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Malu   09-11-2005 at 11:19:01 PM

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Only computer/Malu or an administrator can unlock this computer."

This is what the window says with a boxes for username and passwords. I read
on the Microsoft support page that I should press alt, ctrl, and delete, but
nothing happens. I was shutting down the computer. It took about 5 minutes to
log me out and another 3 minutes before this window popped up. I have Windows
Xp Pro SP2. Just bought the computer brand new this week so I'm pretty
clueless about how it works. What do I need to do? What caused it to do this?
Thanks so much for your responses.

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Anonymous   09-12-2005 at 03:50:55 AM
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Press CTRl+ALT+Delete keys 2 times in succession. Then login with Administrator account.

Do you have / use a screensaver?
Go to Control Panel >>Appearance and Themes >> next select Display >> look at Screen Saver tab.

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Malu wrote:
> Only computer/Malu or an administrator can unlock this computer."
>
> This is what the window says with a boxes for username and passwords.
> I read on the Microsoft support page that I should press alt, ctrl,
> and delete, but nothing happens. I was shutting down the computer. It
> took about 5 minutes to log me out and another 3 minutes before this
> window popped up. I have Windows Xp Pro SP2. Just bought the computer
> brand new this week so I'm pretty clueless about how it works. What
> do I need to do? What caused it to do this? Thanks so much for your
> responses.

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dl   09-12-2005 at 08:01:42 PM
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And dont set any passwords that you cannot instantly remember!!!

"Malu" <Malu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1913F9A1-B04F-46FC-83D5-ED4B1BBEB535@microsoft.com...
> Only computer/Malu or an administrator can unlock this computer."
>
> This is what the window says with a boxes for username and passwords. I
read
> on the Microsoft support page that I should press alt, ctrl, and delete,
but
> nothing happens. I was shutting down the computer. It took about 5 minutes
to
> log me out and another 3 minutes before this window popped up. I have
Windows
> Xp Pro SP2. Just bought the computer brand new this week so I'm pretty
> clueless about how it works. What do I need to do? What caused it to do
this?
> Thanks so much for your responses.

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