Re: Cannot log in to XP

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For XP Pro, at the Welcome Screen with no users logged in, press CTRL-ALT-DEL twice. You'll get the old Win2K style logon. Enter Administrator and leave the password blank.

For XP Home, you must boot to Safe Mode to access the built in Administrator account. Press the F8 key between the BIOS POST screen and XP actually starting to load. Choose Safe Mode and you'll see the Administrator account on the Welcome Screen.

>From the Administrator account, you can change any other account, including its password.

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"Eric the SalemCrow" <Eric the SalemCrow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:096CF792-A11E-42AF-91B0-BD5CA1C6042E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I just got a new laptop with XP installed by Dell. I went through the initial
> setup and chose a password, but when Itry to log on, I get this message:
>
> "The system could not log you on. Make sure your User name and domain name
> are correct, then type in your password again. Letters in passwords must be
> in the correct case."
>
>
> I swear I typed in exactly what I think I did, but it's possible I may have
> had a finger slip. Is there any way I can fix this? This a brand new laptop
> that I haven't even used yet.
>
> Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
>
> Eric
.

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