Admin Password

[jeepinjp]

Hi I have a family system dell dimension 3000 xp update 2 , and I changed my
admin pw wrote it down and my son threw away the paper. Now my kids have
still been using under their pw but without admin. pw I cant update
antivirus/spy and we have some issues. One being a nuisance called pro
antispyware 2009....

any ideas as to how to get rid of and how to change my admin pw???

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Hi I have a family system dell dimension 3000 xp update 2 , and I
changed my admin pw wrote it down and my son threw away the paper.
Now my kids have still been using under their pw but without admin.
pw I cant update antivirus/spy and we have some issues. One being a
nuisance called pro antispyware 2009....

any ideas as to how to get rid of and how to change my admin pw???

Lost Password:
http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm
and/or
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html


Suggestions to fix AntiVirus 2009:
Download, install, run, update and perform a full scan (separately) with the
following two applications (freeware versions are the ones to use for this):

SuperAntiSpyware
http://www.superantispyware.com/

MalwareBytes
http://www.malwarebytes.com/

After performing a full scan with one and then the other and removing
whatever they both find completely, you may uninstall these products,
if you wish.


For the future:
Now is a great time to point you to one of the easiest ways to find
information on problems you may be having and solutions others have found:

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

 

[1PW]

Hi I have a family system dell dimension 3000 xp update 2 , and I changed my
admin pw wrote it down and my son threw away the paper. Now my kids have
still been using under their pw but without admin. pw I cant update
antivirus/spy and we have some issues. One being a nuisance called pro
antispyware 2009....

any ideas as to how to get rid of and how to change my admin pw???

Hello jeepinjp:

Shenan probably would have liked to remind you to update your system
with service pack 3 and beyond. Please do all that Shenan has
recommended. Spot on...

Best wishes.

Pete

 

[jeepinjp]

Lost Password:
http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm
and/or
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html


Suggestions to fix AntiVirus 2009:
Download, install, run, update and perform a full scan (separately) with the
following two applications (freeware versions are the ones to use for this):

SuperAntiSpyware
http://www.superantispyware.com/

MalwareBytes
http://www.malwarebytes.com/

After performing a full scan with one and then the other and removing
whatever they both find completely, you may uninstall these products,
if you wish.


For the future:
Now is a great time to point you to one of the easiest ways to find
information on problems you may be having and solutions others have found:

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way



Shenan,

Thanks I will try that. Again if I can`t get my admin
status I cant run/update any anti spy ware....

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have a family system dell dimension 3000 xp update 2 , and I
changed my admin pw wrote it down and my son threw away the paper.
Now my kids have still been using under their pw but without admin.
pw I cant update antivirus/spy and we have some issues. One being a
nuisance called pro antispyware 2009....

any ideas as to how to get rid of and how to change my admin pw???

Lost Password:
http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm
and/or
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html


Suggestions to fix AntiVirus 2009:
Download, install, run, update and perform a full scan (separately) with
the
following two applications (freeware versions are the ones to use for
this):

SuperAntiSpyware
http://www.superantispyware.com/

MalwareBytes
http://www.malwarebytes.com/

After performing a full scan with one and then the other and removing
whatever they both find completely, you may uninstall these products,
if you wish.


For the future:
Now is a great time to point you to one of the easiest ways to find
information on problems you may be having and solutions others have found:

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

Thanks I will try that. Again if I can`t get
my admin status I cant run/update any anti spy ware....

If you follow the links I gave you for the Lost Password - you should regain
access fairly easily.

Please - come back and let everyone know how things went, what you ended up
doing, what you found, etc...