Admin password

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Duster6524 <duster6524 RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
> I can not log onto the admin account of my desktop computer
> with the password I originally setup anymore. I have not
> used this account since setting up XP, I've been using my
> account I set up with admin rights. The other night my
> computer had a "seizure" and when it rebooted it only came
> up the admin account and it would not take the password.
> After rebooting a couple times it finally came up with the
> normal logon screen with me and guest account and I was able
> to log in. I'm curios now as to why I can't log into the
> admin account and want to know how to reset the password for
> it. Can anyone help?! Thanks in advance
> Duster

Is the account you can't get into is the built-in Administrator
account? If that's the case, try the following,

Log on with your account that has admin rights.
Open a Command Prompt window, Start -> Run -> cmd.exe -> Click
OK.
Enter the following at the command prompt.

net user administrator *

Hit Enter.
Leave the line blank when asked to type a password.
Hit Enter.
Leave the line blank when asked to retype the password.
Hit Enter.
This should reset the password for the Administrator to a blank
password.
Now, see if you can logon to the Administrator account.
If you can, go to Control Panel -> User Accounts and add a
password to this account.

Note: You can also change the password using the net user
command by placing the new password at the end of the command.
For example,

net user Administrator New!Password!4ThisAccount

means that the built-in Administrator account now has the
following password,
New!Password!4ThisAccount.

Good luck

Nepatsfan
 >> Stay informed about: Admin password 

Login to another account that have administrative privileages.
CLick Start > Run
Type "lusrmgr.msc" (- quotes)
Double click Users
Right click Administrator > Set password



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> I can not log onto the admin account of my desktop computer with the
> password I originally setup anymore. I have not used this account since
> setting up XP, I've been using my account I set up with admin rights. The
> other night my computer had a "seizure" and when it rebooted it only came up
> the admin account and it would not take the password. After rebooting a
> couple times it finally came up with the normal logon screen with me and
> guest account and I was able to log in. I'm curios now as to why I can't
> log into the admin account and want to know how to reset the password for
> it. Can anyone help?!
> Thanks in advance
> Duster
 >> Stay informed about: Admin password 

Yes, it is. But it is having some issues also. I fixed the built-in admin
account with info from nepatsfan. Thanks
Duster

"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Duster6524 wrote:
>> I can not log onto the admin account of my desktop computer with the
>> password I originally setup anymore. I have not used this account
>> since setting up XP, I've been using my account I set up with admin
>> rights. The other night my computer had a "seizure" and when it
>> rebooted it only came up the admin account and it would not take
>> the password. After rebooting a couple times it finally came up
>> with the normal logon screen with me and guest account and I was
>> able to log in. I'm curios now as to why I can't log into the
>> admin account and want to know how to reset the password for it.
>> Can anyone help?!
>
>
> Is your account (the one you are using now) an admin account?
> If so - change the true administrator's password.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
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> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
 >> Stay informed about: Admin password 

That done it! Thanks! Could you possibly help with the admin account I setup
for my normal use? It is supposed to be a full rights admin account, but it
is saying it's not in a couple of situations. Mainly the LAN setting
(connection page). Any ideas?
Thanks
Duster

"Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan DeleteThis @SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message
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> eT6XBYLFHHA.2468 DeleteThis @TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl,
> Duster6524 <duster6524 DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
>> I can not log onto the admin account of my desktop computer
>> with the password I originally setup anymore. I have not
>> used this account since setting up XP, I've been using my
>> account I set up with admin rights. The other night my
>> computer had a "seizure" and when it rebooted it only came
>> up the admin account and it would not take the password.
>> After rebooting a couple times it finally came up with the
>> normal logon screen with me and guest account and I was able
>> to log in. I'm curios now as to why I can't log into the
>> admin account and want to know how to reset the password for
>> it. Can anyone help?! Thanks in advance
>> Duster
>
> Is the account you can't get into is the built-in Administrator account?
> If that's the case, try the following,
>
> Log on with your account that has admin rights.
> Open a Command Prompt window, Start -> Run -> cmd.exe -> Click OK.
> Enter the following at the command prompt.
>
> net user administrator *
>
> Hit Enter.
> Leave the line blank when asked to type a password.
> Hit Enter.
> Leave the line blank when asked to retype the password.
> Hit Enter.
> This should reset the password for the Administrator to a blank password.
> Now, see if you can logon to the Administrator account.
> If you can, go to Control Panel -> User Accounts and add a password to
> this account.
>
> Note: You can also change the password using the net user command by
> placing the new password at the end of the command. For example,
>
> net user Administrator New!Password!4ThisAccount
>
> means that the built-in Administrator account now has the following
> password,
> New!Password!4ThisAccount.
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan
>
 >> Stay informed about: Admin password 

