kievnic said:
my 11 year old son forgot his password and did not keep a question
answer option either.How can we get past this lost password??
Thnaks
Nicholas
For Windows? Just log into any other user account with administrative
privileges and go to the User Accounts applet in Control Panel. Change
your son's password there. If you don't have another user account made,
log into the normally hidden built-in Administrator account. In XP
Home, boot the computer into Safe Mode. Do this by repeatedly tapping
the F8 key as the computer is starting up. This will get you to the
right menu. Navigate using your Up arrow key; the mouse will not work
here. Once in Safe Mode, you will see the normally hidden Administrator
account. The default password is a blank.
In XP Pro, you do not need to go into Safe Mode. At the Welcome Screen,
do Ctrl-Alt-Del twice to get the classic Windows logon box. Type in
"Administrator" and whatever password you assigned when you set up
Windows.
If the password is for something other than Windows, I'm afraid you'll
have to tell us what since my crystal ball is cloudy.
Malke
