[H8R]

So a dude here at work asked me to look at his GF's machine. XP home.

The main login has just about no security privileges and I can't uninstall anything or do any other system maintenance type things. They don't know the Administrator password.


Any way to reset it? (I should know this one....)

 

[binary visions]

Did you try just hitting "enter" at the admin password prompt? XP home defaults to no administrator password.

 

[H8R]

Did you try just hitting "enter" at the admin password prompt? XP home defaults to no administrator password.

Ok...total WTF on this one.

I did try to hit "enter", it tells me there is a "restriction" on that account.



So I booted to Safe mode and I was able to go into Administrator, no prob. No password.



I need to boot to regular mode to do updates and install Windows Defender, etc though. I can't find where the fvck this "Restriction" is placed. I thought there should be NO restrictions placed on Administrator??


Seems like it's a spyware or virus trick trying to cockblock the system.

 

[Red Rabbit]

Ok...total WTF on this one.

I did try to hit "enter", it tells me there is a "restriction" on that account.



So I booted to Safe mode and I was able to go into Administrator, no prob. No password.



I need to boot to regular mode to do updates and install Windows Defender, etc though. I can't find where the fvck this "Restriction" is placed. I thought there should be NO restrictions placed on Administrator??


Seems like it's a spyware or virus trick trying to cockblock the system.

Change the privileges of the other account. Try it that way.

 

[binary visions]

Can you change the password on the Admin account from safe mode?

 

[H8R]

Can you change the password on the Admin account from safe mode?

Yes, but when I go back to standard mode it's cockblocked.


I'm going back to safe mode to dig deeper.