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  1. January 17th, 2006, 04:31 PM #1
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    Missing admin password

    Hello
    I am a teacher and the one before me let the kids choose passwords. We figured most of them out but not the admin password for one computer. We can't install any anti-malware programs etc. What can we do to get the password, or clear it?
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  2. January 17th, 2006, 04:42 PM #2
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    You must reinstall. Depending on what service pack/windows version you're using, there may be workarounds, but these are security holes, and patched immediately. Also, the vDr policy prohibits us from offering help circumventing password protection. As a temporary fix, if one of the other accounts has administrator privleges, you can perform almost all the functions you would need. Is the computer on a domain?

    The teacher let the kids choose ADMIN passwords!?!?!?

    Good luck!
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  3. January 17th, 2006, 04:44 PM #3
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    I think so. She told me all the passwords she could think of. She was the type that didn't really control things. Anyway I don't even have the CDs. Things were very unorganized before I got here. It's a one room school so I have no one to ask. I guess we can't really do anything about it.
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  4. January 17th, 2006, 04:51 PM #4
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    Well the good news is that educational copies of Microsoft Software are cheap, if you need to purchase another license and CD. One room school? I thought those were eliminated in the 1900's!
    Good luck and I hope you can find the CD.
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  6. January 17th, 2006, 04:55 PM #5
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    Thanks. We'll probably buy one when the budget allows.
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