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Old October 10th 04, 08:00 PM
Deborah
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Default Blank Administrator Password

I recently ran the MSBA program to determine my security
vulnerabilities. The scan determined that my
Administrator password was blank. I log on with my
username & password, and have administrator rights. How
do I find the Administrator account that they are talking
about and how do I give it a password? The only 2
accounts I can find is mine and the guest (which is
turned off).
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Old October 10th 04, 08:19 PM
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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Default Blank Administrator Password

Deborah;
That is referring to the hidden Administrator.
You can access in Safe Mode:
Reboot tapping F8 each second.
Select Safe Mode at the menu.
Once logged in, go to User Accounts in Control panel.
Select Administrator.
From there you can set the password.

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I recently ran the MSBA program to determine my security
vulnerabilities. The scan determined that my
Administrator password was blank. I log on with my
username & password, and have administrator rights. How
do I find the Administrator account that they are talking
about and how do I give it a password? The only 2
accounts I can find is mine and the guest (which is
turned off).



 




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