Locked out of my computer

From: JP (JPBaillon_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/02/03


Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 19:15:19 -0700

Login with either administrator or guest account or boot
to a dos prompt

>-----Original Message-----
>I have windows 2000. I am locked out because I don't
know
>my username or password. It is on a computer I have not
>used in a few years, and I need to get to a file in there.
>Any easy fixes?
>.
>



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