Re: locked out of computer

From: Torgeir Bakken (MVP) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 02/05/04


Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 19:46:06 +0100

janet wrote:

> I put a password on my home computer with XP on it and a question so I would remember, now I can't get in it. It just wont let me in with anything not the question not anything I can think of. Please tell me there is a way to get in.

Hi

How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your Password
Expires
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;321305

If that doesn't work out, you might try to reset the local Administrator
password with one of the methods mentioned here:

http://securityadmin.info/noframes/faqget.asp#password

--
torgeir
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter


Relevant Pages

  • Re: forgotten passwords
    ... and guess what there's no password reset ... How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your Password ... you might try to reset the local Administrator ... Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: forget administrator password
    ... How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your Password ... you might try to reset the local Administrator ... Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: Login problems
    ... > Professional that was a member of a domain. ... How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your Password ... you might try to reset the local Administrator ... Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: administrator password
    ... How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your Password ... you might try to reset the local Administrator ... Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.scripting)
  • Re: Lost password for administrator
    ... > Windows XP home edition account. ... How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your Password ... you might try to reset the local Administrator ... Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page Scripting Guide: ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)

Quantcast