Re: Initial Password

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"hugapug" <hugapug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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My 8 year old son somehow created a password on his new computer and he
does
not know how he did it. Therefore, he cannot log onto his computer at
all.
He has Windows XP Home Edition. We were told to do F10 but it didn't
work.
I am trying to get step by step instrucation how to override the password.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Chances are that his administrator password is blank.
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del twice in succession when logging
on, then log on as administrator with a blank password.
This will enable you to change your son's password
via Start / Control Panel / User Accounts. I recommend
you use this opportunity to create an account for yourself
so that you never again end up in this awkward situation.


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