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Sign in as Administrator

May 6, 2006 9:47AM PDT

I tried to change the way I sign in to automatic in the BIOS mode but I could not do anything because they wanted the Adnin. Now I am the only user so I am the Admin but when I try to change some settings it won't let me. After fiddeling around now when I start up I get a error message that I can't sign in but when I click OK my regular sign in is behind and that works.

I have a Dell(DE051) 2.53gb Intel Pentium 4,16K primary mem cache,256K secondary mem cache, 80GB Hard Drive,WinXP service pack2,

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Sign in as Administrator
May 6, 2006 9:52AM PDT

I FORGOT TO TELL YOU THAT I TRIED SYSTEM RESTORE BUT THERE WAS NO DATED BEFORE THIS. SOME HOW I SCREWED THAT UP!

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Sign in as Administrator
May 19, 2006 6:43AM PDT

I found the solution.............

Reboot the computer into "Safe Mode' by pressing the F8 key numerous
Times during the boot-up process. Arrow down to safe mode and click
Enter. We need to reset the password for the user. When prompted,
Select administrator as the account to log into. If you have set an
Administrator password previously, them type that into the box, if they
Have not set a password for the administrator account: then leave it
Blank. Once logged in, go to the control panel and user accounts.
Select the user name of the person and reset or remove the password for
That user. Then quit the user account tool and restart the computer.
Upon restart you should be able to log in to your normal user name. If
You still want to disable the log in screen, follow these directions to
The letter:

To make logon an unattended process: (you must be the administrator to
Do this). Set a system restore point before you attempt this.

Click [Start] [Run] and type: control userpasswords2
Click [OK]
The [User Accounts] Property Sheet displays.
On [Users] tab, clear the [Users must enter a user name and password to
Use this computer] check box.
Click [Apply].
Enter a user name and password that should be used to logon
Automatically in the dialog box that appears.
Click [OK].
Go to [Control Panel] [User Accounts] [Change the Way Users Log On and
Off].
Uncheck [Use the Welcome Screen] and [Use Fast User Switching]
Click ok to exit the control panel.

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BIOS mode?
May 25, 2006 10:08PM PDT

I'm not sure what you mean by the BIOS mode? the BIOS is normally accessed before you ever boot to safe mode and has nothing to do with safe mode. It's independent of any OS you may have installed on your system. In fact, you don't even need an operating system installed to go into the BIOS.