Password Issue

[Stephen_S]

Hi,

I just got a new laptop that runs on Windows XP. I created
my Windows user account and set up my password for privacy
protection. However, after I logged off the computer, then
tried to log in again, for whatever reason Windows did not
accept the password I entered. I am very sure the passowrd
I entered was the one I set up at the first place. As a
result I can't log in my computer at all.

Can someone give me an idea why did this happen and how
can I bypass this problem and log in my computer? How do I
reset the password?

Thanks,

S.S.

 

[claude]

-----Original Message-----
Hi,

I just got a new laptop that runs on Windows XP. I created
my Windows user account and set up my password for privacy
protection. However, after I logged off the computer, then
tried to log in again, for whatever reason Windows did not
accept the password I entered. I am very sure the passowrd
I entered was the one I set up at the first place. As a
result I can't log in my computer at all.

Can someone give me an idea why did this happen and how
can I bypass this problem and log in my computer? How do I
reset the password?

Thanks,

S.S.
.

You can,t because security issue.
You can try using recovery console (from installation CD).
Alternative you have to reinstall XP over existing.
May be your password Upper/lower mixed case?
Good Look.
Claude

 

[NobodyMan]

You can,t because security issue.
You can try using recovery console (from installation CD).
Alternative you have to reinstall XP over existing.
May be your password Upper/lower mixed case?
Good Look.
Claude

Well, it can be done - as the administrator. The admininstrator
account is set up automatically. If no password was ever set for it,
then it has a blank password.

OP:: if you logon as Administrator (no p/w UNLESS you specified one)
then you can clear the p/w for the account in question from control
panel/user accounts.