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Password Problem

I just purchased a old Goverment Compaq notebook with WIN 2000, and when I power it up I have the user password screen pop up. How can I bypass this because I dont know the password to login. :rolleyes:

STP72
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I've never found a fix, I just re-install windows.

tommi
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I just purchased a old Goverment Compaq notebook with WIN 2000, and when I power it up I have the user password screen pop up. How can I bypass this because I dont know the password to login. :rolleyes:

Try This for size:- http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bd040116.zip

Makes a boot disk to change local passwords
:twisted:

aquarius
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Did my last link solve your problem?

aquarius
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This article has been dead for over three months

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