Re: Locked out of Xp Home

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Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 10:39:30 -0500

Jim

You should be thankful that it is so easy.. with some IBM laptops, if you
forget the BIOS password, the entire board has to be replaced.. somehow, I
don't think that you would like that kind of cost in the circumstances..

As with any security system, it is designed to prevent the 'casual'
criminal.. align it to car security.. a good car lock system will take five
minutes or more to penetrate, but some take less than 20 seconds..

-- 
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User
"Jim" <null@null.com> wrote in message news:QqTff.8340$qw.8259@fed1read07...
> LOL, so much for Windows security :)
>
> Jim
>
>
> "Malke" <notreally@invalid.com> wrote in message
> news:ufnkzUV7FHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> athiel@shaw.ca wrote:
>>
>> > Hello, My Daughter has forgotten the password she put into the admin
>> > account. She can only logon as a guest, How can I reset the admin
>> > password.
>> >
>> > Thanks for any help....
>>
>> If this is XP Home, start the machine in Safe Mode by repeatedly tapping
>> the F8 key as the computer is starting up. This will get you to the
>> right menu to choose Safe Mode. Use your Up arrow key to navigate; the
>> mouse doesn't work here.
>>
>> Now you should see the Welcome Screen with the normally hidden built-in
>> Administrator account. Unless you changed it, the default password is a
>> blank. Log in with this account and go to the User Accounts applet in
>> Control Panel. Change the administrative user account's password to
>> something you will remember.
>>
>> If you have XP Pro, you don't need to start in Safe Mode to access the
>> normally hidden Administrator account. Do Ctrl-Alt-Del twice and you'll
>> get the classic logon box where you can type in "Administrator".
>>
>> If you have XP Pro and/or your daughter changed the password of the
>> built-in Administrator account, use NTpasswd to change the
>> Administrator password to a blank. Then log in and make your user
>> account changes.
>>
>> http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
>>
>> Malke
>> -- 
>> MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
>> Elephant Boy Computers
>> www.elephantboycomputers.com
>> "Don't Panic"
>
> 

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