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HOW TO USE WINDOWS XP: PREVENTING A FORGOTTEN PASSWORD (IF YOU ONLY LOG IN TO WINDOWS XP)

If you forget your XP password, you can access your computer with a password reset disk. The password reset disk will allow you to create a new password for your account while retaining your personalized computer settings.

If you forget your password and you do not have a password reset disk, you will need to have a Computer Administrator create a new password for you and you will lose all of your personalized computer settings.

If you are the computer's only Computer Administrator, call your Help Desk. They will send a technician to your desk to reset your password.

You can only make a password reset disk if you are logged in to the computer with your own Windows XP account.

1. Click the Start button, then click Control Panel.

2. Click User Accounts.

3. Click the account.

4. Under Related Tasks, click Prevent a forgotten password.

5. The Forgotten Password Wizard will open. Click the Next button to begin.

6. Insert a blank floppy disk into your A drive then click the Next button.

7. Type the Windows XP account password in the space provided then click the Next button.

7. After the disk is created, click the Next button.

7. Click the Finish button to close the Forgotten Password Wizard.

Keep your Password Reset Disk in a locked place where only you can get to it!