Comments on: Loss of access to Administrator Account and Security class http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/loss-of-access-to-administrator-account-and-security-class/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:43:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: garyfpb http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/loss-of-access-to-administrator-account-and-security-class/#comment-38169 garyfpb Tue, 20 Dec 2005 04:07:16 +0000 #comment-38169 Hi, there.

I’m guessing this is WindowsXP installed in a workgroup. Sometimes you don’t see all the local accounts on the initial login page, but you can access undisplayed accounts using CTRL-ALT-DELETE (twice in most cases I’ve experienced). This will then allow you to put a username in as well as the password.

As for the second message, this suggests to me that you have two machines on your network with the same name. There are a number of ways to troubleshoot this, but without some more details of the underlying infrastructure, it’s difficult to make suggestions. A couple of possibilities would be NetView or NetExplorer, both of which have free downloads. You should be able to find the other box with a duplicate name. Alternatively, you could just change the name of the machine displaying the message. You could save some time that way.

Gary

]]> By: jcan123 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/loss-of-access-to-administrator-account-and-security-class/#comment-38170 jcan123 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 02:19:50 +0000 #comment-38170 I agree with packet. The easiest way to reset admin password is to use Nordahls Boot CD. It works on XP, win2000 etc.

]]> By: studley http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/loss-of-access-to-administrator-account-and-security-class/#comment-38171 studley Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:50:16 +0000 #comment-38171 I assume this is a workstation running NT/2000/XP and the local administrator password is unknown. There is a shareware software called Passware that has helped me alot. The first step is to create a diskette with the new admin password on it. Then you need the 4 boot disks to install NT/2000/XP on the system. When the menu ask for any scsi drives that is the time to put the password diskette in. Just follow the instructions. The password will be encrypted an put in the Sam file. When the last floppy is run it will reboot the system and just logon with the new password. Remember this is for the local administrator.

Studley

]]> By: paul144hart http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/loss-of-access-to-administrator-account-and-security-class/#comment-38172 paul144hart Mon, 19 Dec 2005 17:41:51 +0000 #comment-38172 I would ask the secretary if she re-named the Adminstrator account. If so, you’ll need to re-name it back. If the problem is login automatically, then hit logout instead of shutting down and then type in Administrator.

For the duplicate name error, if its at home the chances of another computer with the same bios name are low. I’d un-install Norton or at least call them for help.

]]> By: packet http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/loss-of-access-to-administrator-account-and-security-class/#comment-38173 packet Mon, 19 Dec 2005 17:11:10 +0000 #comment-38173 Linux to the rescue! Try this tried and true administrator password reset CD which boots into a Linux kernel and allows you to change the password or edit the registry. I’ve used it many times successfully but use at your own risk.

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html

–P>G>>

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