Re: Password?

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 06/30/03


Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 10:15:04 -0600


Cathy;
Follow the same procedure that she used.
Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Select Administrator.
Select the option to change password.
Take precautions to not lose the password.

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"Cathy" <cathyjis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:017201c33f21$f0aa5030$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> >>Brian, I had a question that relates to your question.
> My daughter was able to log on without knowing my
> password by first crtl, alt, del and then when the next
> screen came up she typed administrator in the user name
> and the word password in the password space and it let
> her in.  I wanted to know how I could prevent this from
> happening.  But it might work for you.
> >.
> >


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