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PASSWORD  BIG PROBLEM

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ABOURDETH79@L.COM - 30 Sep 2004 19:51 GMT
OK i am in desperate need of help! Heres the problem...I
decided that is was
high time i changed my password on my account on
Microsoft XP. Im a computer
administrator and went into User Acoounts, clicked on my
account and then
clicked on change password. I changed my password
successfully and then
straight after (i hadnt even clicked out of the window) I
decided to change
my password hint so i wouldnt forget and when i put in my
new password it
didnt work, i tried my old password and that didnt work
either. I even tried
typing in combinations of what i might of accidently
typed in but what i dont
understand is how could i have put it in wrong twice.
So now i cant turn off my computer in case i wont be able
to get back in.
Please help me! How do i find out my new pasword or
change it again or WHAT
how do i fix it?!?!?
Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) - 30 Sep 2004 20:09 GMT
> OK i am in desperate need of help! Heres the problem...I
> decided that is was
[quoted text clipped - 18 lines]
> change it again or WHAT
>  how do i fix it?!?!?

Hi

You could try to log on with the original Administrator user:

How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your
Password Expires
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;321305

If that doesn't work out, you might try to reset the local Administrator
password with one of the methods mentioned here:

http://securityadmin.info/noframes/faqget.asp#password

http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm

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torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx

 
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