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Password Lost<What to do > by Tomasita on 01-03-2007 at 08:45 AM
I was woundering if there was any way to gain access to my pc with out having to make a disc or download anything from the internet.
My laptop does not have a Disc Burner My PC does and I dont have any floppys, too late to go to the store and I have no transportation disperate to get into my pc tonight is there any other way?
RE: Password Lost<What to do > by andrewdodd13 on 01-03-2007 at 11:42 AM
If you use Windows XP home, you should be able to boot to safe mode (F8 before the Windows Loading screen appears during power-up) and log on as Administrator with no password. From there you can go Control Panel -> Users and change your password.
If you use Windows 95/98/ME, boot to DOS mode (F8 before the Loading screen and choose 5) and type DEL c:\windows\<username>.acl . (Where <username> is your username)
That'll erase any Windows 9x password list.
RE: Password Lost<What to do > by RaceProUK on 01-03-2007 at 08:44 PM
quote:Assuming you didn't set a password when installing Windows (if it didn't come pre-installed).
Originally posted by andrewdodd13
log on as Administrator with no password
RE: Password Lost<What to do > by andrewdodd13 on 01-04-2007 at 12:00 AM
I did say Windows XP Home 
As you're not prompted to enter a password when installing it.
XP Pro is a totally different matter. 