JillinPA wrote:

> I got a new reburbished computer with Windows XP. I turned it on and it came
> up where I had to click on a User Account...well the ones one there are
> requiring a password! And of course I don't know what the passwords are....
> How can I get past this so I can log on then change user accounts, etc???
>
> Thanks!
> Jill in PA

Try a blank password. Is it XP Home? If so the default password for
the built in Administrator account is blank. To access it boot into
safe mode by restarting the computer then as the BIOS screen disappears
repeatedly tap the F8 key. Choose safe mode from the advanced options
menu. The administrator account should now be visible on the welcome
screen. Assume the password is blank. If none of that works you can
use this to get by the passwords:

Offline NT Password & Registry Editor
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

Best though, with a system like that, to do a clean install of the OS.
You don't know what nasties are left on it.

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Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User