Thanks
Duster

"Ayush" <ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23txX9bMFHHA.4652@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Login to another account that have administrative privileages.
> CLick Start > Run
> Type "lusrmgr.msc" (- quotes)
> Double click Users
> Right click Administrator > Set password
>
>
>
> --
> Ayush [ Be ''?'' Happy ]
> -------------
> Search - www.Google.com | Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org
> Snip your long urls - http://snipurl.com/
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>
>
> Replied to [Duster6524]s message :
> -----------------------------------------------------------
>> I can not log onto the admin account of my desktop computer with the
>> password I originally setup anymore. I have not used this account since
>> setting up XP, I've been using my account I set up with admin rights. The
>> other night my computer had a "seizure" and when it rebooted it only came
>> up
>> the admin account and it would not take the password. After rebooting a
>> couple times it finally came up with the normal logon screen with me and
>> guest account and I was able to log in. I'm curios now as to why I can't
>> log into the admin account and want to know how to reset the password for
>> it. Can anyone help?!
>> Thanks in advance
>> Duster
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Admin password 

You're welcome. Glad to hear you were able to access the
Administrator account.

As for your other question, the best advice I can give you is
to post that question in the microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
newsgroup. That way your question will be seen by a larger
audience. The more people who see your question, the better
chance you have of getting useful advice.

That said, the type of behavior you describe is often caused by
a corrupted user account. To test for this, do the following.

Log on with the built-in Administrator account.
Create a new user account that is a Computer Administrator.
Log on with the new account.
See if you experience the same issues you're seeing in your
other account.
If everything seems OK with the new account, you can copy files
and folders from your old account into the new account.

How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151

Note: You'll have to import your email messages and contacts
from the old profile into the new profile. The procedure will
differ depending on your email program.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

"Duster6524" <duster6524 RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uF2vgDRFHHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl
> That done it! Thanks! Could you possibly help with the admin
> account I setup for my normal use? It is supposed to be a
> full rights admin account, but it is saying it's not in a
> couple of situations. Mainly the LAN setting (connection
> page). Any ideas? Thanks
> Duster
>
> "Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan RemoveThis @SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message
> news:47OdnZnsEcdDo_LYnZ2dnUVZ_sudnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> eT6XBYLFHHA.2468 RemoveThis @TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl,
>> Duster6524 <duster6524 RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> I can not log onto the admin account of my desktop computer
>>> with the password I originally setup anymore. I have not
>>> used this account since setting up XP, I've been using my
>>> account I set up with admin rights. The other night my
>>> computer had a "seizure" and when it rebooted it only came
>>> up the admin account and it would not take the password.
>>> After rebooting a couple times it finally came up with the
>>> normal logon screen with me and guest account and I was
>>> able to log in. I'm curios now as to why I can't log into
>>> the admin account and want to know how to reset the
>>> password for it. Can anyone help?! Thanks in advance
>>> Duster
>>
>> Is the account you can't get into is the built-in
>> Administrator account? If that's the case, try the
>> following, Log on with your account that has admin rights.
>> Open a Command Prompt window, Start -> Run -> cmd.exe ->
>> Click OK. Enter the following at the command prompt.
>>
>> net user administrator *
>>
>> Hit Enter.
>> Leave the line blank when asked to type a password.
>> Hit Enter.
>> Leave the line blank when asked to retype the password.
>> Hit Enter.
>> This should reset the password for the Administrator to a
>> blank password. Now, see if you can logon to the
>> Administrator account. If you can, go to Control Panel ->
>> User Accounts and add a
>> password to this account.
>>
>> Note: You can also change the password using the net user
>> command by placing the new password at the end of the
>> command. For example, net user Administrator
>> New!Password!4ThisAccount
>>
>> means that the built-in Administrator account now has the
>> following password,
>> New!Password!4ThisAccount.
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Nepatsfan
 >> Stay informed about: Admin password 

