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Thank you Judy for adding that. I don't want to go into details, but I now know where I stand and what needs to be done - just in case lol!!! Thanks Paul! Maz. XX

yes, I meant to say that too Judy :) (unless you encrypt it in some way that is, there are lots of tools available to do this - at work we use blowfish. or you could do away with Windows completely and use linux (which I'll soon be doing hopefully) :o)

Although one can't access as the ADMINISTRATOR and check one's passwords, they can, as mentioned reset a password. Resetting a password, though, if one is attempting to discreetly check up on someone automatically gives the person being checked up on a heads up because the person being checked up on would now have a new password set to there desktop....and I am assuming that you mean that you have several accounts on your PC where everyone can set up their own desktop. Although you have seperate desktops the things saved onto the PC under one account name is accessable under any one of the screen names signed in by simpling going onto MY COMPUTER and clicking on the C DRIVE and locating a folder.......NOTHING is secure unless you password protect a particular folder....which you can do. Judy

ok, I think precautions will have to be taken then lol!! Thanks luvvy. Maz. XX

It would appear that - using standard tools you cannot view an existing password, even as the administrator, however the administrator can easily reset your password to something new and login to your account (after all, he is the administrator, so he SHOULD be able to do so). There are however tools that you can download to crack passwords, if you know where to look .

I'll have a quick nose around the web, and see if I can get a more definitive answer

Thanks Paul, thought you might be the one to help with this! Thanks Daniel too! Maz. XX

I've just checked, and I can 'set' Sharons password, but I can't display the current one. Of course, I don't know enough about XP to know whether it's in a file that I could hack (as most things are). Sorry, thats not as helpful as I'd like to be. I should point out, that if you know what you're doing, you can hack into virtually anything.

oh yes, administrator, that's the word lol!! Hmm, really do need to know the definitive answer to this one guys - can anyone do a 'test' for me on their own pc please?? Maz. XX

The person that is the administrator can, I believe, reset teh password for the other account, but I don't think they can 'see' the current password, I'm pretty sure it's encrypted.

Not unless they gain access to the Administrator's account.

Can anyone tell me this please. 4 log-ins on the pc. One is the 'manager' or some-such title (sorry, techno-thicky here lol). Can that person find out the passwords for the other log-ins? If so, is there any way to prevent it? Thanks. Maz. XX