Re: forgotten password

From: Jupiter Jones (jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com)
Date: 11/05/02 

From: "Jupiter Jones" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 09:44:22 -0700

Reboot to Safe Mode, select Administrator, leave password blank.
Go to User Accounts in Control Panel and delete your password.
Did you get in? 

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Jupiter Jones
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"cordelia" <pep4u57@cs.com> wrote in message
news:658c01c2848d$272163b0$36ef2ecf@tkmsftngxa12...
> How can I recover my password or by pass it.  I hired
> someone to put xp on my computer.  He did nt make the
> disc with the password.  I have forgotten the password.
> Please help.

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