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[OT] XP Password?
Silver:
I had something similar a couple of times....
1 time the XP installation drive (it was off a network) had been set up as an automated install, and someone had stuck in a default password
2nd time I accidentally hit 'space' in the password box on installation
Snakebyte:
In case this happens to anyone in the future. If you didn't set up an administrator password when you installed XP, you can boot the computer up in safe mode (F8) and log into the administrator account. From there you can remove the password from any of the accounts that you've created.
shawshank:
I had very same problem. What you are looking for is called 'Auto Login'. There is a very simple solution:
1. Go to Start Menu, Run
2. type the following - 'control userpasswords2'.
3. From Users Tab, Uncheck "Users must enter ...."
4. A dialog will allow setting a user and password to be used automatically.
After you reboot, thus systen will automatically log you in!
Cheers!
Shawshank
DYNAGOD:
why have any passwords on a windows system? its pointless..
unless you can phyically lock up your box, there is no security..
crashwg:
--- Quote from: DYNAGOD on December 02, 2004, 06:02:25 pm ---why have any passwords on a windows system? its pointless..
unless you can phyically lock up your box, there is no security..
--- End quote ---
To restrict the casual user from accessing your data of course...