i have mesed up i need to set my self as an administrator and my pc wont let me boot in safe mode as all users have pass word,s which i am locked out of i need to get in to the bios to re set this i think, i also dont know the bios pass word, i have been told hep8 or sumthin will open it! can any one tell me what to do/how to get round this SOREY HAV SPELLING PROB,S ETC... thanks >

The BIOS has nothing to do with safemode boot prevention. Press F8 repeatedly during the boot sequence, for the boot menu. Failing that, the boot menu has probably been disabled.

Booting in safemode will not by-pass the Administrator account password however. If you're using Windows 2000 or XP Professional and the Administrator account is passworded, you'll still need it. If it's not passworded, just enter "Administrator" in the login name box (hit CTRL+ALT+DEL twice from the Windows XP Welcome screen). If you're using Windows XP Home, and there is no password on the Administrator account, then a safemode boot allow Administrator account access.

The BIOS password can be reset by clearing CMOS. This is typically done by placing a cap on the CLR_CMOS jumper (or something similarly named), and completely cutting power to the system for several seconds. Alternatively, removing the BIOS battery (and cutting power) will have the same effect.

year ok thing is i would boot in safe mode, then reset the pass word fore the administrator acount!!!@all acounts had pass words@ now i cant do this? as when i press f8 the boot menu comes up and i press enter on the safe mode but now it wont let me any further! all 3 users have pass words and i am locked out. it seems that a line from the f8 menu has gone it still hase a safe mode, but all users are passworded which ysed to not matter i used to just click a user and it would let me in, i think thear may have been to safe modes, i am on xp pro help me i am geting very lost with this mate, also when i press ctrl alt del two times it has a pass word thear,,,,????