Re: cant remember password

From: Jupiter Jones (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 05/03/03

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    Mike;
    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.

    -- 
    Jupiter Jones
    An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
    Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.
    "mike" <sxymike4u@aol.com> wrote in message
    news:022b01c310f8$77ee8500$a401280a@phx.gbl...
    > well..i cant remember the password for the computer to
    > install new programs i have tried a million times to find
    > out what it is are there any programs that can just
    > reveal it again on my computer??? thanks
    >
    >
    > -mike
    

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