Similar to User Accounts Post below.

Windows XP Security >> Similar to User Accounts Post below. I have a similar issue to rocknroll's post from 3-9. We purchased a cheaper
computer for our 5 year old son that included XP Home edition. He somehow
got into the controll pannel and assigned a password to the XP Welcome screen
and has no idea what he entered in there. I am trying to get by the password
screen.

I have tried to get to the safe mode but for some reason the F8 key does not
work during the boot sequence. I have tried to restore the machine to a
previous date but the F11 key does not work. I had to replace the standard
connection keyboard with a USB keyboard because there is an issue with the
standard keyboard port.

This machine has very little data on it and I would be willing to reinstall
all the programs in order to get by the welcome screen. Any help would be
appreciated.

Windows XP656

Windows XP Security >> Similar to User Accounts Post below. Paul wrote:

> I have a similar issue to rocknroll's post from 3-9. We purchased a
> cheaper
> computer for our 5 year old son that included XP Home edition. He
> somehow got into the controll pannel and assigned a password to the XP
> Welcome screen
> and has no idea what he entered in there. I am trying to get by the
> password screen.
>
> I have tried to get to the safe mode but for some reason the F8 key
> does not
> work during the boot sequence. I have tried to restore the machine to
> a
> previous date but the F11 key does not work. I had to replace the
> standard connection keyboard with a USB keyboard because there is an
> issue with the standard keyboard port.
>
> This machine has very little data on it and I would be willing to
> reinstall
> all the programs in order to get by the welcome screen. Any help
> would be appreciated.

You have to fix the issue with the keyboard. If you are using a usb
keyboard, then you've probably got one with the stupid F-Lock function.
Toggle off the F-Lock function and you'll be able to use F8 to get into
Safe Mode.

Once in Safe Mode, you will see the normally hidden Administrator
account. The default password is a blank. Then go to the User Accounts
applet in Control Panel and set passwords that you will remember and
make other desired changes.

Malke
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