Password problems!!!!! HELP

Question

After 48 hours of trying to get my Dell Optiplex 260 to reinstall Windows 2000, it finally went through. BUt after all the frustrating ordeals I have forgotten the password I have assigned to my account.

NOW WHAT ??? Please help I just can not handle anymore of this bad carma......

Thanks in advance.....Michelle

Michelle.Akers · Answer

Well I guess I did assign one in the beginning which was yesterday morning! But for the life of me, I cannot remember what it is. Is there anything I can do besides re-install and risk the chance of L2 cache errors showing up again? Oh someone please help...this is my work computer......

Thanks Michelle

Hovman · Answer

There are companies out there that will sell you a software to reset the password they usually run around $200 but if you don't want to take the chance you have no choice but to re-install Win2K.

Hovman · Answer

If you haven't assigned an administrator password yet, you may be able to login with user name: Administrator and a blank password meaning don't enter a password and login. Once you are loged in change the password to something you can remember easily.

Midnight Star · Answer

Michelle, I'm not sure if this will help, but try the link below: http://www.unm.edu/~ctdbach/ltdhelp/pwd.html If it's a BIOS password, you'll have to call Dell technical support for that. Mike.

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