Steps
- Restart your computer.
- Rapidly press and hold F8.
- When a screen comes up saying to use the arrow keys, press up until you have highlighted Safe Mode (not Safe Mode networking), then hit Enter.
- A warning will pop up stating something about system restore. Click Yes.
- Once it has completed loading, you should see a black background and white lettering on it saying "Safe Mode" on all four corners of the screen.
- Now the fun part....
- Click "Start".
- Then click on "User Accounts" or "Settings".
- Then click "Create Account."
- Click on "Administrative Account" when it asks what kind of account.
- Once you have created the account restart your computer.
- Be sure you have logged off or the new Administrative Account won't show up.
- Log in, selecting the new account you have created
- After you have finished what you want to do on the account restart your computer again.
- Then rapidly press F8.
- Scroll up to the "Safe Mode" and hit enter.
- After that just repeat steps 7 and 8.
- Instead of creating a new account, this time go into "Account Settings."
- Delete your account by clicking "Delete All Files".
- Finally restart your computer but don't do anything else or you will get caught.
Warnings
- BE SURE YOU LOG OFF.
- When restarting your computer use the welcome page start up to shut down the computer.
- This will not work in a place where all the computers are networked together.
- Changing or deleting the settings on a Windows computer almost invariably leads to frustration and disappointment. Therefore these instructions are not recommended for use on a computer you actually want to use.
- The account that you log on to in safe mode must be an administrator account that is not passworded for this to work
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