Unlock computer

[Guest]

How do I unlock the computer? My daughter (using a non-admin account) locked the computer using the ctl-alt-del sequence and then "Lock Computer" option. She then forgot what password she used. How can I unlock it without knowing the password? XP says something to the effect that only the user that locked it or an administrator can unlock it. But it doesn't tell me how an administrator can unlock it. The only thing I could do was to turn it off at the main power switch. But I'm not sure that that's the best thing to do.

Thanks for your help

 

[Gordon]

How do I unlock the computer? My daughter (using a non-admin account)

locked the computer using the ctl-alt-del sequence and then "Lock Computer"
option. She then forgot what password she used. How can I unlock it
without knowing the password? XP says something to the effect that only the
user that locked it or an administrator can unlock it. But it doesn't tell
me how an administrator can unlock it. The only thing I could do was to
turn it off at the main power switch. But I'm not sure that that's the best
thing to do.

Thanks for your help.

When you press Ctl-Alt-Del and the log-in screen appears, overtype the user
name with "administrator" (without the quotes) and leave the password field
blank (unless you know otherwise). That should work.

HTH