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The password for the built in Windows Administrator account is normally blank (none). In XP Home, boot the computer into Safe Mode. Do this by repeatedly tapping the F8 key as the Type in "Administrator" (without the quotes) and whatever password you assigned (default is no password) when you set up Windows.

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Make sure your User Name and domain are correct, then type your password again. letters in the password must be typed using the correct case". I have previously logged on to this built in Administrator account without a password and I know I have not assigned a password to it. Any ideas? Is it possible that while

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And you can't create an account called "Administrator" because there already IS an account with that name -- the built-in Administrator account. I can't really know this, because, In addition, the box for requiring user name and password is checked, but I don't enter a password. I don't think I even set one up.

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NEED TO LOCK DOWN THE BUILT-IN ADMIN ACCOUNT FROM PASSWORD CHANGES???? Go to www.joeware.net Products link and check out Secure500. user info on other people's machines out on the internet who don't lock down NetBIOS or anonymous access. and in 5% they have an administrator account with no password set :D.

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Brent Marnati marnatiso...@yahoo.com microsoft public windowsxp newusers I tried the no password thing on the Administrator account and it said it cannot give me The "built in admin.." cannot be deleted he is correct about that. Your only problem will be wether or not you set a password for admin.. earlier.

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If you reset the built-in Administrator account's password in Home or have Pro and don't remember the password, use NTpasswd to change the built-in Administrator account's password to a blank. http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ The most common cause of the system asking for a password (where none was set) is

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Michael K. -----Original Message----- did you delete the old account? and do you not know the built in administrator account password?? have you tried the I can't go back to old way as there was no PW requirement for Administrator ID so no password was ever set. Also, Doc PC is unable to print via Secy PC.

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If you set a password on the built in Administrator account or you are using XP Pro and have forgotten the password then go to http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ and download the boot disk, this will enable you to reset any system password on an NT class operating system. Look at :- How to take ownership of a

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You can NOT disable the built-in administrator account. You certainly can rename it though. Maybe you should just get familar with the NT security concept and was locked out... specially as you can't set a password for it in NT... hmmmm... I guess resetting an account that has no password is pretty complicated.

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When I first built the system when the first account (system owner's account) is created, the administrator account becomes hidden and the first user becomes F8 and do a safe boot, and log in using the hidden Administrator account. This was when I discovered the this account still existed and had no password.

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Detailed register information is available in system error logs so you can decode which bits are set in which device registers. This has been pointed out repeatedly. there are Windows boxes out there with no password on the administrator account and with the user running everything from the administrator

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Can anyone please guide me what is the default password set by windows updates or is there any other means for me to log in & reset admin passowrd. Thanks.. There is no password. Just leave the field blank. BTW, it is NOT good practice to use just the built-in administrator account for day-to-day use.

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I NEED MY COMPUTER!!! dana log on to the Administrator Account and re-set the passord. In XP Home, boot up into Safe Mode. In Pro, press Ctl-Alt-Del twice at and de-select the password option for each account. restart the machine, and you should then be able to log in to your user accounts (with no password).

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Isn't that a security risk when you boot in safe mode, since there is no password associated to the default Administrator Account? Martin. "Ronnie Vernon MVP" <r...@invalid.org> wrote in message news:EAD1BC94-333C-4662-BEB0-0CDA69E57801@microsoft.com... Craig The built-in administrator account is hidden,

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JS @ microsoft public windowsxp basics Assuming that none of the account you referred to is the built in Windows Administrator account then: Also the password for the built in Type in "Administrator" (without the quotes) and whatever password you assigned (default is no password) when you set up Windows.

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I believe the question was (at least mine is): If there is no password associated with the built-in admin account (which is presently hidden), Bruce Chambers had written: "Only if the computer owner is so utterly foolish as to have not set a strong password on the built-in Administrator account the first time

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You have just discovered why you should NOT use the built-in administrator account as the only account on an XP machine. None, Administrator and Admin do not work. One only gets only 3 tries each cycle. Is there a standard password to use in this repair since i have set no password in the PC ?

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Kevin K WMTRP...@Yahoo.com microsoft public windowsxp security_admin Winodws XP has a built in administrator account that can not be deleted. It will only work in the safe mode or when there are no Is there anyway to set up that account as a Limited User, with automatic logon (no password) TIA Neil Acquatella.

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"JS" wrote: Note: The default password for the built in (this account is normally hidden) Windows 'Administrator' account is by default blank (no password). For XP Home users: Boot the computer Type in "Administrator" (without the quotes) and 'if' you assigned a password when you set up Windows, then enter it.