desperate computer help needed

minks · Post by **minks** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:20 am

Ack I feel like a retard.

I had my computer in for repairs before christmas. When they first got it, they had to call and ask for my password. And I got my puter back just after chirstmas but it has sat idle until yesterday.

I went to get her up and running and found I can not find my password in my head at all period.

Does anyone know if you can get past that. I run windows XP As soon as I get my machine up and running it is that admin password I have forgotten. I can not contact my repair guys until tomorrow and even then don't know if they would recall my password. I am such a goof. It would be so much easier if I had used only one password but back when I had to use one, I had to keep changing it due to the fact the daughters would call me and ask for it because I had forgot to remove it so almost weekely I was changing it. (bad tool to use as punishment against your kids I tell ya and I always give in) So needless to say some of the passwords were weak things like April, or lightbulb, just whatever struck my fancy for the day.)

Anyway if there is any hope for me or my soon to be paper weight please let me know.

Regards

Minks the hopeless

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:27 am

Mink read below this will I do this everyday..people bring their PC's to work they can't remember their passwords. Of course this will only work if you didn't assign a password to the the administartor if you made a password reset disk use it.... just rebot and log in as the administrator no password just hit enter.. they you can see your name and change the password for you..!!

Recovering a user's password If you forget your password on a computer that is part of a workgroup or is a stand-alone computer, check your password hint. (Your password hint is located on the Welcome screen beside the password prompt.)

If you have a password reset disk, you can use it to create a new password for your account. Your personalized computer settings will be retained. For more information about using the Forgotten Password Wizard to create a password reset disk, click Related Topics.

If your password hint does not help you remember your password and you did not create a password reset disk, you will need to have someone with a computer administrator account create a new password for you. For security reasons, a computer administrator cannot recover your password if you forget it; he or she can only create a new one for you.

Note

A user with a computer administrator account can create or change passwords for all users on the computer. Users with limited accounts can create and change their own passwords, as well as create password hints.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:30 am

Is it like any of your other passwords, Minks?

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:56 am

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321305

This may help.

jennyswan · Post by **jennyswan** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:58 am

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321305/en-us

Try this Minks.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 12:25 pm

Ive been all through your pc. Your password is ........

minks · Post by **minks** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 8:56 pm

Hey thanks all of you I am going to sink myself deep into this tomorrow evening and get the darn thing solved. I appreciate all your help. I will let you guys know what I come up with, even if it means the pc is drop kicked off the balcony ahahahaha

Wish me luck and happy trails hehehehe

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:53 pm

your password is 'moosepoop'. :wah:

minks · Post by **minks** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:57 pm

lady cop wrote: your password is 'moosepoop'. :wah:

ahahahahahahaha I wish that was it ahahaha piece of junk, it was the admin password I can't remember I hope the tech guys have it somewhere at their shop. Grrrrrrr

Moosepoop is a good one mind you ahahahaha