Re: password

"password" wrote

I forgot my password to acces to my pc. I don't know if I can do something.
I don't use my computer for 3 moths, and now I can start it.
I haven't got another user, I've just one user.
Have you got any idea?

Boot into the built in Administrator account. If XP Pro at the welcome screen do ctrl-alt-del twice, type Administrator in the user name box and the password assigned to that account. If XP Home, boot into safe mode. Administrator should appear on the Welcome Screen and normally for XP Home that password is not set so just click on it. If it's Pro and you don't remember the Administrator account password either, then use this utility to reset it.

http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/editor.html

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm

After you're in make sure you visit the windows update site. There have been quite a few updates in 3 months.

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Rock [MVP - User/Shell]

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