i want to cancel everthing on my password and start from scratch there seems to be to many password on my computer that i no nothing about, I think my kids have been on it and have there on passwords and i would like to cancel everything out and set up some kind of locks on my computer
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Format your hard-disk and re-install windows.
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if it uses windows xp pro you can lock it.. to change ur password u go to start then to the picture next to ur name and click it then change password... on my laptop i can set a code u have to put in when u turn the computer on so even before windows boots u have to enter a code...
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Write down your password.  If your computer FAILS, having them saved on the computer is pointless.   Keep a little book.
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no it isnt. restart in safe mode with f8 and log in a administrator (hopefully there is no password on that account) and go to user accounts and remove the password on that account.
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well if you havent set a password for the built-in adminstrator account...at the welcome screen hit ctl-alt-del twice which will bring up a logon dialog box..type user:administrator pw:blank and click ok..now goto user accounts in the control panel and reset your password. Hope that helps.\n\nGlad to have helped man. How about giving me a best answer!! Thanks.
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Two proposal :\n1- On control panel click on User accounts and define an account yourself and activate password protection for it \nI should say if you are administrator of computer you can do this .Create another limited account for other members of family so they can not use your account at windows start up and they must choose limited account and as an administrator of computer you can save your files on adminstrator folder in documents and settings and your data \nwill be private .you must start your computer in safe mode and activate password for each account except limited acounts that you have created it before for family members.\n2- If your format is FAT32 you can not to encrypt your files or folders but if you format your hard drive as NTFS \nyou will be able to encrypt them.
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where there is a will there is a way.\n\nthey are few ways i know how that happend.\n\n1.if some one hacked ur system and ur web pages then they can get ur passwords easyly and do what they want.\n2.if u give it to some one or forgot to delete the files or hide the files whre u stored the passwords got to any one they can do\n3. if the whole site of the bank some how got incontrol of some one else it is possible.\n \nbut i can say be very much careful with ur passwords so that no one can guess them
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Your sysadmin person will probably have to recreate your account.  next time secure it with one of those annoying strong passwords.
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No need for some lousy service to retrieve your Password. It's totally free if you do it yourself. Go to the site below and download the Bootdisc. Either burn the CD or write the Boot-Floppy.\n\nStart your PC with this disc and follow the instructions to reset your passwords.\n\nEasy, free and no more waiting.
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Go Into the Account Properties and click the option for "Remeber my password" - you wont have to type it in again/
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1) Change your password immediately\n2) Scan your computer for any keylogger\n3) Use another computer to change your password if you have a doubt that there may be some undetected spyware on your computer\n4) See that you have antivirus + antispyware + anti keylogger + firewall installed.\n5)Download and install antikeylogger
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Firstly, please write in plain English; I almost gave up trying to decipher your gibberish.  And do NOT write in all CAPS -- it's the equivalent of yelling at someone.  If you yell at us, we won't waste our time with you.\n\nYou will need to remember the details that you used when you created the account in order to recover a lost password.  If you have forgotten this information, there is no way to access the account or reset the password.
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Other than "brute force" methods (keep guessing until you guess right), there are few options for getting around the login password.\n\nA friend used a bootable Linux disk with a Windows password wipe utility to remove the administrative password on an machine he needed to get access to.  It simply cleared the password, it did not reset it to something else.  Sorry, I didn't get it's name, and I've lost contact with him, but you may have some luck searching the web.
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how did you then asks here?\n\nDid you have any system change recently, installing new programs? OS Updates? etc?\n\nAre you sure that you remembered the pass correctly?\n\nAre you sure that someone has robbed your account?\n\nHave you tried the retrieve password function?\n\nDo you remember your secret question?
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I am assuming you have windows OS. In that case, you can always start your system in rescue mode and reset administrator password. Rescue mode allows you to login in single user mode without needing password. Do google search, you will find wealth of information.
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there are a software call "Password Manager" that will store all of your passwords. Try to search it at the search engine and im sure there are a lot to try for free. But, as an administrator, you can view the other's items as well. Try to search it within your computer, for example in the Control Panel. I think it may be there.\n\nIm not an expert in this area, if im wrong please let me know!
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Reboot the computer.\n\nTap/hold F8 while it's starting up (before Windows logo screen)\n\nScroll down and hit enter on "Start in Safe mode"\n\nWhen it loads to the username login screen, click or type Adminstrator. (by default, there is no password set)\n\nGo to Control Panel\n\nUser Accounts\n\nClick your login name\n\nClick Remove Password.\n\nReboot the computer.\n\nLogin and enjoy!