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Reset Admin password in XP?
Name: ItzMe Date: August 30, 2002 at 09:01:50 Pacific
Comment:
Hey, I was wondering, i do not want to reinstall 4 machines because someone went in and changed the password. Are there any good programs [free or pay for] that you can use to reset the local admin password on an XP box?
Name: amor Date: August 30, 2002 at 09:11:05 Pacific
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You could just log in as another administrator. Then Open Computer Management. (MMC) then navigate to the Local Users and Groups tree. and from there you could choose the admin account to modify.
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Response Number 2
Name: ItzMe Date: August 30, 2002 at 09:52:07 Pacific
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Yes, but i DONT have another admin account, i cannot log into my Domain Admin account because i need to change the DNS settings through local admin to access Domain admin.
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Response Number 3
Name: peter Date: August 30, 2002 at 19:32:02 Pacific
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Actually XP has the "default administrator account"When you set up a NEW account as an administrator XP automatically hides the default administrator.Unless of course you've used this account gave it a name and password.Try it by starting in safe mode and if it lists this account tab thru the password and away you go
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