how does one change the administrative password in xp?

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I cannot discover where to change the Administrator password in xp. Can I do
it logged in from my user account with administrtative priviliges? I know the
password, I would like to change it.
 
Elijah said:
I cannot discover where to change the Administrator password in xp. Can I do
it logged in from my user account with administrtative priviliges? I know the
password, I would like to change it.
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Hi

If you want to *change* it, the easiest would be to log on as
"Administrator".


If *resetting* it is ok:

From your ordinary administrator account, run the following command
from Start/Run:

control userpasswords2

Then reset the password for the builtin Administrator user account.
 
Cannot Change the Password for the Administrator Account in
User Accounts in Control Panel
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;298252

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| I cannot discover where to change the Administrator password in xp. Can I do
| it logged in from my user account with administrtative priviliges? I know the
| password, I would like to change it.
 
I cannot discover where to change the Administrator password in xp.
Can I do it logged in from my user account with administrtative
priviliges? I know the password, I would like to change it.
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Are you talking about XP Home or XP Professional?

Massimo
 
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