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12 year old forgot Win XP logon password

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by ranmatt Jan 21, 2002 last reply Jan 22, 2002

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Can a user of windows XP Home edition change/clear their log on password if they have forgotten it when they did NOT use the xp wizard and make a password change floppy? If so how?

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by thechas Jan 21, 2002

The simple fix is to log on as administrator, and assign a new password. The user will loose some settings however.

Here is a link to an MS article on changing passwords, and provideing password hints.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/default.asp?url=/WINDOWSXP/home/using/productdoc/en/UA_Password_Change.asp

Remove any spaces when you paste the URL.

by ranmatt Jan 22, 2002

What if the only account IS the "administrator" account and IT is the one that the password has been forgotten????????
Thanks

by mwclayton Jan 22, 2002

If you forget your user account password, check your password hint. (Your password hint is located on the Welcome screen beside the password prompt.)

by ranmatt Jan 22, 2002

What if the only account IS the "administrator" account and IT is the one that the password has been forgotten????????
Thanks

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