[SEL] O.T. O.T. Need Computer Help

[Steve W.]

paulmaples at sbcglobal.net wrote:
> Folks I gave my 11 year old grandson a Laptop Computer and he set it
> up with a password to get into it from the desktop. He has now forgot
> the password and cannot use the computer. Is there anyway around this
> without having to do a system recovery and wipe out the whole hard
> drive?
> 
> Thanks for any help or advice can give.
> 
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Paul, What OS does the machine have on it and when does he need to type
in the password?
If it's XP and the password he is typing in is the one on the welcome
screen,

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894902/


-- 
Steve W.
Near Cooperstown, New York