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Mike wrote:
> I have a strange problem. When I turned on my computer today, win xp
> suddently started asking for passwords to my accounts. I did not use
> passwords before. Furthermore, a Guest account had suddently appeared,
> which I have never created. I did absolutely nothing special to the
> computer when I last was logged on. I sincerely hope that someone can
> help me with this problem, because as I dont know the passwords to my
> own accounts, I can not enter my computer.
Guest account was always there - disabled by default - but always there.
And if you cannot log on - how do you know there is a guest account? heh
XP Home or XP Pro?
Classic logon or Welcome screen logon?
If XP Home, have you tried Safe Mode boot and logging in as "administrator"
with no password?
If XP Professional and Welcome Screen logon, have you tried CTRL+ALT+DEL
twice and logging in as "administrator" with no password?
How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321305
Log in using safe mode..
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222
Hack your password:
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html
Another Password Hack:
http://www.thomasmathiesen.com/itak/html/software.html
However, the message you are getting is far from indicative of having a
password.. If you somehow CAN logon as an administrative user (if Home, the
administrator user in safe mode is your best bet) - then look here:
Start -> Run
gpedit.msc
Computer Configuration
Windows Settings
Security Settings
Local Policies
User Rights Assignment
Look at the :
- Deny Log on Locally (Make sure your user and/or group(s) your user is in
is not listed here.)
- Log on locally (Make sure your user and/or group(s) your user is in is
listed here.)
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