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BigVE · 02-23-2005, 07:10 PM

I have my computer set up so that the kids can log in and have thier own settings seperate from me and my wifes settings. Today for some reason when I went to log in for MY settings it would not accept my password. I have not changed it and Im the only one who COULD access the setup to change the passwords. Is there some way I can bypass the log in and still get all MY settings back? I can get onto my computer of course but all my favorites and desktop settings are "lost" so far. ?????

**Phobia** · 02-23-2005, 07:30 PM

BigVE · 02-23-2005, 07:42 PM

Windows ME

**Phobia** · 02-23-2005, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by BigVE

Windows ME

Throw your PC out the window and buy a new one. Heh heh.

I don't have an answer for you. ME was a pretty short lived product. Not too many people know it well.

**KCFalcon59** · 02-23-2005, 08:26 PM

Format c:

BigVE · 02-23-2005, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by KCFalcon59

Format c:

More info please...is this a dos prompt?

htismaqe · 02-23-2005, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by KCFalcon59

Format c:

Seriously. That was funny like ten years ago.

**KCFalcon59** · 02-23-2005, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by htismaqe

Seriously. That was funny like ten years ago.

I know. It's the first time I have had a chance to beat anyone to it. Let me have my weak attempt at humor.

BigVE · 02-23-2005, 08:41 PM

I had no clue THEN either. ?

BigVE · 02-23-2005, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by KCFalcon59

I know. It's the first time I have had a chance to beat anyone to it. Let me have my weak attempt at humor.

HEY! It worked! You ARE a genioouss.

KC Jones · 02-23-2005, 09:23 PM

caps lock on?

KCWolfman · 02-23-2005, 09:25 PM

Find the *.pwl file in the Windows directory and delete it.

The one to want to delete will be your username*.pwl. For example, if your username is Alzheimers it would be C:\windows\alzheimers.pwl

The next time you log on it will ask you for a new password without requiring the old one. This works in Windows Millennium, but I wouldn't try it with anything made after that.

IMPORTANT Make a copy of this file and place it in your documents before you delete it. Or just move it over. That way if there are any negative repercussions, you can just put it back.

KC Jones · 02-23-2005, 09:26 PM

oh, and most of your settings should be somewhere like C:\documents and settings\account

I can't remember the exact path name

KCWolfman · 02-23-2005, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by KC Jones

oh, and most of your settings should be somewhere like C:\documents and settings\account

I can't remember the exact path name

That would be XP, wouldn't it?

**Saulbadguy** · 02-24-2005, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by KCWolfman

Find the *.pwl file in the Windows directory and delete it.

The one to want to delete will be your username*.pwl. For example, if your username is Alzheimers it would be C:\windows\alzheimers.pwl

The next time you log on it will ask you for a new password without requiring the old one. This works in Windows Millennium, but I wouldn't try it with anything made after that.

IMPORTANT Make a copy of this file and place it in your documents before you delete it. Or just move it over. That way if there are any negative repercussions, you can just put it back.

That will work in Windows 98 or ME, not NT/2k/XP.

02-23-2005, 07:10 PM
BigVE Veteran Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: centralKs Casino cash: $10830	Home PC question. I have my computer set up so that the kids can log in and have thier own settings seperate from me and my wifes settings. Today for some reason when I went to log in for MY settings it would not accept my password. I have not changed it and Im the only one who COULD access the setup to change the passwords. Is there some way I can bypass the log in and still get all MY settings back? I can get onto my computer of course but all my favorites and desktop settings are "lost" so far. ?????
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02-23-2005, 07:30 PM	#2
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02-23-2005, 07:42 PM	#3
BigVE Veteran Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: centralKs Casino cash: $10830	Windows ME __________________ Meh.
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02-23-2005, 08:26 PM	#5
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02-23-2005, 08:41 PM	#9
BigVE Veteran Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: centralKs Casino cash: $10830	I had no clue THEN either. ? __________________ Meh.
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02-23-2005, 09:23 PM	#11
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02-23-2005, 09:25 PM	#12
KCWolfman Fall down 7 times, get up 8 Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $9172	Find the .pwl file in the Windows directory and delete it. The one to want to delete will be your username.pwl. For example, if your username is Alzheimers it would be C:\windows\alzheimers.pwl The next time you log on it will ask you for a new password without requiring the old one. This works in Windows Millennium, but I wouldn't try it with anything made after that. IMPORTANT Make a copy of this file and place it in your documents before you delete it. Or just move it over. That way if there are any negative repercussions, you can just put it back. __________________ How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words! Samuel Adams
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02-23-2005, 09:26 PM	#13
KC Jones Genious Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Colorado Casino cash: $45440	oh, and most of your settings should be somewhere like C:\documents and settings\account I can't remember the exact path name __________________ re-sign: to sign again resign: to withdraw from employment
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