warning no password set built in administrator account

After enabling the adminstrator account, I found that I can access the built-in administrator account with absolutely no password...What great security. I wonder what happen to setting up the administrator password on install ??

Windows has been this way since Win 98. That's why the only normal way to get to this account is in Safe Mode. You may set a password if you like.
"chrisgruntled" wrote in message

After enabling the adminstrator account, I found that I can access the built-in administrator account with absolutely no password...What great security. I wonder what happen to setting up the administrator password on install ??

I have installed windows 2k and xp 100+ times ....and if I am not mistaken, Administrator password is set up during install process. And as a note you do not have to go into safe mode to access administrator account. Just ctrl+alt+del at the windows log-in screen type in administrator ....and you in.. And I also find interesting how it creates a user account by defualt and your able to change to administrator account with user account privaledges.
Chris S (A+,Net+,MCP)
"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:

Windows has been this way since Win 98. That's why the only normal way to get to this account is in Safe Mode. You may set a password if you like.
"chrisgruntled" wrote in message After enabling the adminstrator account, I found that I can access the built-in administrator account with absolutely no password...What great security. I wonder what happen to setting up the administrator password on install ??

I want to say that you are correct about the setup of 2k and XP Pro. It does ask for a password when for the admin account when installing. Hopefully, Microsoft will see this as a possible problem, even with the admin account disabled by default.
"chrisgruntled" wrote in message

I have installed windows 2k and xp 100+ times ....and if I am not mistaken, Administrator password is set up during install process. And as a note you do not have to go into safe mode to access administrator account. Just ctrl+alt+del at the windows log-in screen type in administrator ....and you in.. And I also find interesting how it creates a user account by defualt and your able to change to administrator account with user account privaledges.
Chris S (A+,Net+,MCP)
"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:
Windows has been this way since Win 98. That's why the only normal way to get to this account is in Safe Mode. You may set a password if you like.
"chrisgruntled" wrote in message After enabling the adminstrator account, I found that I can access the built-in administrator account with absolutely no password...What great security. I wonder what happen to setting up the administrator password on install ??

INCORRECT.
"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote in message

Windows has been this way since Win 98. That's why the only normal way to get to this account is in Safe Mode. You may set a password if you like.
"chrisgruntled" wrote in message After enabling the adminstrator account, I found that I can access the built-in administrator account with absolutely no password...What great security. I wonder what happen to setting up the administrator password on install ??