Logon

I just recently bought a used computer and I can't get
around the logon screen due to the previous user and they
can't remember it either. Can anyone tell me how to get
around the logon screen so I can get to windows? Thanks
for the help...

Rich

So in essence you just spent a bit of money on something you can not =
use???
Try starting in safe mode and hopefully they did not put a password on =
the default administrator account, from there you can change/create new =
passwords or accounts
peter
"RichieRich" wrote in message =
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| I just recently bought a used computer and I can't get=20
| around the logon screen due to the previous user and they=20
| can't remember it either. Can anyone tell me how to get=20
| around the logon screen so I can get to windows? Thanks=20
| for the help...
|=20
| Rich


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I know that this is a stupid question, but how can I get
it to start in safe mode?


-----Original Message-----
So in essence you just spent a bit of money on something
you can not use???
Try starting in safe mode and hopefully they did not put
a password on the default administrator account, from
there you can change/create new passwords or accounts
peter
"RichieRich" wrote in
message ...
| I just recently bought a used computer and I can't get
| around the logon screen due to the previous user and
they
| can't remember it either. Can anyone tell me how to get
| around the logon screen so I can get to windows? Thanks
| for the help...
|
| Rich


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hold f8 when its starting up
"RichieRich" wrote in message
...
I know that this is a stupid question, but how can I get
it to start in safe mode?


-----Original Message-----
So in essence you just spent a bit of money on something
you can not use???
Try starting in safe mode and hopefully they did not put
a password on the default administrator account, from
there you can change/create new passwords or accounts
peter
"RichieRich" wrote in
message ...
| I just recently bought a used computer and I can't get
| around the logon screen due to the previous user and
they
| can't remember it either. Can anyone tell me how to get
| around the logon screen so I can get to windows? Thanks
| for the help...
|
| Rich


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They must have set the admin password. Tried the ctl-alt-
del method...no go. Do you have any more ideas for XP
Pro???


-----Original Message-----
hold f8 when its starting up
"RichieRich" wrote in
message
...
I know that this is a stupid question, but how can I
get
it to start in safe mode?


-----Original Message-----
So in essence you just spent a bit of money on
something
you can not use???
Try starting in safe mode and hopefully they did not
put
a password on the default administrator account, from
there you can change/create new passwords or accounts
peter
"RichieRich" wrote in
message ...
| I just recently bought a used computer and I can't
get
| around the logon screen due to the previous user and
they
| can't remember it either. Can anyone tell me how to
get
| around the logon screen so I can get to windows?
Thanks
| for the help...
|
| Rich


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Here are other options:
http://www.wininternals.com/products...very/index.asp
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/prod...ffid=3Dwxpnews

After this is resolved, take precautions to not lose the password.
Courtesy of Jupiter Jones
peter
"RichieRich" wrote in message =
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| They must have set the admin password. Tried the ctl-alt-
| del method...no go. Do you have any more ideas for XP=20
| Pro???
|=20
|=20
| -----Original Message-----
| hold f8 when its starting up
| "RichieRich" wrote in=20
| message
| ...
| I know that this is a stupid question, but how can I=20
| get
| it to start in safe mode?
|
|
| -----Original Message-----
| So in essence you just spent a bit of money on=20
| something
| you can not use???
| Try starting in safe mode and hopefully they did not=20
| put
| a password on the default administrator account, from
| there you can change/create new passwords or accounts
| peter
| "RichieRich" wrote in
| message ...
| | I just recently bought a used computer and I can't=20
| get
| | around the logon screen due to the previous user and
| they
| | can't remember it either. Can anyone tell me how to=20
| get
| | around the logon screen so I can get to windows?=20
| Thanks
| | for the help...
| |
| | Rich
|
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peter wrote:

Here are other options:
http://www.wininternals.com/products...very/index.asp
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/prod...&affid=wxpnews

And if you want to do it for free, take a look he

http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#password


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