Vista - Warning! No Password set for 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" <chrisgruntled@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2FF1D4C7-C673-4F30-8B66-B5A3BF960997@microsoft.com...
> 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" <chrisgruntled@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2FF1D4C7-C673-4F30-8B66-B5A3BF960997@microsoft.com...
> > 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" <chrisgruntled@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:79B0B771-60D8-4C30-A335-47480AFEDDCE@microsoft.com...
>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" <chrisgruntled@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:2FF1D4C7-C673-4F30-8B66-B5A3BF960997@microsoft.com...
>> > 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" <mvan103@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:41A2FBA2-F986-427F-A411-644100D47CD2@microsoft.com...
> 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" <chrisgruntled@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2FF1D4C7-C673-4F30-8B66-B5A3BF960997@microsoft.com...
>> 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 ??
>