Help! Lost Password.

[Guest LMO]

Aloha all. I forgot my logon password. Fortunately, I use Autologon, so I

can still get on. But I'm concerned about changing my system now. When I try

to delete the password altogether through the control panel, all I get is

the incorrect password error. Is there any way to retrieve the password in

the computer?

Thanks all.

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Help! Lost Password.

 

 

"LMO" <gcorlin@hawaii.rr.como> wrote in message

news:483103d7$0$5173$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

> Aloha all. I forgot my logon password. Fortunately, I use Autologon, so I

> can still get on. But I'm concerned about changing my system now. When I

> try to delete the password altogether through the control panel, all I get

> is the incorrect password error. Is there any way to retrieve the password

> in the computer?

> Thanks all.

 

Do this:

- Log on through AutoLogon.

- Click Start / Run / cmd{OK}

- Type this command:

net user "%UserName%" MyNewPassword{Enter}

 

The new password will now be set to "MyNewPassword". Now

make a note of the password in a safe place . . .

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: Help! Lost Password.

 

"LMO" <gcorlin@hawaii.rr.como> wrote in message

news:483103d7$0$5173$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

> Aloha all. I forgot my logon password. Fortunately, I use Autologon, so I

> can still get on. But I'm concerned about changing my system now. When I

> try to delete the password altogether through the control panel, all I get

> is the incorrect password error. Is there any way to retrieve the password

> in the computer?

> Thanks all.

 

The answer to your direct question is, or most certainly should be, no.

You can't retrieve it from the system. As noted in other replies, you need

to replace it.

 

HTH

-pk