Admin accounts

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When first I set up WinXP PRO I created one limited user account and one
admin account. At the time I thought that the admin account I had created
actually replaced the system admin account - so I didn't bother to remember
the password. After all why should I ? I thought that account had been
replaced. I now know otherwise.

Is it possible to reset the system admin password given that I know the
password for the admin account I created?
 
Hi,

Sure, logon as the known admin, go to the control panel/users - select the
default admin account and reset the password.

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Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

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Greetings --

Certainly. Log in using your administrative account, right-click
My Computer > Manage > Users and Groups > Users > right-click
Administrator > Set password.....


Bruce Chambers
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Bruce Chambers said:
Greetings --

Certainly. Log in using your administrative account, right-click
My Computer > Manage > Users and Groups > Users > right-click
Administrator > Set password.....
Click to expand...

Thanks for that Bruce... When I go there I get a warning about possible data
loss ... It says...

"Windows protects certain information by making it impossible to access if
the users password is reset"
It recommend using a password reset disc instead.

Any ideas on what that data loss might be all about?

Colin
 
Greetings --

I believe that it primarily concerns the potential inaccessibility
of any data encrypted by the Administrator account, as changing the
password from within the MMC is the equivalent of overriding the
accounts own "choice." I've yet to encountered any data
inaccessibility caused by changing the password via the MMC, but I've
never used the Administrator account for routine use (during which
data could accumulate), not to encrypt anything.

Further, if you haven't been routinely using the built-in
Administrator account - and your original posts leads me to believe
that you haven't, you aren't likely to have any data associated with
the account.


Bruce Chambers
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