flipper Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 hi all, I cannot log onto my computor as i am denied access because it wont accept my password. I believe i have put the right password in but as this was the first time i had decided to enable a log on password i cant say that it work previously. How can i delete the password or gain entry back into my computor. I was told the only way would be to reformat. But this is also denied me as it still rewuires me to log on first even if i put my windows xp start disc in at start up. How can I get access back to the computer. I am running xp home editio. At present I am using my sons computer.flipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 If you have a separate Administrator user, then you may be able to solve your problem without a reinstall from scratch. Try to login to the default admin user 'Administrator'; if you remember the password you selected during the installation, use it. (Most people I know don't enter an Administrator password during the installation, so they can login with a blank password).Good luck![Added] Once you are in as Administrator, you can change the other users' passwords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper Posted June 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Thanks pwillenerI cant log on as the administrator when I turn on the machine it just goes straight to log in screen in my name. i am the only one who uses the machine as a such am the administor. also as i said I cant even reformat as it still requires me to log in firstEdited by -- SM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted June 16, 2005 Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 Sorry for the delay. Sorry also that I cannot quite understand your reply. it just goes straight to log in screen in my name Do I understand this correctly: the login panel shows your default login name? Can't you overtype it? If you can, try 'Administrator' (with an upper-case 'A') and a blank password.If you do have to reformat, you just boot into your Windows CD-ROM; it allows you to reformat and reinstall from there. But I think you should be able to reset your password by using the Administrator user. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted June 16, 2005 Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 At the log in screen, if you press ctrl+alt+delete twice, a Windows 2000 logon prompt will appear and you can type "Administrator" and then the password you have set for the administrator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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