> "Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eQhq7aIxJHA.1504@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> "MSgig055" <MSgig***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:46D98F7E-FEFC-4850-9DC6-062672EDC19F@microsoft.com...
>>> I have a computer running Windows 2000 and haven't used it for a
>>> while.
>>> I forgot the password upon start up.
>>>
>>> How can I delete or bypass the password?
>>> Once I get in, how can I prevent having to use a password at start
>>> up?
>>>
>> http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/
>>
>> Then for an "NT"ish operating system you can run regedit.exe and
>> navigate to;
>> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>> edit the Reg_Sz string values
>> "DefaultUserName"
>> and
>> "DefaultPassword"
>> to reflect the correct username and password. (note: the password
>> for an autologon account can not be blank)
>> and set the Reg_Sz value of "AutoAdminLogon" to "1"
>>
>> (if they don't exist then ADD them)
>>
>>
>
> And for those who dislike mucking about in the registry, click Start,
> click Run, type "Control UserPasswords2" and press enter.

"John John - MVP" <audetw***@nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message
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> Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:
>> "Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:eQhq7aIxJHA.1504@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> "MSgig055" <MSgig***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:46D98F7E-FEFC-4850-9DC6-062672EDC19F@microsoft.com...
>>>> I have a computer running Windows 2000 and haven't used it for a
>>>> while.
>>>> I forgot the password upon start up.
>>>>
>>>> How can I delete or bypass the password?
>>>> Once I get in, how can I prevent having to use a password at
>>>> start up?
>>>>
>>> http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/
>>>
>>> Then for an "NT"ish operating system you can run regedit.exe and
>>> navigate to;
>>> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>>> edit the Reg_Sz string values
>>> "DefaultUserName"
>>> and
>>> "DefaultPassword"
>>> to reflect the correct username and password. (note: the password
>>> for an autologon account can not be blank)
>>> and set the Reg_Sz value of "AutoAdminLogon" to "1"
>>>
>>> (if they don't exist then ADD them)
>>>
>>>
>>
>> And for those who dislike mucking about in the registry, click
>> Start, click Run, type "Control UserPasswords2" and press enter.
>
> Control userpasswords on Windows 2000, userpasswords2 is an XP
> thing.
>