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Can't use password...
A friend of mine has an HP PC running XP SP1. Recently her PC doesn't
recognize her password upon login. It keeps coming back have you forgotten your password. She has been using the same password for 5 years and now it won't recognize it. She can login as guest just fine. Any ideas how to restore her password? -- GimmeaQuad |
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Can't use password...
Open the Help and Support Center and type this into the Search box:
password reset disk then press the green arrow. The instructions will show you how to reset a user account password using a floppy diskette or a USB drive. --- Leonard Grey Errare Humanum Est Security Tips for Everyone, from PC Magazine http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334856,00.asp Ken wrote: A friend of mine has an HP PC running XP SP1. Recently her PC doesn't recognize her password upon login. It keeps coming back have you forgotten your password. She has been using the same password for 5 years and now it won't recognize it. She can login as guest just fine. Any ideas how to restore her password? |
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Can't use password...
"Ken" wrote in message
... A friend of mine has an HP PC running XP SP1. Recently her PC doesn't recognize her password upon login. It keeps coming back have you forgotten your password. She has been using the same password for 5 years and now it won't recognize it. She can login as guest just fine. Any ideas how to restore her password? -- GimmeaQuad You can try logging on with the built-in Administrator account and going to Control Panel - User Accounts to change the password. How you log on with the Administrator account depends on what version of XP you have installed on your computer. XP Home Edition To logon with the built-in Administrator account in XP Home Edition you have to restart the computer and boot into Safe Mode. To start in Safe Mode, reboot your computer and start tapping the F8 key as soon as you see anything displayed on the screen. Keep hitting F8 until the Advanced Startup Options menu appears. Use the up and down arrow keys on your keyboard to select Safe Mode. Hit Enter. Click on the Administrator icon. Unless you changed it, the password should be blank. XP Professional Restart your computer. If the Welcome screen is displayed, hit the Ctrl + Alt + Del key combination twice. This should bring up the Log on to Windows dialog. Enter Administrator in the User Name box. If you set up a password for this account, enter it now. Otherwise, leave the password box blank. If you're still locked out of your computer, take a look at these web sites for information on creating a bootable CD that will let you reset passwords. Offline NT Password & Registry Editor http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ Ultimate Boot CD for Windows® http://www.ubcd4win.com/howto.htm Good luck Nepatsfan |
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