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Tomasita
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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?
01-03-2007 08:45 AM
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RE: Password Lost<What to do >
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.

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RE: Password Lost<What to do >
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log on as Administrator with no password
Assuming you didn't set a password when installing Windows (if it didn't come pre-installed).
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RE: Password Lost<What to do >
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. :(
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