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Answer» I have my a computer that was my DAUGHTERS and we had it unplugged for about a year. Well we tried to start it up the other day and when signing on it will not except any of our passwords. Are you using Windows XP? Are you sure that your passwords are correct? Did you write them down? I am using win 2000 pro. I have always had the same passwords, and YES i have wrote them down.I am using win 2000 pro. Yes i have tried all passwords that I have wrote down. I have always used the same passwords. Was the computer once part of a network and trying to log back into it? Is caps lock on? Or should it be on? What about num lock? Are there numbers in your password and num lock is off? For a local machine I don't believe your password would expire, that's USUALLY a rule that is setup for a network. Do you have recovery console setup on this machine?The computer was never part of a network. the num lock is on and should be. cap lock is off like it should be. i don't think that that computer has a recovery console SET up on it. has anyone else used the computer? does anyone else know the password? EDIT: OOPS! hmm... sorry lolonly my daughter and I have used the computer and have the passwords. I am pretty sure the passwords have expired. i need to know how to get into the computer when that happens. thanksApparently they are set to expire by default after 42 days in W2000 stand alone machines according to the following article. It does not give a solution to expired passwords though. http://www.answersthatwork.com/Download_Area/ATW_Library/Win2000/Win2K___2-Changing_Logon_Passwords_settings.pdf A possible trick to try might be to go into the BIOS on start up and set the date back a year to see if it unexpires your password. The only thing i could suggest if this doesn't work is to reinstall W2000 Well I guess you learn something new everyday. I didn't know that about the passwords. There are programs out there that can bypass the password, however with the password being expired I would guess they may not work. As it's as though there isn't a password setup. Is it prompting you to enter a new password? If it's not prompting you for a new password, try not putting in a password at all.Well I tried this and it doesn't work. So I guess off to the computer repair place I go. Thanks to all .You could remove the hard drive and put it in another computer. Then take the files you want off it and reformat it. password expired can it be give me the proof |
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