Changed Limited to Admin (WXP) (WXP)

[mtg42]

A user of a shared PC keeps changing their account from limited to admin. I know he doesn't have the admin password, and he hasn't changed the Admin pw, unless he change it back...
How is this happening? How can i stop it?
Thanks

[DanK]

The Admin account can be accessed through booting into safe mode, no password is required.

i've seen away to stop this happening but i can't find it at the minute.

I'll let you know if i can remember where i seen it

<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by DanK on 11/05/02 05:37.</FONT></P>

[DanK]

Posted by Paul38

1. Turn off your computer.
2. Power on and hit 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\ControlPanel
5. Double Click on Users Accounts
6. Select the Administrators Account from the list.
7. Apply a password.
8. Then restart the system.

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[lawnguyen]

If you are administrator of that computer. Don't give him or her administrative right. I mean remove
him out of the administrators group. Put him or her
into "power users group" instead of "administrator
group".

[mtg42]

I tried the boot to safe mode, etc, that Paul suggested.
So far, so good...I forgot to mention earlier that it's XP home, so the rules are a little different.

Thanks for your help!

[DanK]

mtg42,

if you follow paul's instructions that will solve the problem of users logging into the admin account

[Nana]

"if i can remember where i seen it"

Dan, Dan, Dan. . .
This is your grade 2 English teacher, do you remember me? I still have that ruler. How are your knuckles?

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[DanK]

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erm..,

well done Nana, spotting my deliberate mistake /images/forums/icons/wink.gif