Subj : Re: Windows XP Administrator Password To : All From : bandkrafferty@comcast.net Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 07:14 pm Path: eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!u senet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder01.blueworldhosting.com!peer02.iad.highwinds-m edia.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!post02.iad.highwi nds-media.com!fx43.iad.POSTED!not-for-mail From: bandkrafferty@comcast.net Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support Subject: Re: Windows XP Administrator Password Message-ID: <2c8ohbpkb6m9gs64qh9fj6ugpdtpl2pe3v@4ax.com> References: <7npkhbthk3gc988un3h8gaumaklb56a312@4ax.com> <7g7nhbthbbjcmlh15uobe6i963cpepvo5v@4ax.com> <30bnhbh8q6d1n70b7p3i9s05of05ng3hen@4ax.com> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 5.00/32.1171 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 44 X-Complaints-To: abuse@easynews.com Organization: Forte - www.forteinc.com X-Complaints-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly. Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2016 21:36:28 -0400 X-Received-Bytes: 3135 X-Received-Body-CRC: 3978308422 Xref: mx02.eternal-september.org microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support:31849 On Sat, 23 Apr 2016 10:14:22 -0700, Barry Schwarz wrote: >On Sat, 23 Apr 2016 12:10:55 -0400, bandkrafferty@comcast.net wrote: > >>On Fri, 22 Apr 2016 20:56:37 +0100, Good Guy >>wrote: >> >>>On 22/04/2016 19:05, bandkrafferty@comcast.net wrote: >>>> Hi everyone. First time post c. maybe a silly question. I'm trying >>>> to install TrendMicro and the installation routine keeps asking me for >>>> an Administrator Privilege pwd. AFAIK I don't have one. I never set >>>> a pwd. on this computer. I see where I can in Control Panel under >>>> "users." Is the problem as simple as my just entering a pwd. and that >>>> becomes the administrator pwd? Thanks in advance for any help. As >>>> you all can see, I'm not exactly a computer whiz! BillR. >>> >>>If you didn't set any password then you simply need to press the [enter] >>>key when promted to enter the password. >>> >>>By default, the first account created on any XP, Vista, Windows 7, >>>Windows 8/8.1 or Windows 10 is always an Administrator user. Password i >>>normally optional but most people create one anyway. I always do. >>>However, if there is no password then try pressing the enter key. >>> >>>Hope this helps. >>I tried your suggestion but it didn't work. All that happened was >>that the "Password" request stayed in place. Thanks for the advice. >>Am I risking anything if, after all this time, I create a new >>password? BillR. > >What operating system are you using? When you boot the system, what >accounts appear on the welcome screen? Which one do you use? Does >your account have any administrator privileges? I'm using WinXP, 32 bit version. When I boot, no accounts appear on the welcome screen although I think they did back in the day several years ago. My account is listed under my name in Control Panel as the administrator but there's no password set c. it because I never set one up. I think that's what I should do but there's no rush on this since the TrendMicro program is good until 6/30 and also I've renewed the same program at least twice before and nothing like this ever happened. Mostly I'm just trying not to make a bad situation worse. Thanks for the help. BillR. --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.1 * Origin: Prison Board BBS Mesquite Tx //telnet.RDFIG.NET www. (1:124/5013) .