Re: Changed from corporate workgroup to home net, now cannot logon

From: Colin Nash [MVP] (x_at_x)
Date: 10/31/04 

Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 18:37:17 -0400

"Keith Hedley" <KeithHedley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9BA06BD5-9BB5-4FC4-B3AE-FF7E192DCC1E@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for your rapid reply Colin. I was about to post a reply to my
> first
> message with a "never mind..." because I just found out about getting in
> via
> the Safe Mode. I added a new user so I at least can get logged on. But
> as
> it's a new account I can't get to my data until the Admin folks at the
> school
> I graduated from unlock it for me.
>

I guess you managed to get into the built-in Administrator account and the
password was blank? Lucky break, there :) ...

You can get access to your files from the C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\(name of
your old profile) folder, by following these instructions while logged on
with an account that is a member of the Administrators group:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&sd=tech 

-- 
Colin Nash
Microsoft MVP
Windows Printing/Imaging/Hardware

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