XP password - delete?

tomyrush
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XP password - delete?

Post by tomyrush »

Thru a series of errors, I inadvertently set up XP to require a password. The password is requested every time the computer is idle for a while.

Is there any way to tell xp to forget about the pass word and run as if one was not set up?

Tom

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Re: XP password - delete?

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Control Panel -> User Accounts -> Change an Account. Double-click the account you want to change. Select Remove my Password.

If it's just the Screensaver password you want to change, right-click on a blank area of desktop and select Properties, then the Screen Saver tab. Remove the tick from the box in front of "On resume, password protect".
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tomyrush
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Re: XP password - delete?

Post by tomyrush »

Thank you John - it appears to have worked

Tom