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Donna

I bought a used computer from a friend. Its has Windows
XP Professional on it. He gave me his password to get
into it...but it doesn't work. I can't get anywhere. It
just keeps saying "did you forget your password" and to
put it in again. But it doesn't work. How can I get
around this. Can someone email me and let me know if
there's a way? Please.
 
Donna;
Try leaving the password blank.

The password is Case Sensitive.
Check Caps Lock and try various of Capital combinations.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321305
If you do not have a Password Recovery Disk, it is to late to make it.
Or
Log in to any account that has Administrator access.
Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Select the user and change the password.

Windows XP Pro:
At the log-in screen, press Ctrl/Alt/Del twice quickly
Type "Administrator" and leave password blank.

Windows XP Home:
Reboot, tapping F8 each second.
Select Safe Mode at the menu.
Select Administrator, leave password blank.

Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Select the user and change the password.
If you are using Windows XP Pro and have encrypted data, you may
permanently lose access to the encrypted data.

Here is another option:
http://www.wininternals.com/products/repairandrecovery/index.asp

Another option is to install Windows XP on another partition and take
Ownership of your data.
You could also perform another installation on the same partition,
although this is not a permanent fix and it is recommended to perform
a Clean Installation after retrieving your data.

After this is resolved, take precautions to not lose the password.
 
Call the person you bought it from and ask him to give you the password again and to Spell it. or
just wipe the hard drive and reinstall Windows XP Pro. He did give you the XP Pro CD disk and the
key code? If he didn't then you are using a illegal copy of XP and that is not what you bought.

--
Shootist


| I bought a used computer from a friend. Its has Windows
| XP Professional on it. He gave me his password to get
| into it...but it doesn't work. I can't get anywhere. It
| just keeps saying "did you forget your password" and to
| put it in again. But it doesn't work. How can I get
| around this. Can someone email me and let me know if
| there's a way? Please.
 
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