Comments on: How To Change a Windows XP Limited User Account Into a Computer Administrator

By: kcs3295

kcs3295 — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:08:55 +0000

Would like to add to comment 71; this is also a good way to find backdoor user accounts such as trogans.

Open devise manager to see the computer number, and as in the above – if you see an account other than that or an oem or Microsoft support account – this could be your trogan.

Just had a laptop that had been to 2 pc shops & they re-installed the OS & who knows what & could not repair the pc.

I disabled the account which had been permanantly locked with a password & didn’t show on user signin on XP Pro.

Was so bad it had disabled the cddrive in bios & the registry, usb & network boot in the bios. Worst I’ve seen.

Also had a hidden partition which Paragon Partition Manager Pro did reveal which I believe was the location of the trogan in the root directory.

Killed it & cleaned the pc – no re-install of the OS.

Maybe this will help others.

Ken

By: kcs3295

kcs3295 — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 14:06:06 +0000

This app is 55 megs & that concerns me especially if I ran that on anyones pc.

It can be done in XP Pro in a limited account by Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Local Users and Groups > Users & click on the users name, the right click that user & select Properties. A new menu appears – select Member Of & click Add > Advanced > Find Now & select the account you want to be a member of.

I have not use this on my pc as it could lock certain folders & possibly permanantly. But access should be available for repair purposes, upgrades, etc.

Ken

By: abdo

abdo — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:47:06 +0000

i got nothing when i boot up my pc it started normaly so what’s wrong???????????????

By: Luke

Luke — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:16:13 +0000

yo Prashanth
y dont u try booting up ur pc with puppy linux u can get into all ur files on that administrator account without needing a password and u can back up all the files to a usb or the other account u were talking about BYE :0 haha

By: heero

heero — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:38:46 +0000

there’s a [roblem with the video card..

By: Prashanth

Prashanth — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:41:18 +0000

Hi i created new user account in control pannel in my comp so wen i restarted sys. new user account came. but how to get into the old administrator account bcuz sm of my doc r thr in adminstrator desktop. if sm help it wld b helpfull

thanks

By: guy

guy — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:02:54 +0000

Can one put in the USB with a copy of the CD and do it like that?