Default Administrator Password needed - Win XP Pro

Posted: 07-23-2003, 11:38 AM

Gal Savion

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Hi,
I'm trying to install Win XP Pro on a stand alone PC. In
the setup process I skipped the part of definning Users.
Now it asks for an Administrator password to finish the
installation (and I don't remember that I defined it).
1. Does anybody know it ?
2. Should I reinstall from the beginning (I hope not)?
Help ....
Thanks in Advance,
Gal.

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Mike Kolitz

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Re: Default Administrator Password needed - Win XP Pro

Posted: 07-23-2003, 01:28 PM

If the Administrator password is not specified during installation, the
default password is blank. Just hit Enter to get past it.

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"Gal Savion" <gsavion@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:09e701c35106$8a64eeb0$a501280a@phx.gbl...

> Hi,
> I'm trying to install Win XP Pro on a stand alone PC. In
> the setup process I skipped the part of definning Users.
> Now it asks for an Administrator password to finish the
> installation (and I don't remember that I defined it).
> 1. Does anybody know it ?
> 2. Should I reinstall from the beginning (I hope not)?
> Help ....
> Thanks in Advance,
> Gal.
>

Will Denny

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Re: Default Administrator Password needed - Win XP Pro

Posted: 07-23-2003, 01:44 PM

Hi

With an install of XP Pro you would have been required to set a password for the Administrator account. The install wouldn't go any further if you didn't set that password. So, at some time you must have supplied XP with a password for the Administrators account. The scenario is different in XP HE - the password for the Administrator account is intentionally left blank.

If you can't remember the password for the Administrators account, you may very well have to reinstall.

Will

"Gal Savion" <gsavion@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:09e701c35106$8a64eeb0$a501280a@phx.gbl...

> Hi,
> I'm trying to install Win XP Pro on a stand alone PC. In
> the setup process I skipped the part of definning Users.
> Now it asks for an Administrator password to finish the
> installation (and I don't remember that I defined it).
> 1. Does anybody know it ?
> 2. Should I reinstall from the beginning (I hope not)?
> Help ....
> Thanks in Advance,
> Gal.
>

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