Old user accounts HELP!!

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  1. rowski

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    Hi, i rebooted my pc and thus had to create new user accounts. Two of
    the old accounts were administrator accounts and therefore when i log into administrator accounts in safe mode i still cant access the files. Im using windows XP home. Does anyone know how i would access these, i've done it before on my old pc, :'( Cheers for any info :)
     
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    Logon thru the main Admin acct. Boot normally, and the login screen press and hold CTRL ALT, then press DEL twice.

    Go into the control panel, and reset the passwords for those accounts.
     
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    but you cant access them at all, just their files; can you condirm? Cheers
     
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    If you can reset the passwords, you should be able to log onto them from the login screen.
     
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    I've sorted it now, because these were OLD user accounts and not the ones that appear on the login screen, i had to log into administrator in safe mode and change the security access feature, and add in the user i want to access it. I chose administrator and starting copying files. :)
    Cheers for your support
     
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    Glad to hear it worked out for you!
     

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