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Paul Ryan <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 25 Jan 2005 19:36:41 +0100
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> The poster insists that he has used this procedure to
> re-set the Admin  (Not BIOS) password on Win9x, ME and XP. Can anyone tell
> me who's right?
>
> "I know that the following will work on Win9x, WinMe, and Winxp but have
> never had Win2k. I do know that this does not work on WinNT.
>
> I've been told that you can find it using a linux boot disk but have not
> tried that.
>
        You might try with XP booting into safe mode with F8 and a hidden
administrator will appear (on most systems anyway) A security risk that
may not be there on your system but it is a good back door for home
systems.
        As far as I know there is no administrator password for 9X and ME my
kids taught me that wanted to lock them out of the system came home and
they were playing away!! They just pressed the Esc key talk about high
security

        Hope this helps Paul Ryan
        Germany























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