Password Fiasco

Question submitted by Angela on 10/10/08 5:22 PM

Question: fiasco

I changed my password on my computer and can't remember it.

(It never occurred to me to leave both fields blank when changing it--the
computer belonged to a small business in another life so was password
protected.)

Any thoughts? My brother suggested Trinity Rescue Kit but it looks very
scary, like I might blow up my computer at work.

Answer: What operating system are you using? If it's XP or 2000, usually you can boot up your computer in safe mode and reset the password. Hold F8 when you turn on your computer use the arrow keys on the keyboard to hightlight Safe Mode and Hit the Enter key. If it asks for a username type Administrator and leave the password blank. This should startup and you can go into the control panel and change your user password if it comes up.

Good luck,
Ed Smit
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