Locked out of computer

[Guest]

A friend of mine has a number of dogs and one of the dogs jumped up on her
computer and managed to set a password, and now she can not get into her
computer at all... How does one unlock a password on a computer that they are
locked out of? Any ideas?

Thank you

 

[Yves Leclerc]

This is only for XP Pro versions. If this is a Home version, you seem to only
be able to get to the Administrator account in "Safe Mode."

Log in to default Administrator account [that is not meant for regular use]
by pressing Ctrl > Alt > Delete twice when in Log-in screen and in the user
name column, enter Administrator , press Enter. Reset the password of your
account by going to Control Panel > User Accounts

|A friend of mine has a number of dogs and one of the dogs jumped up on her
| computer and managed to set a password, and now she can not get into her
| computer at all... How does one unlock a password on a computer that they
are
| locked out of? Any ideas?
|
| Thank you

 

[Rock]

A friend of mine has a number of dogs and one of the dogs jumped up on her
computer and managed to set a password, and now she can not get into her
computer at all... How does one unlock a password on a computer that they
are
locked out of? Any ideas?

Thank you

Logon to the built in "Administrator" account. If XP Pro from the welcome
screen do ctrl-alt-del twice to bring up the classic logon screen, enter
Administrator as the user and then the password set for that account when
the OS was installed. Once logged in go to Control Panel | User accounts
and change the password.

If XP Home boot into safe mode; the Administrator account will appear on the
Welcome Screen. Normally the password is blank unless was set after
installation.

If a password was set for the Administrator account and she can't remember
it for either Home or Pro use the utility to reset the Administrator
password.

http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html

 

[Guest]

A friend of mine has a number of dogs and one of the dogs jumped up on her
computer and managed to set a password, and now she can not get into her
computer at all... How does one unlock a password on a computer that they are
locked out of? Any ideas?

Thank you

I can't help wondering how a dog could have managed to jump on the keyboard
in just such a manner as to manage to "type" the same password twice, in two
different fields. Your friend needs to get that dog on the David Letterman
Show.

 

[Tom Willett]

If the dog managed to type it in twice to set it, the dog certainly should
be able to do it a third time!

Tom

| "sjforest" wrote:
|
| > A friend of mine has a number of dogs and one of the dogs jumped up on
her
| > computer and managed to set a password, and now she can not get into her
| > computer at all... How does one unlock a password on a computer that
they are
| > locked out of? Any ideas?
| >
| > Thank you
|
| I can't help wondering how a dog could have managed to jump on the
keyboard
| in just such a manner as to manage to "type" the same password twice, in
two
| different fields. Your friend needs to get that dog on the David
Letterman
| Show.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I can't help wondering how a dog could have managed to jump on the
keyboard in just such a manner as to manage to "type" the same
password twice, in two different fields.

You took the words out of my mouth!

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

I can't help wondering how a dog could have managed to jump on the keyboard
in just such a manner as to manage to "type" the same password twice, in two
different fields. Your friend needs to get that dog on the David Letterman
Show.

The OP is obviously lying.

Much like "a friend did this..."

Yeah, sure.

 

[Richard Urban]

Ask the dog.


--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Fishermun]

I can't help wondering how it is you wonder so much, instead of either
answering the question, or not saying anything at all.

 

[E. Barry Bruyea]

I can't help wondering how a dog could have managed to jump on the keyboard
in just such a manner as to manage to "type" the same password twice, in two
different fields. Your friend needs to get that dog on the David Letterman
Show.

Another "My dog ate my homework" story?

 

[Alias~-]

A friend of mine has a number of dogs and one of the dogs jumped up on her
computer and managed to set a password, and now she can not get into her
computer at all... How does one unlock a password on a computer that they are
locked out of? Any ideas?

Thank you

Take the stolen computer back to its owner. It's impossible that a dog
typed the same password twice and hit the tab key in between typing the
passwords.

Alias

 

[Ayush]

Log in to default Administrator account [that is not meant for regular use]
by pressing Ctrl > Alt > Delete twice when in Log-in screen and in the user
name column, enter Administrator , press Enter. Reset the password of your
account by going to Control Panel > User Accounts

|A friend of mine has a number of dogs and one of the dogs jumped up on her
| computer and managed to set a password, and now she can not get into her
| computer at all... How does one unlock a password on a computer that they
are
| locked out of? Any ideas?
|
| Thank you

 

[WWII]

Do you mean the Windows password or the BIOS password?

 

[Richard Urban]

What difference?

A dog could NOT have entered one.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[John John]

Mr. Bojangles dog could have done it had he not up and died...

"there was a feller up here at the Post Office, I says to him ‘you have
no idea how smart that dog is, I just thought I’d tell you, he changed
the password on my computer...’"

John

 

[Guest]

Personally, I have no idea how a dog, cat or what ever could set a
password... I questioned it when the neighbor told me she was locked out of
the computer??? Could there be another problem locking her out? It is asking
her for a password and not letting her into her computer?

 

[Richard Urban]

Anyone with access to the computer who can spell and follow instructions can
insert a password and require it to be used for entry to the operating
system. A pet does not fit into this category. A pissed off teenager, or a
spouse does.

We see it here frequently!

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!