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XP now asks for admin password
Name: aces n 8s Date: November 27, 2001 at 07:43:04 Pacific
Comment:
I installed XP Pro over 2000 Pro a month ago. Worked fine until a few days ago. Now when I try to load a new program or go into BIOS, is asks for the admin password. I never created one on startup.
How can I diable this or get around it? I tried Run: "control userpasswords2", and I am told I must be a member of the Admin group on this PC.
Name: Fred Date: November 27, 2001 at 09:12:57 Pacific
Reply:
XP cannot be installed without a password. Its part of the built-in innate security. The secondary account that you created in XP should be part of the administrator group. Find out:
Control Panel > User Accounts
fred
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Response Number 2
Name: guru Date: November 27, 2001 at 11:48:11 Pacific
Reply:
fred, xp CAN be installed without a password, i've done it about five times and it's been fine every time.
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Response Number 3
Name: anonymous Date: January 10, 2002 at 04:43:23 Pacific
Reply:
thanks fred! i had the same problem, i changed my admin password from the user accounts window in the control panel. :)
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