[:)] Hello all [:)] After all the talk about passwords you may care to note the following:
I mentioned the hidden administrator account in XP (this Built-in account is for administering the computer/domain), I think Barry replied with something that went above my head recently. But I have done a bit more research: apart from booting into safe mode and typing Administrator as the user and pressing ok. This may not work on all Windows XP Pro machines where you may have startup with the "Welcome Screen" (where you select your username), press CTRL+ALT+DEL twice in a row there (after rebooting) and type in the username "Administrator" and try no password. I wonder if that would have worked for (Lebo) Mick's friends? 1. Make sure all the accounts on your computer(s) have strong passwords. 2. Allow no blank passwords 3. Never tell people any of your passwords, and if you suspect anyone may know any of these, change them. 4. Change your passwords frequently. 5. Set a password for the hidden administrative account in XP. To see if a password is set for this and other accounts through the control panel, but I don't think you can do it where an account is hidden, In which case you can also do this through: Start button --> RUN -->(type) control userpasswords2 -->(click) OK. Select the user in question and click on the "reset password" button. Make sure you include the hidden administrators account, if you can't remember a lot of passwords just remember one and consider some free software: http://keepass.sourceforge.net/ <http://keepass.sourceforge.net/> http://www.roboform.com/ <http://www.roboform.com/> Just out of interest would anyone like to comment on the ASP.NET machine account? I think it's benign. Heres a laugh [:D] a few nights back I found the jolly old "control password2" and was able to help someone that was working on a machine where the Users account screen was blank. Now I can't avoid references to it, then Renegade mentioned it, and now its cropped up again. I suppose everyone else knew of it for ages LOL. [:o)] Paris [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
