RE: Windows 2000 Administrator lockout

[Tarun Bansal <yahoouec () iitr ernet in>]

Hi

        I do not know why the easiest solution is not popping up
        
        If you hace access of a common user then write regedit in command
prompt . Registry will pop up . then search for 'autoadminlogon' . after
you have find it in registry then change its value to 1 and reboot 

next time you boot , you will be automatically logged as administrator.
you can then change the password at cmd prompt by issuing command
 
net user adminaccountname newpassword

thn reverse the changes to registry and reboot.then login through your new
password

this is what stupidness of MS is . if you change passwd through GUI you
need to know earlier password  but the same does not apply if you do so by
cmd prompt

bye

tell me if it works

TARUN
         
> > Hello All,
> >
> > The network that I have is rather small.  1 server, and 4
> workstations.
> > I inherited the systems.  There has been no administrator working
> there
> > for a little over a year.  What administrator that was there, was very
> > much non-technical.
> >
> > When the network was built whoever built the server installed
> everything
> > they possibly could.  This system now how few main functions:
> > 1. File server
> > 2. Internet Gateway
> > 3. Symantec Virus manager
> >
> > Nobody knows any of the passwords for anything on the system.  Any of
> > the passwords that are in use are not allowed administrator access.  I
> > do mean for anything!  I can't even get Symantec to update virus
> > signatures, as I do not have a password to do the update with.  The
> > signature is like 2003 date.
> >
> > It is just very frustrating!
> >
> > I am looking for options, before I have to go and reformat and
> rebuild.
> > This would in some ways make life simpler, there are wrinkles in that
> > all of there operational data and other services are on the server.
> We
> > are currently moving foreword with a plan to rebuild.  This will
> happen;
> > I would rather pick the time to do it.  Rather than have it forced on
> > me.
> >
> > Does anyone know of any other way to take control of this machine and
> > network.
> >
> > Thanks for your time and any ideas will be appreciated.
> >
> > Robert Ritchey
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