"Amin Ahmed" <Amin.Ahmed.41hknc@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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> hi friends,
> Let me describe the problem that I faced.
> I was working on my PC with a user ID other than the administrator. My
> niece came up to me and asked me to lock the computer. This I did with
> windows+L command from keyboard. My niece pressed the ctrl+alt+del keys
> to relogin into the computer. There was already the username present on
> the "unlock computer" dialog box. Now she typed in something on the
> keypad and pressed *backspace* and asked me to use my password to
> relogin.......which I did, but could not login.....the message from the
> computer was the standard message of wrong user/domain name/or password.
> I tried various ways to login, but could not. I even restarted my
> system with the hope of re login but could not. Then she typed in a
> letter and N .... upon which she could enter into my user account.
> I want to know what was the trick....and how could someone who does not
> have administrator rights could stop me from accessing into my PC from
> the "unlock computer" dialog box. please help. she has challenged me
> to solve the problem within 24 hours. please help.
>
>
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What happens when your at the logon screen if you press ctrl+alt+del twice >
type in administrator as the user name > leave the password blank and press
enter? If you can access your desktop, go to Control Panel > User Accounts and
reset/change the password for your account.
If the above fails, try it in Safe Mode.
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