re How do I by pass personal settings screen password?

Do you mean your user password, if so this might help

For Win XP Home
As windows is loading up press F8 repeatedly until the
Windows advanced screen comes up.
Select safe mode (the version of windows you want to use
click XP wait until it loads the welcome screen.
Select Administrator and it will log you on as
administrator without a password (provided a password was
not created in this hidden account during setup).
Go to Start - Control Panel - User Accounts.
Select your name and click change the password.

Then you should be able to change the password, shut down
the computer and restart in normal mode and use the new
password you just created.
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If you have XP Pro on your computer:-

At the log in screen type " ctrl-alt-delete " twice.
In the User Account, type Administrator
Leave the password blank and press enter.
(Most likely a password wasn't created in this hidden
account during setup).



-----Original Message-----
I cannot open my laptop as I have lost my opening screen
password Help How do I get round this one?
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