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More info?)
nope..
still doesnt work....
am just about resigned to formatting the whole thing
will wait for a day or so in case anyone has other ideas
damn.
thanks for the help so far, folks.
--
Ashish
"RC" wrote:
> Ash wrote:
> > hi experts,
> >
> > had sp2 and other updates installed.
> > uninstalled most of them because...well because i was trying to install
> > older software that worked before sp2 was installed..
> >
> > anyway, now big problem. suddenly xp asks for password to logon, and this
> > is really strange, cos i have never in my life had a password for my
> > computer.
> >
> > so obviously no matter what i enter, the computer asks politely if i've
> > forgotten the password....
> >
> > what to do? big problem. please help.
> >
> > thanks...
>
> Windows XP is designed for multiple users, you, your
> children, wife/husband, etc. (That's why each one need
> a passwd).
>
> Here is I search the key words Forget Password from Help
> And good luck.
>
> To access the local user account through a password reset disk
> If you made a password reset disk for your local user account through
> the Forgotten Password Wizard, you can use it to access the computer,
> even if you have forgotten your password.
>
> The following instructions will only work if you are in a domain
> environment or on a computer that was once joined to a domain.
>
> For information about accessing the local user account through a
> password reset disk in a workgroup environment, click Related Topics.
>
> At the Welcome screen, press CTRL+ALT+DEL, and type your password in
> Password. If you have forgotten your password, the Logon Failed dialog
> box is displayed.
> Click Reset, and put your password reset disk into drive A.
> Follow the instructions in the Password Reset Wizard to create a new
> password.
> Log on with the new password, and then store your password reset disk in
> a safe place in case you need it to reset your password in the future.
> You do not need to make a new password reset disk.
> For overview information about the Forgotten Password Wizard and the
> Password Reset Wizard, and for instructions for creating the Password
> Reset Disk, click Related Topics.
>
> Note
>
> The Forgotten Password Wizard helps you recover your user account and
> personalized computer settings if you forget your password.
> Related Topics
>