In XP Home Edition the administrator account is only accessible from SafeMode. This account have no password by default.
To ensure a more secure system.
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Power on and press F8 just after the BIOS check is complete. Select Safe Mode from the List. Its around the top of the list.
3. On the next page press ENTER.
4. Work you way to the Desktop. Goto Control panel by:
*Clicking on Start|Settings|Control Panel
5. Double Click on Users Accounts
6. Select the Administrators Account from the list.
7. Apply a password.
Then restart the system.
Locking Computer in XP
To lock a computer in XP, as you probably know, you press "L" while holding down "Windows Logo" key on your keyboard. However, if you would like to lock a computer remotely, for example via "Remote Administrator", you don't have this ability.
What you can do instead, is to create a shortcut on remote computer's desktop where
Target %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation
Start In %windir%
This is a feature to change users but when you lock the system only the administrator can unlock it. This Feature is More Effective at Remote Computers.
Note: Restarting the Computer helps to unlock.
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Safe Mode in Computer
While your computing is booting, you can instruct the computer to boot in 'safe mode'. Safe mode refers to secure mode. You may then ask, is our computer not secure when we boot normally. Let us see how is safe mode more secure than the normal booting.
When your computer gives problems and you want to identify where is the problem, then you can use the safe mode for this. In safe mode, only limited number of driver programs are enabled. Therefore you cannot use CD drive. You cannot use the printer. And many other unnecessary drivers are not enabled.
While in Safe Mode, you can use the ScanDisk, defrag and other utility programs to repair your computer. To bring the computer to safe mode. When Computer Turns on, you have to press the F8 key. You should press the F8 key before the windows screen appears. Then you can choose the safe mode option to boot.
Some Anti virus software will tell you that some viruses can only be removed in safe mode, therefore the antivirus software will automatically start in safe mode or you may have to goto safe mode and then run the virus removal utility to remove the virus.
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When your computer gives problems and you want to identify where is the problem, then you can use the safe mode for this. In safe mode, only limited number of driver programs are enabled. Therefore you cannot use CD drive. You cannot use the printer. And many other unnecessary drivers are not enabled.
While in Safe Mode, you can use the ScanDisk, defrag and other utility programs to repair your computer. To bring the computer to safe mode. When Computer Turns on, you have to press the F8 key. You should press the F8 key before the windows screen appears. Then you can choose the safe mode option to boot.
Some Anti virus software will tell you that some viruses can only be removed in safe mode, therefore the antivirus software will automatically start in safe mode or you may have to goto safe mode and then run the virus removal utility to remove the virus.
Related: Pc's Safe Mode
Related: Remove Virus Safely in Safe Mode
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