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[CSH1]

Have just set up a second user account in XP on laptop. Problem now is that to access the orignal user account I need password but I've forgotten it as machien had been automatically logging on for 2 1/2 years. Is there a way to log on without password??

[Eric]

You can re-create your account, and delete the old one. I'm not sure of a way to recover your password within Windows. Can you not make it auto-login again?

[syphus]

If you're feeling brave, you can try Offline NT password editor. It works fine (most of the time), but it is an expert's tool.

[Computwiz]

Just put PW or Password in your password box under your user name??

Computwiz

[Eric]

Originally Posted by Computwiz

Just put PW or Password in your password box under your user name??

Computwiz

How would that do anything?

[Computwiz]

This will only work if you can access on account on your laptop

Well go on to your Control Panel then Click on User Accounts. Then it should come up with all the accounts that you have got on the Laptop. Click on your one' And i should come up with things that you can change. If you click on Remove Password it should remove it for you. I dont know if that is how it works on your computer but that is how it works on mine. Get back to me if this does or dont work.

Computwiz

[Tom]

That would only work if the new account he has made has administrator status.

[Computwiz]

He would have had to of made one account on his laptop as a Administrator account becuase' He would not have been able to make a new account..

[Tom]

Reread what he has put.

His main account does have admin Status. This is the account which has been automatically loading when windows it loaded.

He has created a second account.. which may or may not have admin status...

He has now forgotten the password for his main account, as there are more than one account on his system, windows doesn't automatically load his main account.

[Computwiz]

Ol sorry' So when he logs on to his computer it auto takes him to his account??

Please Reply

Computwiz

[Tom]

It used to do... But because he has created a second account, It doesn't... So now he is locked out.

[Computwiz]

What so he cant get on to his Laptop anymore

Computwiz

[Tom]

Yes.....!

[Loz]

Hi There .....

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This company should be able to help and are FREE fo a slower service and quite cheap for a faster service there are other options available. Loz

http://www.loginrecovery.com/

[Tom]

Jumping out of topic here...

I'm pretty sure there not calling the new windows longhorn any more...

On the Microsoft website it says Vista ?

[Loz]

Longhorn was the development / Codename and Vista is the retail name.

Vista (view) For windows brilliant Microsoft.. Must of taken them all of 3000 people and 1 billion USD to think of that!