RE: Password

From: Kyle Cui [MSFT] (kylecui@online.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/30/02


From: kylecui@online.microsoft.com (Kyle Cui [MSFT])
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 16:22:44 GMT

Hi Mike,

You may boot into Safe Mode and log on using the account "Administrator"
and then reset the password for your account. The password for this account
was set when you installed Windows XP on your computer. If you are using
Windows XP Home Edition, this password is blank by default.

To boot into Safe Mode, please refer to the following steps:
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1. Restart your computer and start pressing the F8 key on your keyboard. On
a computer that is configured for booting to multiple operating systems,
you can press the F8 key when you see the Boot Menu.
2. When the Windows Advanced Options menu appears, select an option, and
then press ENTER.
3. When the Boot menu appears again, and the words "Safe Mode" appear in
blue at the bottom, select the installation that you want to start, and
then press ENTER.

For more information, please refer to the following Microsoft Knowledge
Base article:

321305 How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your
Password
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=321305

If you have any concerns, please feel free to let me know.

Regards,

Kyle Cui

kylecui@online.microsoft.com
Product Support Services
Microsoft Corporation

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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| Turned comp on this morn and now it askes for a password.
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