Re: 2000 pro login

From: Miha Pihler (mihap-news_at_atlantis.si)
Date: 09/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 21:58:00 +0200

Hi Jon,

Check this article:

I forgot or don't know the Windows password and I can't log in. [Windows
2000 / XP / .NET / NT]
http://securityadmin.info/faq.asp#password

Mike

"John" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0d5b01c4a586$7ff04530$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Just picked up a used laptop with 2000 pro, but I don't
> know the old users password. Is there an administrators
> password I can use?

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