Re: Changing Password Without knowing the old

From: Danny Sanders (Danny.Sanders@cpcmed.org)
Date: 10/22/02


From: "Danny Sanders" <Danny.Sanders@cpcmed.org>
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 10:07:55 -0600


> I am trying to log into a W/2000 machine from 98 machine
> and the 2000 needs a password.

To do this you have to create a user on the Win 2k computer using the same
username and password used to log onto the Win 98 computer. Then give this
user permission to use the shared resource.

After hitting the
> ctrl+alt+delete to change the password it needs the old
> one and I have no clue what it was. Any ideas? Please!

This issue really has nothing to do with the first, unless you can't log
onto the Win 2k computer to create the Win 98 user. Can you log onto the Win
2k computer?

hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE

"Eric J." <eric123@ionexmail.com> wrote in message
news:a82801c279dd$d6f59ff0$2ae2c90a@phx.gbl...
> I am trying to log into a W/2000 machine from 98 machine
> and the 2000 needs a password. After hitting the
> ctrl+alt+delete to change the password it needs the old
> one and I have no clue what it was. Any ideas? Please!
> Thanx
> Eric



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