Administrator Logon Troubles

urbane · #1 12-14-2005, 11:58 AM

Hi. Without realising, my friend bought an exbusiness laptop that still had user accounts attached. She has been signing in on an account that is not the administrator. She doesn't know the sign in details to get into the administrator account and therefore is restricted when using her laptop. Is there any way to fix this problem?

winxp · #2 12-14-2005, 04:03 PM

so she is logging in on guest? or on a limted account?

F A B Scott · #3 12-15-2005, 12:21 AM

The easiest and probably the only good way is to reinstall the XP operating system if you have the disk.

mahdiislam · #4 12-15-2005, 07:17 AM

Urbane, I've sent you a private message, please let me know if it worked.

Oleg · #5 12-15-2005, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by F A B Scott

The easiest and probably the only good way is to reinstall the XP operating system if you have the disk.

No need to reinstall OS there are many programs that will reset admin password.

F A B Scott · #6 12-15-2005, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oleg

No need to reinstall OS there are many programs that will reset admin password.

No need, but if there's nothing on it that is wanted, a clean install would be my choice.

Oleg · #7 12-15-2005, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by F A B Scott

No need, but if there's nothing on it that is wanted, a clean install would be my choice.

If he/she does not have OS or Restore CD this means you can't reinstall well you can download OS off the web,but If you are on Dial-Up it will take some time