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More info?)
mercurial wrote:
> "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:
>>mercurial wrote:
>>
>>>my com has 2 accounts, my own and the asp.net account installed by microsoft
>>>.net 1.1 framework...i accidentally set the asp.net account to administrator
>>>and my own default account as limited...so when i logged off and logged in
>>>again...i can only access my default account, which is a limited account. so
>>>how do i change my account back to administrator??
>>
>>Log on with the builtin Administrator user:
>>
>>How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your
>>Password Expires
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;321305
>>
>>
>>If you have a password issue, you might try to reset the local
>>Administrator password with one of the methods mentioned here
>>(you might need to create the boot cd/floppy on another computer):
>>
>>http://securityadmin.info/noframes/faqget.asp#password
>>
>>http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm
>
> before i changed my administrator account into limited, i only saw 3
> accounts, one was my own administrator account, one a guest account (which
> was off), and the other a password-protected ASP.NET MACHINE account, and
> according to wad i have read, it only comes out after i installed the
> microsoft .net framework. and i accidentally set the administrative rights on
> this asp.net account...but i don't think i saw any built in admin user
Hi,
It is present (it is impossible to delete the builtin Administrator
account). At least for WinXP Home, I think you need to boot into
Safe Mode to see/use it.
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torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
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