Re: Windows Logon Password
From: Rick (nospam.sandyez_at_deletespam.golden.net)
Date: 01/29/05
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Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 09:53:17 -0500
Thankyou everyone I'll try your suggestions.
Rick
"Alex Nichol" <alexn.mvpdts@ntlworld.delete.com> wrote in message
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> Rick wrote:
>
>>My wife's Uncle a widower recently passed on. My wife and I have to help settle his estate. He bought a new
>>computer before Christmas but I don't know the Windows Logon Password. I need to boot the system up and
>>check
>>to see if there are important documents and photos that should be saved before formating the hard drive and
>>offering the system for sale. How can i get around the logon password?
>
> Boot hitting F8 as BIOS info goes to black, take Safe Mode. . That
> should then at 'Welcome' include an icon for 'Administrator'; if not hit
> CTL-ALT-DEL twice to get a logon dialog, enter the explicit name
> Administrator
> and assume that password is null (which it most probably is), so Enter
> immediately. From that, Start - Run and run
> control userpasswords2
> and you can select any user account and Reset Password for more
> convenient subsequent access
>
> --
> Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
> Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)
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