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LMO - 19 May 2008 05:36 GMT

Aloha all. I forgot my logon password. Fortunately, I use Autologon, so I
can still get on. But I'm concerned about changing my system now. When I try
to delete the password altogether through the control panel, all I get is
the incorrect password error. Is there any way to retrieve the password in
the computer?
Thanks all.

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Pegasus (MVP) - 19 May 2008 06:33 GMT

> Aloha all. I forgot my logon password. Fortunately, I use Autologon, so I
> can still get on. But I'm concerned about changing my system now. When I
> try to delete the password altogether through the control panel, all I get
> is the incorrect password error. Is there any way to retrieve the password
> in the computer?
> Thanks all.

Do this:
- Log on through AutoLogon.
- Click Start / Run / cmd{OK}
- Type this command:
net user "%UserName%" MyNewPassword{Enter}

The new password will now be set to "MyNewPassword". Now
make a note of the password in a safe place . . .

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Patrick Keenan - 19 May 2008 07:12 GMT

The answer to your direct question is, or most certainly should be, no.
You can't retrieve it from the system. As noted in other replies, you need
to replace it.

HTH
-pk

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