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From: Janet on 8 Mar 2010 19:58 I cannot get to any screen. I have a split Welcome and log on screen. Using control alt delete twice I get the log on screen but can get no further? Help. "Bruce Chambers" wrote: > Elizabeth wrote: > > The issue I am having is that my only computer admistrator forgot their > > password. How do I find a way of logging on to that account? > > > Simply log in using the built-in Administrator account (which > cannot be deleted) and modify the desired account(s) and use Start > Run > > "control userpasswords2" to modify the desired account(s). > > By design, the only way to log into the Administrator account of > WinXP Home is to reboot into Safe Mode. For WinXP Pro, pressing > CTRL+ALT+DEL twice at the Welcome Screen will produce the standard login > dialog box. > > How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your > Password Expires > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q321305 > > Failing that, Linux-based password cracking utilities abound on the > Internet, freely available to anyone who can use Google. > > > -- > > Bruce Chambers > > Help us help you: > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin > > Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell >
From: Shenan Stanley on 8 Mar 2010 20:46
Janet wrote: > I cannot get to any screen. I have a split Welcome and log on > screen. Using control alt delete twice I get the log on screen but > can get no further? Help. Are you just perusing through groups and responding to as many 'forgotten/lost password' posts as you can? ;-) I gave you an answer that should give you everything and more that you might need. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |