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Old 03-03-2007, 04:49 PM   #1
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How can i log into a PC without knowign the password?
my daughter has gone away on a school trip and we want to use her laptop.
Unfotunatley she didnt tell us her password and i cant see another way of
logging in.
Is this possible with Vista Home?
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Old 03-03-2007, 05:09 PM   #2
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If she didn't password-protect the Administrator account, you could probably
log into that account through Safe Mode. Then maybe remove her password or
create a new user account for yourself. Don't know, haven't tried it.

Other than that, you may have to ask her for the password.


"Greg" <Greg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> How can i log into a PC without knowign the password?
> my daughter has gone away on a school trip and we want to use her laptop.
> Unfotunatley she didnt tell us her password and i cant see another way of
> logging in.
> Is this possible with Vista Home?



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Old 03-03-2007, 06:08 PM   #3
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Thanks, for that - i noticed it gives u a clue to the password and managed to
guess what she;d used from that

thanks for your help anyway

"Puppy Breath" wrote:

> If she didn't password-protect the Administrator account, you could probably
> log into that account through Safe Mode. Then maybe remove her password or
> create a new user account for yourself. Don't know, haven't tried it.
>
> Other than that, you may have to ask her for the password.
>
>
> "Greg" <Greg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news3917BAF-1853-4350-9828-A99ECF94CC40@microsoft.com...
> > How can i log into a PC without knowign the password?
> > my daughter has gone away on a school trip and we want to use her laptop.
> > Unfotunatley she didnt tell us her password and i cant see another way of
> > logging in.
> > Is this possible with Vista Home?

>
>
>

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Old 03-03-2007, 09:08 PM   #4
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If she has an administrator account, you cannot even log in to the default
administrator account, in safe mode.

You will need to ask her for the password.

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"Greg" <Greg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> How can i log into a PC without knowign the password?
> my daughter has gone away on a school trip and we want to use her laptop.
> Unfotunatley she didnt tell us her password and i cant see another way of
> logging in.
> Is this possible with Vista Home?


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