Re: locked out of my pc


"Mike Cawood, HND BIT" <michael.cawood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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peony wrote:
My evil roommate has locked me out of my own computer. Now when I
turn
on my
pc there is a pop up that requires me to sign in with a username and
password. I cant login because I dont know what username or password
she
used.

She is gone on vacation for 2 weeks and I cant wait that long before
getting
into my pc. I'm desparate for help! I couldnt find anything in the
online
help section so I'm hoping I can get some advice from this forum.

Thanks in advance

Try logging on as Administrator, with no password. It's a common
security hole.

It's not so much a security hole but a specifically designed
life saver on WinXP Home for those bunnies who forget to
set an admin password when they first receive their PCs.


I don't understand that, as a password can be set for the Administrator in
my XP SP2 Home.
I have actually created another user account which is password protected
(with Admin priveleges) which I can log on to in case anything happens to
my
normal user account.
I remember during my network course in the 1990s being told to do this.
Regards Mike.

You might find that many home users never set any passwords
and if they do then they rarely take the precaution of setting and
filing a password for the administrator account. At the same time
they would never do with just a single set of keys for their cars,
for obvious reasons. This leads to countless posts about people
locking themselves out of their own PCs. Your approach is very
thoughtful:
- Set and store an admin password.
- Create a second admin account and store its password in a safe place.


.

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