Start up log in

J

Jess

I am trying to log in to my laptop on start up and cannot remember my
username or password. How can I change it so I can log in?
 
G

Gordon

Jess said:
I am trying to log in to my laptop on start up and cannot remember my
username or password. How can I change it so I can log in?
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And what has this to do with Microsoft Office?
 
T

Tim

Jess said:
I am trying to log in to my laptop on start up and cannot remember my
username or password. How can I change it so I can log in?
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As others have pointed out..this is a Windows issue. You didn't mention
which version so I'll give you a generic answer. You need a special
"recovery" utility that allows you to re-set the password. One that I
always keep handy is called "UBCD4" (Ultimate Boot Disk). You can get it
for free at: http://www.ubcd4win.com/index.htm

Download it, create the disk per the instructions, and run the utility
to re-set your password. Note that the disk does a *lot* more than just
re-set passwords. You will need to read the instructions carefully.

Your other option would be to re-install Windows...but that would be the
last resort.

Tim
 
J

Jess

Obviously I am not a computer genius, however, I do posess people skills and
find that sarcasm is a very nasty way to get a point across. I do appreciate
your feedback, though.
 
J

Jess

Thank you for the info!

Tim said:
As others have pointed out..this is a Windows issue. You didn't mention
which version so I'll give you a generic answer. You need a special
"recovery" utility that allows you to re-set the password. One that I
always keep handy is called "UBCD4" (Ultimate Boot Disk). You can get it
for free at: http://www.ubcd4win.com/index.htm

Download it, create the disk per the instructions, and run the utility
to re-set your password. Note that the disk does a *lot* more than just
re-set passwords. You will need to read the instructions carefully.

Your other option would be to re-install Windows...but that would be the
last resort.

Tim
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J

Jess

Thank you very much, this worked like a charm! Very happy to have a
functional laptop :)
 
T

Tim

Jess said:
Thank you very much, this worked like a charm! Very happy to have a
functional laptop :)
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Peter - very impressive (seriously)...as all of your posts are. I
wouldn't have thought of that. I just assumed that *everyone* assigns a
password to the Admin account. Duh...

Tim
 
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