Re: Administrator's log in at welcome screen

Shane Nation wrote:
> I have a laptop using Windows XP Pro, SP2.
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> This laptop has been set up with one user log in, with administrative
> rights and just shows that one name at the welcome screen.
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> Problem: The person who uses that log in has forgotten their password
> so can not log in at the welcome screen. I know the administrators
> password but because the welcome screen is displayed I can not select
> the administrator as a user and use the administrator's password to
> log in.

Ignore all the comments about booting into safe mode etc etc. As you have
Pro, at the Welcome screen, just press Ctl-Alt-Del twice and the W2K style
log-in box will appear. Just type in "administrator" in the username box,
and your password in the password box.



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