lost password

[Guest hepme]

I have a home network with file sharing. Of course, I have misplaced the

password for the shared files on a computer running Windows Me. How can I

reset or, better still, do away with the password when I do not have the old

one?

[Guest Mike M]

Re: lost password

 

Try booting up the Win Me PC, hitting cancel at the logon prompt and then

look for and rename the file [username]^.PWL in the Windows folder.

Reboot and when asked for a password enter none and click enter (do not

hit cancel or escape) and you should now no longer be asked for a password

when logging on to the Win Me box. If a password is required to access

the shared files from another PC, then return to the Win Me PC and set one

to suit your needs.

--

Mike Maltby

mike.maltby@gmail.com

 

 

hepme <hepme@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I have a home network with file sharing. Of course, I have misplaced

> the password for the shared files on a computer running Windows Me.

> How can I reset or, better still, do away with the password when I do

> not have the old one?

[Guest Mike M]

Re: lost password

 

That should have been [uSERNAME].PWL

--

Mike Maltby

mike.maltby@gmail.com

 

 

Mike M <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote:

> Try booting up the Win Me PC, hitting cancel at the logon prompt and

> then look for and rename the file [username]^.PWL in the Windows

> folder. Reboot and when asked for a password enter none and click

> enter (do not hit cancel or escape) and you should now no longer be

> asked for a password when logging on to the Win Me box. If a

> password is required to access the shared files from another PC, then

> return to the Win Me PC and set one to suit your needs.

[Guest Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Re: lost password

 

In article <98F364F9-74BD-42FC-B50B-CC35AC85752B@microsoft.com>, hepme

<hepme@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have a home network with file sharing. Of course, I have misplaced the

>password for the shared files on a computer running Windows Me. How can I

>reset or, better still, do away with the password when I do not have the old

>one?

 

On the Windows Me computer, un-share the folder containing the shared

files. You don't have to know the password to un-share it.

 

Then re-share the folder with the desired settings.

--

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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

 

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[Guest hepme]

Re: lost password

 

Thanks to Mike and Steve for their responses. Steve's sounded simplest, so I

tired it and had success. Again, thanks to both of you.

 

Lee

 

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <98F364F9-74BD-42FC-B50B-CC35AC85752B@microsoft.com>, hepme

> <hepme@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> >I have a home network with file sharing. Of course, I have misplaced the

> >password for the shared files on a computer running Windows Me. How can I

> >reset or, better still, do away with the password when I do not have the old

> >one?

>

> On the Windows Me computer, un-share the folder containing the shared

> files. You don't have to know the password to un-share it.

>

> Then re-share the folder with the desired settings.

> --

> Best Wishes,

> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

>

> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group

> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions

> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

>

> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

>

> Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ

> http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

>

[Guest Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Re: lost password

 

In article <D2DCA2D0-8947-40C0-BE14-AB39187D4CB5@microsoft.com>, hepme

<hepme@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>> >I have a home network with file sharing. Of course, I have misplaced the

>> >password for the shared files on a computer running Windows Me. How can I

>> >reset or, better still, do away with the password when I do not have the old

>> >one?

>>

>> On the Windows Me computer, un-share the folder containing the shared

>> files. You don't have to know the password to un-share it.

>>

>> Then re-share the folder with the desired settings.

>

>Thanks to Mike and Steve for their responses. Steve's sounded simplest, so I

>tired it and had success. Again, thanks to both of you.

>

>Lee

 

You're welcome, Lee. :-)

--

Best Wishes,

Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

 

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group

for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions

addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

 

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking

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Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ

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