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Admin access to password protected regular user account
How do I access a password protected regular user account on my computer? I
am the Administrator, and I want to access the account without changing or deleting the regular account password. |
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Admin access to password protected regular user account
dad1234;757189 Wrote: How do I access a password protected regular user account on my computer? I am the Administrator, and I want to access the account without changing or deleting the regular account password. Hello. As an administrator, you should be able to access any of the data of the regular user account. Was there something specific you wanted to see? -- .Joe _[image: http://uswave.net/vistax64/joetmvx64.png] (\"http://uswave.net/vistax64/joetmvx64.png\")_ _*::Vista_Forums::* (\"http://www.vistax64.com/\")_ _Geekbench_Sco_4031 (\"http://browse.geekbench.ca/geekbench2/view/51273\")_ _CPU-Z (\"http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=345866\")_ |
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Admin access to password protected regular user account
dad1234 wrote:
How do I access a password protected regular user account on my computer? I am the Administrator, and I want to access the account without changing or deleting the regular account password. You would have to take ownership of the accounts profile, thereby locking out the user. This is a deliberate design feature, so that users will know if unscrupulous administrators have been snooping. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot |