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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2012 8:11:32 GMT
Hi Guys, Sorry to trouble you but I've screwed up again. I was trying to set up some network related connectivity facility last night and was asked to set a password. I used my default password so as to be sure I would remember. This morning, before my PC would start it asked me for a paswword (never done this before) and it refused to accept my default (usual) password. I never made a password recovery disk 'cos I was never given that option at any time. So, is there any idiot proof method of getting round this by disabling this P/W requirement or finding out what it is. TIA, Dave. EDIT I forgot to mention the OS is Win7 Ult. 32bit.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2012 9:32:14 GMT
Hi Dave, That's a bit of a pig, since passwords are designed to keep people out!! Do you mean the Windows log on password? If you do, then you need the original Windows disc which will boot up on your machine and let you in. Then you may be able to set the password correctly. The chances are that you have typed one of the letters wrong and reset it. If this doesn't work, or you have no disc, then you could try: pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/tp/passrecovery.htm
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2012 9:50:05 GMT
Thanks Ian, That link looks very useful - I'll give it a try and let you know. Many Thanks, Dave.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2012 10:17:01 GMT
Thanks Ian, That link looks very useful - I'll give it a try and let you know. Many Thanks, Dave. Did you try "numptie" or "Dave1"? ;D Sorry,Dave. Some evil spirit made me do it. No, not evil Spirits as in Scotland's finest.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2012 10:31:31 GMT
Thanks Ian, That link looks very useful - I'll give it a try and let you know. Many Thanks, Dave. Did you try "numptie" or "Dave1"? ;D It's at times like this when you learn who your friends are Sorry,Dave. Some evil spirit made me do it. No, not evil Spirits as in Scotland's finest.
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Post by mrarroyo on Sept 22, 2012 12:39:28 GMT
Or you could try the number of olympic medals won …
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2012 13:25:27 GMT
Or you could try the number of olympic medals won … Miguel, I've tried the GB figure, and the Yorkshire one but when I tried the Ossie one I got an Error Message: Not enough digits. ;D Dave.
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Post by mrarroyo on Sept 22, 2012 14:19:26 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2012 20:35:41 GMT
Hi Guys, Panic over and problem solved. I was looking in the totally wrong place. Because my PC is in our Lounge/Living Room the main TV doubles as a monitor. To keep things as neat as possible I chose the smallest wireles KB I could find, a KeySonic one without a seperate numbe key pad. To get at the numbers it is necessary to use the Function key but it appears that when it is pressed it stays pressed until pressed again but there is no LED indication that it is functional. Somehow it got pressed and as my PW uses several letters that are also number keys my PW was not being recognised. When the free password cracker kept reporting that it could find no PWs I had to look elsewhere. Lesson learned, I hope - I have a shocking memory! Thanks for your inputs - much appreciated. Dave.
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Post by freddypipsqueek on Sept 22, 2012 21:34:01 GMT
Dave.
The first PC I bought cost me well over a grand in 1991.
One night I was late playing Doom (the first PC 3D game). I had drunk a lot of wine. I switched the machine off and then played around with the locking key - In those days PCs had keys which locked out the power feed to the motherboard.
The following day I woke up and couldn't remember going to bed. I switched on the PC. Nothing. I spent a day thinking about it, a day opening the box and looking in, and then a day taking to pieces, a finally a day crying over a £1,000.
Then I realized what I had done. I spend 2 hours putting the thing back together. Turn the key, held my breath and it worked.
Nowadays if it doesn't work I just look on the internet and post some friends.
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