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Windows ME Login Password Reset
Got a PC from a relative who upgraded to a new PC with XP sometime ago. The
old PC that he gave me runs Windows ME and he cannot remember the login password at setup. Want to know what do I do to reset the password - do I reload the windows ME system - will this reset the login passwords? Do I remove the user profile and start again? He had himself, and family members as seperate logins. Want to keep the applications but he does know where the original disks are. |
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To create a new login, simply change the Username on the opening prompt, and
leave the password blank (unless you want to have to log in every time). Then to remove the old logins, use Search to find files named ".PWL" (without the quotes, and note the 'dot'), delete or rename all EXCEPT for the one that refers to your new Username. You can then go to Windows Explorer and delete the Profiles you don't need (but not essential). -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "nightstar" wrote in message ... Got a PC from a relative who upgraded to a new PC with XP sometime ago. The old PC that he gave me runs Windows ME and he cannot remember the login password at setup. Want to know what do I do to reset the password - do I reload the windows ME system - will this reset the login passwords? Do I remove the user profile and start again? He had himself, and family members as seperate logins. Want to keep the applications but he does know where the original disks are. |
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