Laptop was purchased 1 yr ago with windows xp already loaded in. when xp starts up is asking for a user id....user id shows as user. in the past i just typed in user again in the password section and it went through. Now it won't accept that, I get message that password is incorrect. how do i get around this? This just happened yesterday out of the blue, and it is so frustrating because i can't get in! To my knowledge I didn't change or do anything to cause this. Any help is appreciated1 person needs an answerI do too

Start the computer in Safe mode and log into the built-in account named Administrator . You'll have to know the password, if any, for that account. Once in, go to Control Panel > User Accounts and change the password for your regular account.Boulder Computer MavenMicrosoft Most Valuable Professional

Hi Yensidii, Adding to Steve's post, I suggest you to visit these below provided article. How to log on to your Windows XP-based computer if you forget your password or if your password expireshttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/321305 Additionally, Microsoft support engineers cannot help you retrieve passwords of files and features in Microsoft products that are lost or forgotten. Microsoft policy about lost or forgotten passwordshttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/189126/en-us Thanks and Regards:I. Suuresh Kumar - Microsoft Support. Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.