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| | "Lock" Vista I do not have the Vista installed on my PC, I am asking on behalf of my Dad. I set up the Vista for them, and they do not have a password for the user account. My dad accidentally hit the "Lock" button (in Start menu) instead of the off button. He says it now says "User Locked" I haven't checked it out yet, and am unfamiliar with Vista but how can I unlock it if there is no password associated with the user? |
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| | Re: "Lock" Vista He might try the Switch User button which is on the lockout screen and see where that gets him. Is it actually asking him for a password? Or are you just assuming it will ask? "99XJ" <rnwrede@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:OjI04jxfHHA.2396@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >I do not have the Vista installed on my PC, I am asking on behalf of my >Dad. > I set up the Vista for them, and they do not have a password for the user > account. My dad accidentally hit the "Lock" button (in Start menu) instead > of the off button. He says it now says "User Locked" I haven't checked it > out yet, and am unfamiliar with Vista but how can I unlock it if there is > no > password associated with the user? > > |
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| | Re: "Lock" Vista On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 21:46:04 -0700, "99XJ" <rnwrede@yahoo.com> wrote: >I do not have the Vista installed on my PC, I am asking on behalf of my Dad. >I set up the Vista for them, and they do not have a password for the user >account. My dad accidentally hit the "Lock" button (in Start menu) instead >of the off button. He says it now says "User Locked" I haven't checked it >out yet, and am unfamiliar with Vista but how can I unlock it if there is no >password associated with the user? > I've noticed that when my machine goes into standby and then I take it back out the screen that comes up shows the word "Locked" under my account icon. But I have no password and I just click on the account icon and it goes on into Vista. |
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| | Re: "Lock" Vista "99XJ" <rnwrede@yahoo.com> wrote >I do not have the Vista installed on my PC, I am asking on behalf of my >Dad. > I set up the Vista for them, and they do not have a password for the user > account. My dad accidentally hit the "Lock" button (in Start menu) instead > of the off button. He says it now says "User Locked" I haven't checked it > out yet, and am unfamiliar with Vista but how can I unlock it if there is > no > password associated with the user? It's not good safety practice to operate without a password. FYI, no need to crosspost to all those groups. -- Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell] |
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| | Re: "Lock" Vista Thanks all, I figured out last night after posting that all he had to do was just click account or enter blank password. He was on the phone and didn't make sense at the time. I was told not to "crosspost" a while back so I didn't, crossposting is when you post to multi groups one at a time. I was instructed to enter desired groups into the "To:" (Newsgroups) all at once (outlook express, click Newsgroups, then desired groups) and this was exceptable practice. "Rock" <Rock@nospam.net> wrote in message news:%23L8$tE9fHHA.4868@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... "99XJ" <rnwrede@yahoo.com> wrote >I do not have the Vista installed on my PC, I am asking on behalf of my >Dad. > I set up the Vista for them, and they do not have a password for the user > account. My dad accidentally hit the "Lock" button (in Start menu) instead > of the off button. He says it now says "User Locked" I haven't checked it > out yet, and am unfamiliar with Vista but how can I unlock it if there is > no > password associated with the user? It's not good safety practice to operate without a password. FYI, no need to crosspost to all those groups. -- Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell] |
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| | Re: "Lock" Vista that's just our resident net nanny giving you a virtual spanking. you are correct that is the most acceptable manner putting all the groups on one line. and it appears that is what you have done. but you should not post to too many groups at once. again you did not. mikeyhsd@comcast.net "99XJ" <rnwrede@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:%23dM6tA$fHHA.3960@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... Thanks all, I figured out last night after posting that all he had to do was just click account or enter blank password. He was on the phone and didn't make sense at the time. I was told not to "crosspost" a while back so I didn't, crossposting is when you post to multi groups one at a time. I was instructed to enter desired groups into the "To:" (Newsgroups) all at once (outlook express, click Newsgroups, then desired groups) and this was exceptable practice. "Rock" <Rock@nospam.net> wrote in message news:%23L8$tE9fHHA.4868@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... "99XJ" <rnwrede@yahoo.com> wrote >I do not have the Vista installed on my PC, I am asking on behalf of my >Dad. > I set up the Vista for them, and they do not have a password for the user > account. My dad accidentally hit the "Lock" button (in Start menu) instead > of the off button. He says it now says "User Locked" I haven't checked it > out yet, and am unfamiliar with Vista but how can I unlock it if there is > no > password associated with the user? It's not good safety practice to operate without a password. FYI, no need to crosspost to all those groups. -- Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell] |
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| | Re: "Lock" Vista A stupid question: did you try just entering nothing? You know, a blank password? "99XJ" <rnwrede@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:OjI04jxfHHA.2396@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >I do not have the Vista installed on my PC, I am asking on behalf of my >Dad. > I set up the Vista for them, and they do not have a password for the user > account. My dad accidentally hit the "Lock" button (in Start menu) instead > of the off button. He says it now says "User Locked" I haven't checked it > out yet, and am unfamiliar with Vista but how can I unlock it if there is > no > password associated with the user? > > |
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| | Re: "Lock" Vista "99XJ" <rnwrede@yahoo.com> wrote > Thanks all, I figured out last night after posting that all he had to do > was > just click account or enter blank password. He was on the phone and didn't > make sense at the time. > > I was told not to "crosspost" a while back so I didn't, crossposting is > when > you post to multi groups one at a time. I was instructed to enter desired > groups into the "To:" (Newsgroups) all at once (outlook express, click > Newsgroups, then desired groups) and this was exceptable practice. You're misunderstanding the terms crossposting and multiposting, and when they are appropriate. Crossposting means sending _one_ message to multiple groups at the same time. This is what you did. Multiposting means sending the same message _separately_ to the different groups. One should never multipost. Crossposting is ok, but it should be done judiciously, and then only to one or two groups, and only if needed. It shouldn't be done as a shotgun approach. My comment was more informational, that there was no need to crosspost this question. It is a basic question. Pick one applicable group such as vista.general or vista.security. Crosspost only when relevant to multiple groups, and it's a complicated or very specialized issue, and you don't know where the problem really lies; under these circumstances, do it to one or two at the most. Under normal circumstances for basic questions just pick one group that is the most appropriate. This is especially true in newsgroups that have the same base such as these vista newsgroups. Hope that clears it up, and glad the issue is resolved. Hopefully the user will add a password for good security practices. -- Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell] |
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