Re: forgotten password

From: Karl Levinson [x y] mvp (levinson_k@excite.com)
Date: 11/15/02 

From: "Karl Levinson [x y] mvp" <levinson_k@excite.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 23:10:21 -0500

"Pam Conrad" <pmconrad@telus.net> wrote in message
news:06e201c28c37$314b17d0$8af82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA03...
> Help- I am the administrator and I have forgotten my
> password now I can't install, upgrade or do anything on my
> computer. Is there a way around? Pam Conrad

If this is a local account and not a domain account, see here:

http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#password

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