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Re: New PC, Already has ADMIN acct.

Subject: Re: New PC, Already has ADMIN acct.
From: Gordon <gordon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:10:24 +0000
Newsgroups: 24hoursupport.helpdesk
On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:05:57 +0000, fred-bloggs wrote:

> "Fred" <fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> news:FlXMf.25210$bw1.17989@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: 
> 
>> Could anyone please tell me how, after buying a second hand PC, i can
>> get rid of the passworded Admin logon that is already there. Or do I
>> have to re-install XP, i'd rather not do the latter, but if ya can
>> tell me how to delete the current Admin logon, and NOT lose all the
>> files and folders that go with it.
>> THANKS -
>>  winXP PRO, compaq , 10gig,128 ram
>> 
> 
> Maybe this will do what you want?
> How to Disable the Local Administrator Account on Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281140

And why would he want to do that? the built-in Administrator account is
the ONLY way in to the machine if the normal user (whether Admin or
Limited) goes belly-up, without doing a repair install.

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