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Old 06-05-2004, 07:06 PM   #1
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I am the only administative account on my computer, but I never had a password. Someone put a password on my account with out me knowing, now I cann't log into my settings. Is their anyway to take off the password so that I can get back into my computer?
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Old 06-05-2004, 07:14 PM   #2
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Need help!!!! wrote:

> I am the only administative account on my computer, but I never had a password. Someone put a password on my account with out me knowing, now I cann't log into my settings. Is their anyway to take off the password so that I can get back into my computer?

Hi

How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password
or Your Password Expires
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...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


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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/co...er/default.mspx
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Old 06-05-2004, 08:07 PM   #3
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Hi

See my response to your post in the microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
newsgroup (click the + sign in front of your post)...

Please post all questions and feedback to the newsgroup :-)

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Torgeir
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