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March 28th, 2005 03:00
Can't log in to XP admin acount.
I was having trouble connecting to the internet through my network. I went to Control Panel - Network and installed a client. It said that I needed to restart the computer. After restarting, I am asked for my admin password. After entering it, I can't log in. All I get is a beep and a prompt that says I have the wrong password. I was never asked for my login password before, it would always log in automatically. What can I do??? Is there any way I can reset the password, since I guess I have the wrong one since I can't log in. Please help!
This is not a regular windows login screen. The background is black, and there is a window that says Windows XP Professional, and asks for my User Name and Password.
The message I receive is:
"The system could not log you on. Make sure your User Name and domain are correct, then type your password again. Letters in passwords must be typed using the correct case.
Message Edited by ka0s on 03-27-2005 11:51 PM
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Denny Denham
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March 28th, 2005 04:00
If you never set a password for your named administrator account the password for the account should be null (blank). See if simply clicking OK allows you to log it. If not, see if you can log in as the system adminstrator. On the login screen enter Administrator as the user name and leave the password blank. If you are able to log on, you can go to Start|Control Panel|User Accounts and reset or eliminate the password on your original account.
ka0s
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March 28th, 2005 04:00
I used my user name (the admin account) and a blank password let me log in. The problem I have now is that it always asks for the password when I turn on my system. The client I installed from the network control panel is called "Client service for Netware" I tried uninstalling this service, but it still asks for the password.
LarryKing
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March 28th, 2005 12:00
You can try out thefollowingto get rid of the password...
click start
right click on my computer
click properties
Click on computer name
click on change
Choose workgroup as the domain.
Denny Denham
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March 28th, 2005 13:00
Go to Start|Run, enter control userpasswords2 and click OK. On the dialog that opens uncheck "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer." As you OK out you will be prompted to enter the user name and password of the default account, after which the system will boot to your desktop.
If you have recently added .NET Framework to your system you may find that you have a new account which causes the system to prompt for a password when it did not do so before. If this is the case, see this post.