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re: Cannot log into administrator in safe mode Friday, October 30, 2009 at 11:57 pm Posted by normanw (1284 messages posted) Unless you specifically set a password for Administrator in safe mode, it does not need one. This Administrator is not the same as a named account you have set up with administrator privileges in normal mode. Just try pressing 'enter' when asked for a password. ‘There’s always tomorrow. At least, there always has been, so far.’ – Keith Waterhouse On Friday, October 30, 2009 at 10:48 pm, Rick wrote: >I am having a problem with my pc. I know it's infected with malware, and when trying >to remove the attacks, i attempted to go into the administrator profile in safe >mode. Well, when i type my pw in, it just hangs. Does anyone know a way to fix >things? Could it be because the malware was written to be sophisticated enough to >block going into administrator to remove such attacks? > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Cannot log into administrator in safe mode Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 6:30 am Posted by Johnb33 (2283 messages posted) Can't you go into your own account? Have you tried downloading and running Malwarebytes or Superantispyware? They both work really well as long the malware doesn't stop them from running. On Friday, October 30, 2009 at 10:48 pm, Rick wrote: >I am having a problem with my pc. I know it's infected with malware, and when trying >to remove the attacks, i attempted to go into the administrator profile in safe >mode. Well, when i type my pw in, it just hangs. Does anyone know a way to fix >things? Could it be because the malware was written to be sophisticated enough to >block going into administrator to remove such attacks? > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum