Computer Help?

[GuilT]

Sooo say you dont remember your windows password, and xp wants you to change your current password to a new password... or it will expire in X days. How would someone fix this... uhh hypothetical situation of course...

:banghead:

[Gnioss]

just type *******!!!!!

[Nebulis]

Once I saw a friend entering a password for something and it was like **** so when I tried it I was really upset that it wasnt working ... of course this was like ... 3rd grade

[Scintelle]

So basically it was three weeks ago?

[GuilT]

Anybody able to help? not post inanely...

<3

[Gnioss]

Microsoft has enhanced security features in XP including the the ability to create a floppy diskette to recover your password incase it is forgotten.

* Click Start
* Click Control Panel
* Click User Accounts
* Click on the account which you want to create a password disk
* Click Prevent a forgotten password which starts the Forgotten Password Wizard . This is found under Related Tasks
* Insert a blank, formatted disk into drive A, and click Next
* Enter the password in the Current user account password box

To use the recovery disk, at the Welcome screen

* Click the user name whose password is on the recovery disk
* Click the question mark button
* This causes the Did you forget your password message to appear.
* Click use your password reset disk
* This will start the Password Reset Wizard.

From this point, just follow the wizard's instructions and you will be able to set a new password.

[edit]Just realized this doesnt help you, but do it after you find your password! ^_^

[Gnioss]

Also: Once you remember your password, to keep this from happening again, do the following:

# Go to Start > Run and in the Open: box type control userpasswords2
# Select the Advanced tab in the User Accounts window
# Press the Advanced button below the Advanced user management header
# Select Users in the Local Users and Groups
# In the right pane, right-click the user name for which you want to change the setting, and select Properties
# On the General tab, check Password never expires
# Click Apply and OK (all the way out)

[GuilT]

Thanks i think ^_^