User Account Control Password

[Guest p23185]

Does anyone know where I can change the password from "password"

(default) to one of my own choosing? I used help and it told me to use

'run' and type 'secpol.msc'. When I do that I get the red x that says

Windows cannot find secpol.msc. So I did an advanced search under the

C: drive for this file and the is none, but it does find this -

-'x86_microsoft-windows-help-secpol_'- [long numbers here]ending in

-'ce.manifest'-

 

 

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p23185

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[Guest Jack the Ripper]

p23185 wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> Does anyone know where I can change the password from "password"

> (default) to one of my own choosing? I used help and it told me to use

> 'run' and type 'secpol.msc'. When I do that I get the red x that says

> Windows cannot find secpol.msc. So I did an advanced search under the

> C: drive for this file and the is none, but it does find this -

> -'x86_microsoft-windows-help-secpol_'- [long numbers here]ending in

> -'ce.manifest'-

>

> </span>

 

Home versions of the O/S(s) do not have secpol.msc only the business

versions of the O/S have that secpol.msc.

 

And before you shoot yourself in the foot, I suggest that you create a

second user/admin account, which can be done of off Control Panel/Admin

Tools/Users where you can create a new a account or change the password

of a an existing account.

 

You might want to activate this account as a back-up too, so that you

have something to login with as admin for an emergence.

 

<http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/enable-the-hidden-administrator-account-on-windows-vista/>