Thanks again! I'll check into it. I've gleaned so much useful info from here
and a couple of other newsgroups. Lots and lots of people with tons of know
how.
Keep up the good advice!
Duster

"Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan.TakeThisOut@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message
news:waGdndD5oI7S5u3YnZ2dnUVZ_sidnZ2d@comcast.com...
> You're welcome. Glad to hear you were able to access the Administrator
> account.
>
> As for your other question, the best advice I can give you is to post that
> question in the microsoft.public.windowsxp.general newsgroup. That way
> your question will be seen by a larger audience. The more people who see
> your question, the better chance you have of getting useful advice.
>
> That said, the type of behavior you describe is often caused by a
> corrupted user account. To test for this, do the following.
>
> Log on with the built-in Administrator account.
> Create a new user account that is a Computer Administrator.
> Log on with the new account.
> See if you experience the same issues you're seeing in your other account.
> If everything seems OK with the new account, you can copy files and
> folders from your old account into the new account.
>
> How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151
>
> Note: You'll have to import your email messages and contacts from the old
> profile into the new profile. The procedure will differ depending on your
> email program.
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan
>
> "Duster6524" <duster6524.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uF2vgDRFHHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl
>> That done it! Thanks! Could you possibly help with the admin
>> account I setup for my normal use? It is supposed to be a
>> full rights admin account, but it is saying it's not in a
>> couple of situations. Mainly the LAN setting (connection
>> page). Any ideas? Thanks
>> Duster
>>
>> "Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan.TakeThisOut@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message
>> news:47OdnZnsEcdDo_LYnZ2dnUVZ_sudnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>> eT6XBYLFHHA.2468.TakeThisOut@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl,
>>> Duster6524 <duster6524.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>> I can not log onto the admin account of my desktop computer
>>>> with the password I originally setup anymore. I have not
>>>> used this account since setting up XP, I've been using my
>>>> account I set up with admin rights. The other night my
>>>> computer had a "seizure" and when it rebooted it only came
>>>> up the admin account and it would not take the password.
>>>> After rebooting a couple times it finally came up with the
>>>> normal logon screen with me and guest account and I was
>>>> able to log in. I'm curios now as to why I can't log into
>>>> the admin account and want to know how to reset the
>>>> password for it. Can anyone help?! Thanks in advance
>>>> Duster
>>>
>>> Is the account you can't get into is the built-in
>>> Administrator account? If that's the case, try the
>>> following, Log on with your account that has admin rights.
>>> Open a Command Prompt window, Start -> Run -> cmd.exe ->
>>> Click OK. Enter the following at the command prompt.
>>>
>>> net user administrator *
>>>
>>> Hit Enter.
>>> Leave the line blank when asked to type a password.
>>> Hit Enter.
>>> Leave the line blank when asked to retype the password.
>>> Hit Enter.
>>> This should reset the password for the Administrator to a
>>> blank password. Now, see if you can logon to the
>>> Administrator account. If you can, go to Control Panel -> User Accounts
>>> and add a
>>> password to this account.
>>>
>>> Note: You can also change the password using the net user
>>> command by placing the new password at the end of the
>>> command. For example, net user Administrator New!Password!4ThisAccount
>>>
>>> means that the built-in Administrator account now has the
>>> following password,
>>> New!Password!4ThisAccount.
>>>
>>> Good luck
>>>
>>> Nepatsfan
>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Admin password