Re: forgot log-in password

From: peter (peter@my.monarch.net)
Date: 12/12/02 

From: "peter" <peter@my.monarch.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 22:58:18 -0700

Try pressing F8 during Windows boot up to startup in Safe Mode, then try to
log in as Administrator, possibly with no password.

If that doesn't work, see here:

http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#password
in the future write it down
peter
"ben" <cazneb@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:039101c2a190$d9080820$d7f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA14...
| what do i do, i've forgotten my log-on passwoerd for XP
| Pro? 

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