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  • 19-07-2015 11:44am
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    !RAY
    Registered Users Posts: 115 ✭✭


    Hi ALL
    Need a bit of help. I have a Compaq computer well its my mates and trying to sort out a problem on the computer. His son set the computer up and was the administrator on the computer. He forgot the password the computer has not been used in about a year. Anyway there are two accounts his son and daughter we have the daughters password. Every time i try to delete a program i get the son's user account up saying we don't have the privilege and log on as administrator. I have been on google no luck. I have booted in safemode pressed ctrl alt delete twice to try get administrator account no luck (google).
    Any help much appreciated.
    Cheers
    Ray


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    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    What OS is it running.


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    Skerries
    Registered Users Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Skerries


    I normally use active password changer
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    AngryDiMaria
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 489 ✭✭AngryDiMaria


    Offline NT Password and registry editor always gets the job done.

    http://blog.omotech.com/?p=830


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    !RAY
    Registered Users Posts: 115 ✭✭!RAY


    mp22 wrote: »
    What OS is it running.

    Windows Vista.
    Cheers


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    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    google TRK and use the default setting


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    !RAY
    Registered Users Posts: 115 ✭✭!RAY


    is there no way i can change it from the other users account. i can log on to the other account in safe mode or any mode i need to. Is it possible to use the cmd window to set the user account to administrator as well so i can load and delete files.
    cheers


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    AngryDiMaria
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 489 ✭✭AngryDiMaria


    !RAY wrote: »
    is there no way i can change it from the other users account. i can log on to the other account in safe mode or any mode i need to. Is it possible to use the cmd window to set the user account to administrator as well so i can load and delete files.
    cheers

    I posted a tutorial for you earlier in the thread, it doesn't get much simpler than that. You cannot change the password from another account or through the command line, if there was a simpler way I would have told you.


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