Re: changing/removing password

From: Jupiter Jones (jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com)
Date: 04/24/03 

From: "Jupiter Jones" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 11:01:07 -0600

Patti;
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;321305
Or
Reboot to Safe Mode, select Administrator, leave password blank.
Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Select the user and change the password.
If you are using Windows XP Pro and have encrypted data, you may
permanently lose access to the encrypted data.

Here are other options:
http://www.wininternals.com/products/repairandrecovery/index.asp
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/product.cfm?id=265&affid=wxpnews

After this is resolved, take precautions to not lose the password.

Also search hard for the CDs, sooner or later they will be needed.
Without the CDs, the computer may turn into a poor boat anchor or door
stop. 

-- 
Jupiter Jones
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"Patti" <preeg@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:039001c30a6d$7d95d3f0$2f01280a@phx.gbl...
> Daughter's bad ex-boyfriend put a administrator password
> on nine year old grandson's Dell computer that runs
> Windows XP.  Grandson cannot access anything or load his
> games, nothing.  All disks that came with computer are
> missing; otherwise wipe everything out and reload.  Dell
> says they cannot replace disk.  Microsoft says because its
> over a year old they do not have a replacement disc for
> purchase.  Please, please can someone help us get rid of
> or get around this password!!??  We'd be forever grateful.

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