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Wakoon
June 2nd 04, 04:45 AM
I have windows XP. THe computer notified me that my logon
ID password expired. I don't know what the password is to
enter the old password so I can change the password.

I cannot logon to windows.

Help PLEASE

Jupiter Jones [MVP]
June 2nd 04, 05:41 AM
Something here should help:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm

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"Wakoon" > wrote in message
...
> I have windows XP. THe computer notified me that my logon
> ID password expired. I don't know what the password is to
> enter the old password so I can change the password.
>
> I cannot logon to windows.
>
> Help PLEASE

Shenan Stanley
June 3rd 04, 03:47 PM
Wakoon wrote
> I have windows XP. THe computer notified me that my logon
> ID password expired. I don't know what the password is to
> enter the old password so I can change the password.
>
> I cannot logon to windows.


Jupiter Jones [MVP] wrote:
> Something here should help:
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm

You have a few other options as well..

Hack your password:
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html

Another:
http://www.thomasmathiesen.com/itak/html/software.html


Now - what you may have been thinking of is this:

How to create and use a password reset disk for a computer that is not a
domain member in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=305478

Of course, you would have had to create that diskette AHEAD of time.

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