Re: Changed Name & Lost Access


"Thomas" <Thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The vendor I bought my workstation from used "Preferred Customer" &
regrettably I tired of it & went into "Users and Passwords" in the Control
Panel on Win 2K Pro & entered my name instead. I checked NO boxes which
would require a password. I rebooted & now I get a log on screen (there
was
none before) which when I enter my name, requests a password. Since I
chose
none, I can't fabricate one. I CAN get into the O/S by typing
"Administrator" & hitting "Enter" w/o using a password, but I cannot
access 5
1/2 years of desktop & other customizations. I can see program files
through
"Computer Management" but recouping "Preferred Customer" access and
settings
as my boot-up configuration is beyond me.
--
Thomas Peter v B

Every account has a password, even if it is a blank one. Have you
tried this?

If you can log on under some account then you may be able to access
your files, provided that you have the required privileges. You may need
to seize ownership of your old folders in order to do so. Click Start /
Help and look for help on "Ownership" to see how it's done.

If this fails then you can reset the Administrator's password to a blank
by booting the machine with a boot disk from here:
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html. It's scary
stuff but it works.

There is an overall issue here. How many sets of keys do you have
for your car. More than one? Why? How many admin accounts
do you have for your PC? Just the one? Don't know its password?
Why? Planning ahead and creating a second one would permanently
avoid this problem, provided that you lock its details away in a
safe place.

There is another problem too. If you have 5 years worth of files on
this PC without any backup then run a serious riks of losing the
lot some day. A 2.5" disk in an external USB case would make
a low-cost but highly effective backup medium.


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