"Tall_Guy" wrote in message
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> "Vanguard" wrote:
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>> message
>> > Im the owner of a Dell computer and i was just wondering if anyone
>> > could tell
>> > me how i would find information about logging onto my system as the
>> > administrator. I go to the login screen by pressing ctrl-alt-del
>> > when
>> > im at
>> > the welcome screen, but in order to log on as the system
>> > administrator, i
>> > need to enter a password. However i cannot find any documentation
>> > in
>> > my
>> > computer manual about any password info. Can anyone tell me how i
>> > would go
>> > about finding such information?
>>
>>
>> So what does Dell say about how they setup their computers regarding
>> what passwords they specify by default in new installations? Have
>> you
>> tried using a blank password (i.e., no password has yet been
>> specified)?
>> If you are logging under an administrator-level account, you can
>> change
>> the password for any account (so you'll then know what it is).
>>
> I have tried leaving the password blank, that did not work . I set up
> my account so that i have administrator capabilities, however i need
> to log onto the adminitrator account, and to do that i need a
> password.
If you own login has administrator privileges then you can change the
password for ANY account, including the password for another
administrator account.
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