i am locked out of my computer

From: Rob Harper (robert.harper@cas.gov.on.ca)
Date: 11/07/02 

From: "Rob Harper" <robert.harper@cas.gov.on.ca>
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 09:55:58 -0800

Your Choices are fairly limited here.

Although it is possible to hack into the SAM database
where your security is held it's pretty unlikely.

If you setup an account on the system other than Test and
you have never created an account called test, someone
else must have. That was the name of the last account
that logged in.

Try the Administrator account with no password, depending
on your environment (workgroup / domain / stand alone)
the account may be setup as such.

If that does not work I would try logging on as
the "Test" User Account with some obvious passwords such
as "password" or "test" or with no password.

If these options all fail you may have to wipe your
system (I hate to suggest that). XP uses C2 security and
it is not easily surpassed unless it was improperly setup.

>-----Original Message-----
>my computer has windows xp but i can't log on to the
>computer even when i type in my log in name and pass
word
>what should i do the only thing on the screen is a box
>that shows the word test for user name
>.
>

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