Re: Windows XP lockout

From: Star Fleet Admiral Q (Star_Fleet_Admiral_Q**NOSPAM**@hotmail.com)
Date: 04/23/03 

From: "Star Fleet Admiral Q" <Star_Fleet_Admiral_Q**NOSPAM**@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 20:04:13 -0400

At the Welcome Screen hit <ALT><CTL><DEL> keys together twice - in the first
box put "Administrator" and the second box put in the "Administrator
password" given during setup or leave it blank if none was supplied. From
there you can reset the other account accordingly.

"Frank" <fcarolan@oceanfree.net> wrote in message
news:072701c30929$d5135930$3401280a@phx.gbl...
> I have windows xp with the security policy installed.
> Unfortunatley i have had a lockout, courtesy of some
> persistant family members !!.
> When i boot into WindowsXP the login screen appears with
> the logo, but the area were the accounts appear is blank.
> Is there anything i can do to recover these accounts, or
> even hack them to change the pass words or maybe even a
> default login for windows, if one exists.
> Please help.

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