do it manually, click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT
Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserLi st\

Note: There is a space between Windows and NT in the
above Key.

Add the Administrator account if necessary and/or change
the Administrator
value to 1


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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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"Mike Parsons" wrote in
message
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I have a need to reset my Windows XP Administrator
password. I'm not sure what it was set to. I cannot
seem to find a way to even see the Administrator
account. On the login screen, all I see are my user
accounts, one of which has admin privileges.

How do I access the administrator account? Is there a
setting to change, which will allow me to see it and
change the password?


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