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05-26-2008
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| | family member made only user account with password and forgot it my family member made a the only user account in my computer then forgot the password i cant do anything with my computer know i cant restart it or anything because of user control any suggestions or tips on how to by pass this user control feature |
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05-26-2008
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| | Re: family member made only user account with password and forgot it bromessedupmypc wrote: Quote: > my family member made a the only user account in my computer then forgot > the password i cant do anything with my computer know i cant restart it or > anything because of user control any suggestions or tips on how to by pass > this user control feature If that doesn't work, use NTpasswd to change the user account's password to a blank. http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ Then log in with the blank password and go to User Accounts in Control Panel. Change the password to anything you desire and while you are there, MAKE SOME EXTRA USER ACCOUNTS SO THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com Don't Panic! |
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05-27-2008
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| Vista Home Premium 32bit | Re: family member made only user account with password and forgot it Q: NTpasswd how many times have you saved me from this problem? A: MANY! works like a charm! |
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