*Vanguard*
Thu Aug 05 01:22:22 CDT 2004
"RJWard3" <rjward3@comcast.net>
wrote in news:056f01c47a98$9bb0a800$a401280a@phx.gbl:
> Thank you Torgeir. I'll give those ideas a try.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> RJWard3 wrote:
>>
>>> Someone in my family must have put a password on my user
>>> account (I have Windows XP) and forgot to tell me the
>>> password. They did not create a "password hint" Is
>>> there any way for me to log onto my computer now?
>> Hi
>>
>> Have you tried to log on with the original Administrator user:
>>
>> How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your
>> Password Expires
>>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN- US;321305
>>
>>
>> If that doesn't work out, you might try to reset the local
>> Administrator password with one of the methods mentioned here:
>>
>>
http://securityadmin.info/noframes/faqget.asp#password
>>
>>
http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm
>>
>>
>> --
>> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
>> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
>> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.msp x
>> .
Might be easier, faster, and safer just to ask your family who changed
your password and to what. Your family can't be that big, especially
since only a certain few are obviously the only ones having
administrator privileges.
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