'john ha[_3_ Wrote:
> ;905929']I have heard of the "administrator password" for a
> super-administrator.
>
> But I have never "set" the "administrator password" or "super admin
> password".
>
> I do, however, have a user account with admin privileges that I set a
> password to.
>
> Is that the same thing? Does my creating a user account with admin
> privileges and password make the password for the super-admin the same,
> or
> will the vista admin password still remain blank?
>
> I'm wondering if this is the case, if a hacker tried to break into my
> system
> to grab files, if I never set the administrator/super-admin password,
> does
> that mean there is none, and they just walk right in,
>
> or does it default to the password I have on my user account with admin
>
> privileges?
>
> Thank you again for your help!
When you have installed Windows Vista first time, how long did it take
you to realize that you lost the administrator’s password? With me it
was about a week before I needed to make some changes in the file
system. It suddenly occurred to me that being logged in as
administrator might make the User Account Control dialog box go away,
but I didn’t know the administrator’s password! What the heck is the
Vista administrator’s default password?
Unlike the previous releases of Windows, Windows Vista does not
automatically create an Administrator account during installation. The
theory is that the typical Windows user does not need to run with
administrator privileges. Using a non-administrator account will
prevent a Windows user from accidentally deleting operating system
folder, files, and registry information, and prevent any Malware
infecting the computer from doing the same. However, if you really need
to run as an Administrator, you can easily activate the built-in
Administrator account yourself.
Here are the basic steps to activate Vista’s Administrator account and
assign it a password:
Logon to Vista using a standard user account
From the Start menu, navigate to the Command Prompt menu item in the
Accessories menu
Right-click on the Command Prompt menu item and select Run as
Administrator
Click the Continue button on the User Account Control dialog box
At the command prompt, enter net user administrator password, and hit
Enter
At the command prompt, enter net user administrator activate:yes, and
hit Enter
At the command prompt, enter exit and hit Enter to close the command
window
Log off and logon as Administrator using the password you selected
This procedure activates a user account named Administrator and assigns
it Full Control security privileges. The user name “Administrator” is
reserved, so you cannot create a user account with this name even if
you haven’t activated the built-in Administrator account. Depending on
the local password policy of the computer, you might be required to
enter a password of a minimum length or complexity, and not be allowed
to use a blank password.
I Forgot my Vista Administrator Password!
The User Accounts applet in Control Panel features the Create a
password reset disk wizard. Using this wizard, a floppy disk or USB
flash drive can be created that allows the password of a specific user
account on a specific Windows Vista computer to be reset by the user.
Possession of the reset disk is considered to be authorization to reset
the account’s password. The reset disk can also be reused to reset the
account’s password multiple times. However, you need to know the
password of the account you want to create the reset disk for, and you
must create the reset disk before you forget the account’s password.
To use the Vista password reset disk:
Insert the floppy or USB reset disk in the computer
Click the Reset password… item on the Vista logon screen to start the
Password Reset Wizard
Click the Next button
Enter a new password
Reenter the new password
If prompted, enter a password hint
Click the Next and Finished buttons
Enter your new password to logon to the user account
--
doctormrli
Guide to Reset Windows Password:
http://www.windowspasswordsrecovery.com/getting_started/index.htm
So for several years I have been wandering around with that misconception in my head! Also, why is it that if you lock yourself out of your files, you can usually recovery them in Safe Mode? Is it simply because it is Safe Mode and the security is relaxed? Thanks!