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1.) Your going to want to reboot the system...

2.) During the Windows loading screen (which should read your operating system with a small loading bar at the bottom, or with Vista just the small loading bar) you're going to want to tap F8 a few times, and you should hear a beeping sound.

3.) A list of many options (ex. Start Windows Normally, Start Windows in Safe Mode) is going to pop up. Your going to want to select Start Windows in Safe Mode.

4.) After Windows loads up, you'll come to the computer's account log-in screen, and there should be an account without a password entitled Administrator, log-in on it.

5.) Your done, Control Panel > User Accounts; edit anything you need to, install or download anything, or such.

Well the problem with this is it only works on Windows XP Home

Anything above that requires a password on the administrator account durring install.

Yea this is kinda old news, but glad you posted it.

i had MCE and it worked on MCE

(02-04-2008 09:43 PM)Vic Wrote: [ -> ]i had MCE and it worked on MCE

Then when it was setup the person was a idiot. You can not use this trick on any of my computers due to the fact that the administrator account is password protected

i'v even reinstalled Windows and its the same, so idk what ur talking about, it never comes with pass.

(02-05-2008 10:38 PM)Vic Wrote: [ -> ]i'v even reinstalled Windows and its the same, so idk what ur talking about, it never comes with pass.

Next time I install windows I will show you the screen. XP Home dosent have it but I know for a fact PRO and MCE both have it

here is the proof...I dident make it img tags because of its size
http://downloads.themodshop.net/data/img...G_1145.JPG

well the administrator never shows when u want it to, only when in safe mode. also i never put in the passwords so i didn't know.

well now you do ...however there are other work around's that take a little longer to do...we wont get into them here