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More info?)
In Home, you have to boot in safe mode in order to logon as administrator.
Please ty find some reference on how XP Home is different from the normal version.
Or, if you can upgrade from this crippleware version, consider this.
Regards,
--PA
"Daniel Carwile" <DannyCarwile@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:eZwtfjTbFHA.1360@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> The Administrator account is disabled. How can I reset it and change
> the security policies for it? I think somehow it got set to only allow 1
> try and not to allow blank password. But the password is blank. Therefore
> I can never sign on as Administrator. Can I do it in the registry and if so
> where?
>
> Danny
>
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eVxjjmSbFHA.2440@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > That feature is not available in Windows XP Home Edition.
> >
> > --
> > Carey Frisch
> > Microsoft MVP
> > Windows XP - Shell/User
> > Microsoft Newsgroups
> >
> >
> > Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
> >
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > "Daniel Carwile" wrote:
> >
> > | Is there any way to change local security policies in XP Home edition?
> > | I need to change the policies for the Administrator account. In XP pro
> > you
> > | have the local security policy editor. Home doesn't have it or at least
> > I
> > | can't find it.
> >
>
>
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