Windows Password Expiring

[Bill Rupe]

My Windows Password expires in 10 days. I cannot
remember the password that was originally set so that I
can reset with a new password. Any ideas?

Thanks,


Bill Rupe

 

[Alex Nichol]

My Windows Password expires in 10 days. I cannot
remember the password that was originally set so that I
can reset with a new password.

As you can presumably still logon, Start - Run the line
control userpasswords2
where you can select your account name and Reset Password without being
asked for the old one. Make sure that 'Users must give a username' is
checked or you will not be able to select an account.

If you can't login as yourself , this is where the reserve, emergency
account called Administrator comes in. Boot, hitting F8 as BIOS info
goes to black; take Safe Mode, There will then be an icon for
Administrator on the Welcome screen. (If not, hit CTL-ALT-DEL twice and
enter the explicit name
Administrator
and leave the password blank (hopefully) and do it from that