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Solved What is admin password windows 8 pre release
I have been using Windows 8 pre-release and lately it asks me for my administrative password to make software installations to my desktop PC....I used the password that I created when I installed Win 8 and it doesn't work. What is the administrative password....I only see my user account on user accounts....admin account not listed. I recently changed the email I was using for windows 8 from a verizon.net email to a hotmail email I created. I tried the hotmail password and that did not work either????????????
OS
Wibdows 8 pre release
System Manufacturer/Model
Home Made
CPU
AMD Phenom 9250e Agena 2.0GHz Socket AM2+ 65W Quad-Core
Motherboard
Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 512 Alpha Dog Edition
Administrator
Administrator
mvp
Hello rggavw8f, and welcome to Eight Forums.
Is your account an administrator account type?
By default, it should be the same password that you use to sign in to that administrator account with.
OS
64-bit Windows 10
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom self built
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
PSU
OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
I installed it from a disc I created from the iso and created a password as an adminstrator. I installed all my usual programs. I think this changed when I changed my email account from verizon.net email to my new hotmail email account. I changed because the win8 email app didn't recognize verizon.net and everything worked better with a Microsoft email account. It logged on automatically at first. When I changed emails it now has me enter my hotmail password at login. Every time I try to install a program it asks for my admin password and neither my old password or my new hotmail password work?
OS
Wibdows 8 pre release
System Manufacturer/Model
Home Made
CPU
AMD Phenom 9250e Agena 2.0GHz Socket AM2+ 65W Quad-Core
Motherboard
Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 512 Alpha Dog Edition
Administrator
Administrator
mvp
OS
64-bit Windows 10
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom self built
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
PSU
OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
I solved it. I arrowed back and I got the option to log on as admin or user. I keep guessing my password and finally go in as administrator......I must have wrote it down wrong when I installed win 8.
OS
Wibdows 8 pre release
System Manufacturer/Model
Home Made
CPU
AMD Phenom 9250e Agena 2.0GHz Socket AM2+ 65W Quad-Core
Motherboard
Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 512 Alpha Dog Edition
Administrator
Administrator
mvp
That's great news. Thank you for posting back with your results.
OS
64-bit Windows 10
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom self built
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
PSU
OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Thank you, Brink for helping out!
I am glad you got the issue corrected.
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro, iOS 7.1, Elementary OS
Computer type
Tablet
System Manufacturer/Model
Apple
Memory
1 GB
Screen Resolution
2048x1536
Other Info
iPad Air