Re: User account password corrupted (by kids)


"Steve63" <Steve63@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:AD27C8F6-D4EB-412F-81EA-482F93959948@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> A friend of my daughter thought it would be funny to change the
password on
> her computer at the time her 9 yr old brother walked past and slammed
his
> hand on the keyboard. So now there is an unknown password on her
computer.
> There is only one user account on her computer and the password is
unknown?
> Unfortunately we didn't make a password recovery disc (didn't even
know they
> existed till today)
> Can anyone help ??

Both hands ?? Don't you have to retype the password to confirm
the new one when you are changing it ??????

Be sure and read the other post that pertains to the Encrypted File
system (EFS) if you are using it and backing up any encryption
keys you may be using.

mikey

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