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Name: acercat
Date: February 19, 2002 at 15:38:59 Pacific
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Someone put a password on one of my machines. I don't know what it is and the password hint gives me no clue. Does anyone know how to get around this? I tried Ctl/Alt/Del and it goes to the default screen but I don't know how to get past that either.



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Response Number 1
Name: steve
Date: February 19, 2002 at 16:26:15 Pacific
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you need to log on with administrator priveledges, then go to accounts and remove the password.


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Response Number 2
Name: acercat
Date: February 19, 2002 at 16:30:00 Pacific
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I don't know what the administrator password is.


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Response Number 3
Name: Administrator
Date: February 19, 2002 at 22:00:56 Pacific
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Then....you are in really BIG trouble!!!

Good luck.


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Response Number 4
Name: syarif
Date: February 20, 2002 at 06:51:05 Pacific
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Try to reinstall the windows ?


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Response Number 5
Name: Roger The Shrubber
Date: February 20, 2002 at 12:38:39 Pacific
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take your hard drive out and put it in a working computer. Do a search for a file called "SAM". Delete it and put the drive back in the original computer. Your admin password will now be blank.


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