Re: xp asks for password...

From: Shenan Stanley (newshelper_at_gmail.com)
Date: 08/30/05 

Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 12:16:25 -0500

Ash wrote:
> hi experts,
>
> had sp2 and other updates installed.
> uninstalled most of them because...well because i was trying to
> install older software that worked before sp2 was installed..
>
> anyway, now big problem. suddenly xp asks for password to logon, and
> this is really strange, cos i have never in my life had a password
> for my computer.
>
> so obviously no matter what i enter, the computer asks politely if
> i've forgotten the password....
>
> what to do? big problem. please help.

Hack it and change it..

Hack your password:
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html

Another:
http://www.thomasmathiesen.com/itak/html/software.html 

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