Roger
Sun Dec 18 23:17:35 CST 2005
see Lanwench's post to today's "Locked out of pc" thread
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Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server : Security)
"novajeff" <novajeff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:371328C1-943C-4FE8-96CB-9BF2391BDA3A@microsoft.com...
> Yes I have, I'm at a loss as to what it could be, I thought it was blank
> when
> I quickly glanced at it this am.
> I thought I would be able to bypass it somehow or reset it.
> Jeff
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote:
>
>> "novajeff" <novajeff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1037DED0-36B4-406A-A7B9-8A7BF9F2C2D3@microsoft.com
>> > It would be fixed if she could remember.....she's not computer
>> > inclined.
>> >
>> > "Roger Abell [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> You probably should just ask your friend for the account info.
>> >>
>> >> "novajeff" <novajeff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:7BE731AA-C408-44C8-95C0-A29CA9887E95@microsoft.com...
>> >>> I am setting up a friends computer to my network and they have
>> >>> Windows 2000 Professional and I seemed to have clicked something
>> >>> that now prompts me for
>> >>> admin password at startup. I now can't get windows up and running.
>> >>> Does anyone know how to disable or bypass the network startup
>> >>> password prompt?
>>
>> Have you tried leaving the password field blank?
>>
>> Protected Storage Passview
>>
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/pspv.html
>>
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>> Protect your PC
>>
http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
>>
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
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