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Windows 3.1 start up password

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Name: Jimmy Daze
Date: January 2, 2002 at 14:26:02 Pacific
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I recently turned on my old (720 IBM ThinkPad) laptop and discovered that I can no longer remember the windows 3.1 startup password. Does anyone know how I can disable or delete the password? Does anyone know what the password file is named? (or what type of extension that file uses?) Thanks to all who take the time to read this message. Your help is greatly appreciated!!



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Name: Astro
Date: January 2, 2002 at 21:40:09 Pacific
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Get in to dos by pressing the F5 key

Go into the windows directory
cd\windows
type edit win.ini

Look for and Remove Anything that Looks like a password.


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Name: tracy
Date: January 18, 2002 at 12:47:14 Pacific
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pres the f5 key unto you get to a dos prompt than type cd windows del (userndame).pwd


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