Re: Forgotton Password

Boot into the System Admin account and either remove it or reset it.

To gain access to the System default Admin account once hidden:

On Pro Edition, from the Welcome Screen, press ctrl-Alt-Delete Twice. On Home, boot to Safe Mode, and logon.

Tip:

TweakUI/Logon/Show Administrator on the Welcome Screen
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Or...

Enable/Disable Administrator on Welcome Screen (Line 5)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Note:

If you have disabled the built in administrator account, booting into
Safe Mode will automatically enable it again (temporarily, for that
Safe Mode session).

Added note: If you want to logon to one of the other users, hold down shift as the system boots up.

Boot into Safe Mode (tap F8 repeatedly early in the computer/Windows
startup process)

If no user logon appears in Safe Mode where you can type in the
user account name "Administrator" (or click on it), press
Ctrl+Alt+Del twice.

<Torgeir Bakken (MVP)>

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"Kornhead" <Kornhead@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:56548858-E720-4EAD-B8C4-91CA3F004C6B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I had recently installed an application that needed the computer to restart.
When re-booting I got a window asking for my user name and password (which I
forgot both). My settings were on automatic. How can I resolve this issue?

.

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