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10-31-2007
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| | Admin Account I've lost the password to my admistrative account, I can only use the other accounts and that puts restrictions on what I can do. Is there anyway I can reset my admin. password or change my limitations?? |
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10-31-2007
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| | Re: Admin Account Yvonne Are any of the other accounts administrators? If they are, you can go to User Accounts in Control Panel and remove the password for that account. -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User "yvonne" <yvonne@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:FC4D5043-0FC3-42EF-9FA7-C0AEC6EAB3FD@xxxxxx Quote: > I've lost the password to my admistrative account, I can only use the > other > accounts and that puts restrictions on what I can do. Is there anyway I > can > reset my admin. password or change my limitations?? |
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10-31-2007
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| | Re: Admin Account yvonne wrote: Quote: > I've lost the password to my admistrative account, I can only use the > other accounts and that puts restrictions on what I can do. Is there > anyway I can reset my admin. password or change my limitations?? Password Expires http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q321305 Go to http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ . There you will find zip files that will let you create boot floppy disks or bootable CDs that will enable you to reset any system password on an NT class operating system |
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10-31-2007
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| | Re: Admin Account GreenieLeBrun wrote: Quote: > yvonne wrote: Quote: >> I've lost the password to my admistrative account, I can only use the >> other accounts and that puts restrictions on what I can do. Is there >> anyway I can reset my admin. password or change my limitations?? > How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your > Password Expires > http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q321305 > > Go to http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ . There you will find > zip files that will let you create boot floppy disks or bootable CDs > that will enable you to reset any system password on an NT class > operating system |
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