Password issue
I was getting rid of a virus on my system when I was prompted to change my user password. Since then I cannot Logon to Windows. I am the only user on my computer. I have Windows XP Media Center Edition. Cansomeone please help me so that I canat least get into my computer?Thanks so much.1 person needs an answerI do too
December 12th, 2009 5:56pm

Hopefully you weren't using the built-in Administrator as your regular user account. If you weren't, you can log into the built-in Administrator account to make your changes. At the Welcome Screen, do Ctrl-Alt-Del twice to get the classic Windows logon box. Type in "Administrator" and whatever password you assigned when you set up Windows. If you didn't assign a password, it is blank. If you were using the built-in Administrator account for your regular work and it is therefore the only user account on the system, there are ways to change the password for that account to a blank. Microsoft doesn't permit us to tell you how in these forums. Their house, their rules. Use Google or ask a local computer tech (not a BigComputerStore/GeekSquad type of place).MS-MVP - Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
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December 12th, 2009 6:22pm

Thank you so much for your help. I will try that first and see what happens.
December 18th, 2009 2:01am

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