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I LOCKED MYSELF OUT XP PRO

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by nighthawk777 Apr 26, 2004 last reply May 25, 2004

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I accidentally deleted my name from the Administrators group and now I can only log on as a guest and I was the only admin. How do I get back in as an admin?

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by mikex Apr 26, 2004

Boot the system from the Boot CD and restore to the previuos point

by robert.marsh Apr 26, 2004

Linux has a tool that you can use from bootup that will allow you to change the Administrator passord to whatever you choose it to be. You can search through some Linux tools sites or try this site:
http://www.netwarefiles.com/passmgmt.htm

by w2ktechman Apr 26, 2004

Do you remember the administrator account password? Try logging in as administrator with no password.

by yetanotheradmin May 25, 2004

Assuming you didn't configure (and forget) a password for the default administrator account and you didn't disable the account it should be a blank password. Otherwise linux boot disk.
Good luck.

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