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MINDYLEA
Unlock A Computer
My Aunt Just Passed Away And Left Me Her Computer It Is Locked With A
Password And Nobody Knows What It Is Can I Get Around This And Still
Use The Computer
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RE: Unlock A Computer
Search XP KB (knowledge base).
I assume you also have the original install disk from your Aunt as well.
r.
"MINDYLEA" wrote:
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> My Aunt Just Passed Away And Left Me Her Computer It Is Locked With A
> Password And Nobody Knows What It Is Can I Get Around This And Still
> Use The Computer
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> MINDYLEA
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RE: Unlock A Computer
Following is from XP Help and Support Center..
Recovering a user's passwordIf you forget your user account password, check
your password hint. (Your password hint is located on the Welcome screen
beside the password prompt.)
If you have a password reset disk, you can use it to create a new password
for your account. Your personalized computer settings will be retained. For
more information about using the Forgotten Password Wizard to create a
password reset disk, click Related Topics.
If your password hint does not help you remember your password and you did
not create a password reset disk, you will need to have someone with a
computer administrator account create a new password for you. For security
reasons, a computer administrator cannot recover your password if you forget
it; he or she can only create a new one for you.
Notes
A user with a computer administrator account can create and change
passwords, and create password hints for all users. Users with limited
accounts can only create and change their own passwords, and create their ow
n
password hints.
If a user with a computer administrator account changes the password for
another user, that user will lose all personal certificates, and stored
passwords for Web sites or network resources.
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I don't know if booting with the install disk will get you anywhere.
You maybe able to access the data on the harddrive by removing it and
installing it as a slave in another computer. Copy the data then return the
hard drive to the original PC, use the install disk to reinstall WinXP (don'
t
forget the key code) and reformat the drive which erases all data. When
install is complete return drive to PC that has data on it and reconnect as
a
slave. Then recopy data back to original drive and reinstall into original
PC.
I maybe out to lunch, but other than your own thoughts you don't have much
else to go on.
r.
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> Search XP KB (knowledge base).
>
> I assume you also have the original install disk from your Aunt as well.
>
> r.
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> "MINDYLEA" wrote:
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Re: Unlock A Computer
I would read this:
http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_admin..or_password.htm
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Nathan McNulty
namniar wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> Following is from XP Help and Support Center..
>
> Recovering a user's passwordIf you forget your user account password, chec
k
> your password hint. (Your password hint is located on the Welcome screen
> beside the password prompt.)
>
> If you have a password reset disk, you can use it to create a new password
> for your account. Your personalized computer settings will be retained. Fo
r
> more information about using the Forgotten Password Wizard to create a
> password reset disk, click Related Topics.
>
> If your password hint does not help you remember your password and you did
> not create a password reset disk, you will need to have someone with a
> computer administrator account create a new password for you. For security
> reasons, a computer administrator cannot recover your password if you forg
et
> it; he or she can only create a new one for you.
>
> Notes
>
> A user with a computer administrator account can create and change
> passwords, and create password hints for all users. Users with limited
> accounts can only create and change their own passwords, and create their
own
> password hints.
> If a user with a computer administrator account changes the password for
> another user, that user will lose all personal certificates, and stored
> passwords for Web sites or network resources.
>
> ---------------------------------------
>
> I don't know if booting with the install disk will get you anywhere.
>
> You maybe able to access the data on the harddrive by removing it and
> installing it as a slave in another computer. Copy the data then return t
he
> hard drive to the original PC, use the install disk to reinstall WinXP (do
n't
> forget the key code) and reformat the drive which erases all data. When
> install is complete return drive to PC that has data on it and reconnect a
s a
> slave. Then recopy data back to original drive and reinstall into origin
al
> PC.
>
> I maybe out to lunch, but other than your own thoughts you don't have much
> else to go on.
>
> r.
>
>
> "namniar" wrote:
>
>
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