User Password lost

[Malka]

Hi,
I was on Internet when suddenly my computer crashed, I
had to restart it, and when I wanted to type my password,
it seems that someone change it (I have this password for
3 years now...). How can I do to login in Windows again
without losing all my datas ?
Thanks
I have recovery CD but I know that if I use them I will
lose my data...

 

[S.Sengupta]

-----Original Message-----
Hi,
I was on Internet when suddenly my computer crashed, I
had to restart it, and when I wanted to type my password,
it seems that someone change it (I have this password for
3 years now...). How can I do to login in Windows again
without losing all my datas ?
Thanks
I have recovery CD but I know that if I use them I will
lose my data...

Hello!
look here:-
http://www2.cajun.net/~theriots/xpsitefolder/win_xp_passwords.htm
with regards/
ssg/pronetworks.org

 

[David Nguyen]

When you boot up your computer, you have to push a key (I think that it is
F1 or F12, depending on your computer. See your owner's manual if you don't
know.) and boot your computer into safe mode. There, you can change your
password.

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Hi,
I was on Internet when suddenly my computer crashed, I
had to restart it, and when I wanted to type my password,
it seems that someone change it (I have this password for
3 years now...). How can I do to login in Windows again
without losing all my datas ?
Thanks
I have recovery CD but I know that if I use them I will
lose my data...

Log in as Administrator - if you are using XP Home, you do this in Safe Mode
and the default password is usually blank. Then, go to Control Panel, User
Accounts, and set a password for the account in question.

Or, to do the same thing, right click on My Computer, then choose Manage.
Expand Users and Groups, then Users. Right click on the user account in
question and choose Set Password. Click Apply and OK back to the desktop
and restart normally using the new password.

HTH
-pk