A friend received a used laptop with xp pro with an admin account and a
guest account on it. Both accounts are password protected, and she has only
the password for the guest account. She is limited with what she can do
with it.
Is there a way to create a new admin account, or to add admin rights to the
guest account ? I don't want to have to reinstall the os for her.



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Bill wrote:
> A friend received a used laptop with xp pro with an admin account and a
> guest account on it. Both accounts are password protected, and she has only
> the password for the guest account. She is limited with what she can do
> with it.
> Is there a way to create a new admin account, or to add admin rights to the
> guest account ? I don't want to have to reinstall the os for her.
>
>
>


What wrong with the answers you've already received to this question?
To repeat:

If the person from whom she purchased the computer cannot give her
the passwords, (and the installation CDs for the OS and any other
software installed), she'd be wise to immediately check with the
appropriate law enforcement agencies to ensure that she hasn't
inadvertently purchased stolen property.

Anyway, it's a moot point. With second-hand computers, perhaps
even if acquired from a family member or friend, but especially if
acquired from a stranger, the wisest course of action would definitely
be to format the hard drives and start fresh. She doesn't want to get
in trouble because the original owner may have filled the hard drive
with kiddie porn, or have problems because the original owner
downloaded/installed viruses or other malware.




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