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  1. 03 Jun 2008 #1


    dotfromks

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    forgot my admin. account password

    Hi,
    I have forgotten my admin account password. I have one guest user on my computer. I want to install additional software, but my machine does not allow me to do any changes without the admin password. I did not do a reset disk. did not even realize that i should be. After I get help with resetting this, will I lose any data that I have already put in? I have just eailed all documents out so these will not be lost.
    Help.
    Thanks,
    Dotfromks


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    Re: forgot my admin. account password

    Quote Originally Posted by dotfromks View Post
    Hi,
    I have forgotten my admin account password. I have one guest user on my computer. I want to install additional software, but my machine does not allow me to do any changes without the admin password. I did not do a reset disk. did not even realize that i should be. After I get help with resetting this, will I lose any data that I have already put in? I have just eailed all documents out so these will not be lost.
    Help.
    Thanks,
    Dotfromks
    Hi Dotfromks,

    You can use Method Three in this tutorial to reset your password without losing anything other than the password.

    Reset User Account Password

    Hope this helps you,
    Shawn

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