Please help me with password trouble guys....

[robotcholi]

Man, I feel dumb. Anyway, I just forgot my password for windows log on and it won't let me log on to windows now. Usually one can just hit cancel and pow it works, but somehow it won't let me access windows when hitting cancel. Hmmm...if this is CMOS password then I can just short circuit the battery but how do i go about this problem guys? Thanks a lot in advance Anandtechies in ATOT.

 

[yakko]

Boot into safe mode. I believe it will let you in without a password. Once in just delete your .pwl file and enter a new password when you boot into normal mode. If safe mode still wants a password you will have to go through DOS and find the .pwl file and delete it.

 

[robotcholi]

yakko, you are the best buddy. Hmm..why didn't i think of safe mode..dumb..hehe...
Do you happen to know the DOS command to do that if the safe mode fail? I don't know anything about DOS except for change directories and stuff like that..hehe..thanks a lot Yakko.

 

[geno]

yakko's such a 1337 h4x0r

 

[Sacotool]

At the c: prompt type: dir *.pwl /s

That'll show you where your pwl files are.

 

[Ameesh]

the command is del

 

[robotcholi]

Sacotool, then what do i type do delete that file once i find it buddy? thanks.

 

[Sacotool]

Well after you find where the pwl files are, go to that directory and delete them.

 

[Sacotool]

the command is: del *.pwl once you are in the correct directory. You could do this in Windows Explorer if you are unfamiliar with dos.

 

[robotcholi]

ah okay...thanks so so so much guys.
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