Password setting: can't login

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Hi,

Through the administrative account, I set a password on another
account I created, typed it in twice as required, and then tried login
in at boot up: wrong password!

In fact, I had first set a password on the administrative account
(when it was the sole one) with the result I could no longer log on,
for the same reason, and had to reinstall the whole thing.

I discovered a nice boot utility to blank the password, but would
still like to set a valid password to protect my computer.

Could anyone tell me what's the problem?

Many thanks,

François

PS: for anyone with a password "situation" like mine, I suggest you
google ECDB boot CD-ROM. Very fine product.

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

To repair all system files, go to Start/Run, and type (or paste in): SFC /SCANNOW (see: Description of Windows XP and Windows Server
2003 System File Checker (Sfc.exe): http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310747 )

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Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
FAQ for MS Antispyware version 1.0.509
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
marfers notes for windows xp http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
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"Fran?ois" <francoissanspourriel@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4e5874f3.0503180942.26f42774@posting.google.com...
> Hi,
>
> Through the administrative account, I set a password on another
> account I created, typed it in twice as required, and then tried login
> in at boot up: wrong password!
>
> In fact, I had first set a password on the administrative account
> (when it was the sole one) with the result I could no longer log on,
> for the same reason, and had to reinstall the whole thing.
>
> I discovered a nice boot utility to blank the password, but would
> still like to set a valid password to protect my computer.
>
> Could anyone tell me what's the problem?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> François
>
> PS: for anyone with a password "situation" like mine, I suggest you
> google ECDB boot CD-ROM. Very fine product.