forgotten log on password

[Brian]

how do I log on as administrator or get past the password
prompt? on windows 98... the knowledge base has deleted
that info...

[Ron Badour]

The knowledge base never had that info to the best of my knowledge. Press
cancel to continue booting. Do a find on: *.pwl and delete the one with
your user name (mine is ron.pwl). Reboot and enter the same user name and
a new password. If you don't want to logon each time, use a blank
password.

Blank Password: Go to control panel, network, primary network logon and
select Windows Logon. Go to control panel, passwords, user profiles and
ensure the "all user's" box is marked. If you have a password established,
go to control panel, passwords, change windows password, type the password
in the old box, leave the rest blank and OK your way out. If you have
forgotten your password, delete the .pwl file with your user name (mine is
ron.pwl); however, be aware that you will lose all passwords stored in the
..pwl file. If you do not have a password established or have deleted the
..pwl file, when the W95/98 logon screen appears at boot, type a user name
only and hit OK. If the logon screen continues to appear and you have Tweak
UI installed, go to the Paranoia tab and remove the mark from "clear last
user."


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Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"Brian" > wrote in message
...
> how do I log on as administrator or get past the password
> prompt? on windows 98... the knowledge base has deleted
> that info...