forgot my Windows XP Password

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 12/09/03 

Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 14:14:59 -0800

Try to do this, at the logon screen, hit ctrl+alt+del
twice real quick. IF another window opens up type in
this username just like this Administrator . (not
all those spaces though :P). No pw, if you can logon,
you need to go to control panel then user accounts and
remove the pw from your username. Then under control
panel, go to administrative tools, then computer
management, then scroll down and locate local users and
groups, click on it, then users, find your username and
right click it and hit properties. Make it where your pw
never expires.

>-----Original Message-----
>Can someone help me?
>The system prompted me to change my password since it
was
>going to expire in a couple days. So I changed my
password
>and I entered it twice with no problems. When I tried to
>log on the other day it wasn't accepting it. I thought
>maybe I typed it wrong but I typed it every possible way.
>Its a home system, with DSL.
>
>Can someone out there help?
>.
>

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