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Old June 14th 04, 04:41 AM
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HELP.....I recently had a get together and someone was
messing with my computer and they changed the password to
log onto windows and now no one remembers doing it! I cant
get on to my computer! Anyone have any solutions?!?!
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Old June 14th 04, 04:41 AM
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If you're running XP Pro, press CTRL-ALT-DEL twice at the Welcome =
Screen. You'll get the old Win2K style login. Enter Administrator, and =
any password that you may have set on this account during installation. =
If in doubt, just leave the password blank.

For XP Home, you must boot the computer into Safe Mode to access the =
built in Administrator account. Press the F8 key between the BIOS POST =
and Windows actually starting to load. You'll see the Administrator =
account on the Welcome Screen. =20

Note: Changing an account password from another account can cause all =
"stored passwords" to become invalid (web sites and etc.).

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