Re: HELP, I'M LOCKED OUT

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"Using that keyboard, I set the
administrator's password to "John316""


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"JS" <@> wrote in message news:ugZGu8M1IHA.5728@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Note: The default password for the built in Windows Administrator account is normally blank (none).

For XP Home users:
Boot the computer into Safe Mode
Do this by pressing the F8 key after the Power On Self Test is finished, until the Start menu appears.
This will get you to the correct menu window.
Once in Safe Mode, you will see the normally hidden Administrator account and any other accounts.
(Note: Accounts are displayed alphabetically).
Use the Up/down arrow keys to highlight the 'Administrator' account;
Remember as mentioned above: The default password is a blank (no password required).

Also See: Forgotten your Windows XP Home password
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894902/en-us
and: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894901/

For XP Pro users:
You do not need to go into Safe Mode.
At the Welcome Screen, do/press the Ctrl-Alt-Del keys twice to display the Windows logon box.
Type in "Administrator" (without the quotes) and 'if' you assigned a password when you set up Windows, then enter it. (Note: by default the password is blank, no password need be entered)

Once your in, then:
Click Start/Run/and type in: Control Userpasswords2 and then press OK
Next click on the Advanced tab and then click Manage Passwords.

Also see: How to log on to Windows XP if you forget your password or if your password expires
(This Microsoft article applies to both XP Home and Pro)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321305/en-us

JS


"Bill" <billstanton@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:v96dncMVVuEca8PVnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
New XP Home computer mistakenly came with
a UK keyboard. Using that keyboard, I set the
administrator's password to "John316" and
used that password several times before
discovering that I had the wrong keyboard.
My hardware supplier UPS'd me an exchange
USA keyboard while at the same time I gave
up the UK keyboard.

Apparently, the two keyboards use a different
code-page, as I can no longer log in as the
administrator, which of course means I'm
"dead in the water" until I can either circumvent
or find a translation.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Bill




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