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On Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:03:07 GMT, Zitty wrote:

I know it's MS :-)

O don't know if it was alwas like that, I know it can't be deleted or
moved out of the admin group.

It also depends if it's a Domain Controller, in Win Server 2003 , the
administrator account when disabled, can be used in safe mode.

Then again the OP , can always set the account lockout settings,
including setting it to 0, so failed attempts don't lock an account.

Me

"why?" <fgrirp*sgc@VAINY!Qznq.fpvragvfg.pbz> wrote in message
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That is the same link that I gave earlier, from which i got the ISO image
which doesn't work.

Nothing of use here.

$500 for a program that won't still install without Admin rights anyway? I
hyave ordered thier Evaluation CD though, don't know if it will help as it
will take up to 14 working days to arrive and that is way too late. This
problem must be resolved quicker than that one way or another.

That looks promising. I've downloaded it and will be going to burn it on to
CD in the next few hours. Will let you know how it goes.

"Bill" <noone@noaddress.net> wrote in message
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I will try to do it your way in the next few hours. Will let you know how it
goes.

On 2006-02-06, JP <test@test.com> wrote:

snip

When you get this sorted out, make sure that 'Admin' is not one of the
users listed at the 'user login'. You should only ever use Admin when you
/have/ to do something that cannot be done by a normal user - so give
yourself a 'normal user' account like everyone else, for normal purposes.

A little light googling reveals this site
<http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm> which looks as
though it may contain useful ideas (even though in your case you haven't
technically 'forgotten' the password, the system is convinced that you
have), and this one
<http://www.etomite.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=3099> which at least
confirms that you are not the first person to fall into this particular
Microsoft feature.

Of course, Microsoft might just possibly have some idea how to make the
product actually work ...

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On Mon, 06 Feb 2006 17:46:58 GMT, JP wrote:

<snip>


Then use the registry edit to blank the last username, after you get
back in :-) or the setting in policy that does the samething.

Me

On Mon, 06 Feb 2006 18:52:24 GMT, JP wrote:

My ISP is missing posts, for several days , groan.

The version I have seen boots from CD.

Well it is good :-) They used to sell LockSmith as a standalone product.

<snip>
OK.

Me

On Mon, 06 Feb 2006 17:28:30 +0000, Gordon wrote:

What is wrong with some one trying out an OS and asking for help when they
get stuck? Surely thats the best way to learn.
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Steve wrote:
I doubt that the OP will set up a system without a second admin account,
or equivalent, again...

"Competence" isn't an absolute - different environments demand
different levels of skills and experience to set up a system. If you are
very lucky, you are the only one that knows that you have learnt from
your mistakes...

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Palindr?me wrote:
And why run server 2003 at *home* if you or your users are going to f*ck up
when XP would have been perfectly adequate?

Gordon wrote:

As for me, I might if I had to install or support such a system
elsewhere. You can only learn so much from books and courses. And giving
telephone support is much easier if you are at the keyboard of a
machine running the same stuff. I am supporting GEM through to XP and
can never remember all the menus for all of them - but the guy the other
end never allows for that.


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Sue

"Palindr?me" <me9@privacy.net> wrote in message
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Damn right.

I've learnt some extremely important lessons that no Software Engineering
degree or MCSE/CCNA qualifications can teach.

"Gordon" <gordon@localhost.localdomain> wrote in message
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Because Tellytubbies Windows (aka Windows XP) is nowhere near adequate let
alone perfectly adequate.

"JP" <test@test.com> wrote in message
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Thank you to all that replied, I have now resolved the problem. The ISO
image from http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/ is excellent and works
very well.

JP wrote:
You CAN change XP so it looks and feels just like W2K you know........

(aka Windows XP) is nowhere near
Of course it is. That's why businesses run Server 2003 as a DESKTOP
operating system instead of XP, isn't it? (NOT)

If you don't think that XP is adequate, then you should have taken the
trouble to set up 2003 PROPERLY if you have users that are not capable of
entering passwords correctly.

"Gordon" <gordon@localhost.localdomain> wrote in message
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I don't want it to just look like XP I want it to perform like XP. Let's see
you DCPromo your XP and be a home server to 2 other PC's and a laptop every
now and then.

You may just use you PC to browse a bit of porn, send a few emails and
posts, write a letter or two but some people get a whole lot more out of
thier PC's and XP just doesn't cut it. That is why Server 2003 exists.

I did set it up properly. In fact I set it up too well which is what caused
the problem in the first place.

You don't really want to argue which is a better OS out of XP or WIn2K3 do
you? Move on then.

*****General wrote:
XP is PERFECTLY adequate for HOME and BUSINESS use - 2003 Server is an
INDUSTRIAL LEVEL server OS and is TOTAL UTTER OVERKILL for home use. No need
to use it AT ALL in a home environment.

But, if you want to play the "Oh look at me - how super duper I am, I can't
be bothered with XP, I run a SERVER OS (as DESKTOP?????) then you can take
the consequences when you use something you don't know much about.

"Gordon" <gordon@localhost.localdomain> wrote in message
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Did you manage to create a new tree in a forest on XP yet?

I did take it and I solved it too. The only mistake I made was coming in
here expecting a working solution.

Oh and the bit about not knowing much about it, my Win 2K and 2K3 MCSE
qualifications would suggest otherwise.

On 2006-02-07, *****General <*****General@j.invalid> wrote:
snip

snip

You manifestly did not 'set it up properly'; if you had, then granny
wouldn't have found an Admin account to try and log into - and you would
have had pre-emptive measures in place to cope with a blocked Admin
account, as the 'three strikes and you're history' failed login "feature"
of Windows Server 2003 seems to be well known, if Google's search results
are any guide.

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On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:05:34 GMT, *****General wrote:

Minesweeper Consultant & Solitaire Expert ?
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Steve
?wollof ot drah yllaer sdaerht sekam gnitsop-pot taht erawa uoy ereW

On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:05:34 GMT, *****General wrote:

<snip>

Not that I have seen, the technical designers with those qualifications
are useless. That's many different companies and over many years.

The paper looks good the real life know how isn't.

As mentioned, in this thread and before ,
Minesweeper Consultant & Solitaire Expert!

Me