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| | forgot my password in other account There are three accounts on opening Vista . One is guest , one adminstrator and one other. I have forgotten the password to the other one. Is there any way to delete this account and start anew? |
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| | RE: forgot my password in other account depending on the version you have: 1. right click on "Computer" icon or thought the start button, go to manage then to Local Users and Groups. You can't delete the guest account or built-in administrator account but you can disable them To delete an account, right click on the account and delete.. Most of these tasks can also be performed from the control panel --> user accounts "Pinging around" wrote: Quote: > There are three accounts on opening Vista . One is guest , one adminstrator > and one other. I have forgotten the password to the other one. Is there any > way to delete this account and start anew? |
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| | Re: forgot my password in other account You can simply log on with your administrator account, go to Control Panel/User Accounts and change or delete the password for that 'other' account. -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User "Pinging around" <Pingingaround@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:978F5953-153E-4E6D-A7B1-69B32AAA9886@xxxxxx Quote: > There are three accounts on opening Vista . One is guest , one > adminstrator > and one other. I have forgotten the password to the other one. Is there > any > way to delete this account and start anew? |
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: forgot my password in other account This tutorial will show you how to either Remove or Change the password for the other Administrator account from within the Administrator account you did not forget the password from. User Account - Remove Password Shawn |
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| | Re: forgot my password in other account Pinging around wrote: Quote: > There are three accounts on opening Vista . One is guest , one adminstrator > and one other. I have forgotten the password to the other one. Is there any > way to delete this account and start anew? Why not simply use the administrative account to reset the "other" account's password? -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot |
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