Re: Help needed on Windows 2000 Admin password

THANK YOU!

Steve



On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:13:01 +1000, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can@xxxxxxx>
wrote:

>
>"Steven Fritts" <w4sef@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:ni5uk19330hset8re8fjvbb4ks0e378e57@xxxxxxxxxx
>> My wife and I are networking-or trying to- our two computers. I can
>> see HER computer which is running XP, but she can NOT see MY computer
>> which is running Windows 2000.... whenever we go to her computer and
>> look at My Network and look at the computers found, it shows an icon
>> with a group of letters and numbers like SEF0D8665F9
>> When we click on that icon it asks for a user name and password......I
>> figured out the user name must be that string of numbers above....but
>> HOW do I find the password??? When I installed 2000 I set it up so no
>> logon was needed.. It just boots up in to Win 2000.....I never wrote
>> down the user or password that was assigned to it. Is there any way I
>> can set MY machine-using windows 2000- to NOT require a user name and
>> password so she can log on to my machine?? If not is there a way I can
>> fin dthe password on my win 2000 machine? Or do I hav eto to a total
>> reinstall of Win 2000 ???
>>
>>
>> Thanks for helping
>>
>> Steve
>
>Windows is a secure operating system. Unless your wife can
>supply suitable credentials by way of her current logon account/
>password, she will be challenged. I suggest you do this:
>1. Create an account for your wife on your own PC.
>2. Write down the password, and store it in a safe place. It's the key
> to her PC!
>3. Create the same account on your wife's PC, with the same password.
>4. Log on under that account. You can now access the shares on
> your own PC without further challenge.
>5. Click Start / Settings / Control Panel / Users, then untick the
> box that requires users to enter a password.
>
>
.

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