Re: Password trouble

From: James Yates IV (jamesyates03@yahoo.com)
Date: 08/21/02 

From: "James Yates IV" <jamesyates03@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 16:42:35 -0400

"peter" <peter@my.monarch.net> wrote in message
news:uPIvj3USCHA.4028@tkmsftngp11...
> restart in safe mode(F8 at boot) this brings up the original administrator
> account and if you did not put a password on this account you can then
> change other users passwords/accounts from control panel/user accounts

Yeah, do this. And make sure you create a password reset disk for you and
for your son, that way you won't have to boot into safe mode again.

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