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Posted by Blue. on Jul-01-2002 01:03:

Windows XP Professional Question

Well my dad forgot his password and now it says that it's expired lol. Is there any way that he can get a password finder or log in some other way? Plus how do u turn the expiration off so he can actually log in?

Posted by Orbax on Jul-01-2002 01:33:

that means it was a trial version and your trial ran out. You be outta luck

Posted by infinity HiGH on Jul-01-2002 01:36:

Just press enter when it asks you for the password.

Thats what i do.

Posted by jp on Jul-01-2002 01:38:

yep, just press enter

Posted by lMIlk on Jul-01-2002 01:43:

yes enter

Posted by Damo on Jul-01-2002 01:57:

don't you love h@x3d copies of xp pro?

Posted by ali92 on Jul-01-2002 03:15:

That's why I have Corporate Edition (burnt CD )! It just asks for a serial # and I punch it in and THAT'S IT! No product activation!

Posted by Warez Guy on Jul-01-2002 08:50:

Yep thats what I've got too. The DevilsOwn release Ownz.

Posted by iMaGe on Jul-01-2002 09:00:

watch out tho. you're gonna need to change your product key when SP1 comes out.

Posted by ali92 on Jul-01-2002 15:27:

quote:
Originally posted by Warez Guy
Yep thats what I've got too. The DevilsOwn release Ownz.

What's "SP1"? I thought SP1 was the update you get from Windows Update. Is there something else? What's the "DevilsOwn release"?

Posted by JM on Jul-01-2002 15:33:

quote:
Originally posted by ali92
That's why I have Corporate Edition (burnt CD )! It just asks for a serial # and I punch it in and THAT'S IT! No product activation!

>JM<

Posted by Blue. on Jul-01-2002 15:46:

It's not activation or anything it's some kind of security or something because mine did that too saying that my password would expire and to change it and I did and it never asked me again so I doubt it's an expired activation or anything.

Posted by flystyler on Jul-01-2002 16:11:

Well windows released a demo of XP, it lasts fro 6 months. After that you have to reformat your hard drive. That is why i have windows xp proffesional

They should have warned you about the demo.

Oh hang on, after so many months as a security measure XP asks to change yr password, for security. So you should have changed it. Mine is blank, so i have no password. Im not sure how you would change it now.

Posted by flystyler on Jul-01-2002 16:15:

quote:
Originally posted by trance_n_dance
It's not activation or anything it's some kind of security or something because mine did that too saying that my password would expire and to change it and I did and it never asked me again so I doubt it's an expired activation or anything.

Ahh if you r setup as admin on yr account and have full access you can prob change the password for him, go to start, click on the picture next to you login name

The user account window will open

Click back twice till it shows u all users (pick a task in big letters) , click on change an account , then on your dads account, then change or create a password.

Then from now on make sure you change the password when it asks.

Hope that works

Posted by Blue. on Jul-01-2002 16:39:

This is my computer and since my dad doesn't live with me his is at his house. What i need is a password retreiver most likely.

Posted by DragonFlyJoneS on Jul-01-2002 16:43:

get into an account with admin rights...

if u cant, try loggin in using the username administrator and a blank password.

go into administrative tools (in xp i think it defaults into ur control panel)

once in admin tools, click on COMPUTER MANAGEMENT...

in the left panel, click on 'local users and groups' ... then click 'users'

in the right frame highlight and right click the name of the expired account and click PROPERTIES.

************check off 'PASSWORD NEVER EXPIRES'*********
also make sure that 'ACCOUNT IS DISABLED' is UNCHECKED..

then apply! that should do it.

Posted by flystyler on Jul-01-2002 17:44:

quote:
Originally posted by DragonFlyJoneS
get into an account with admin rights...

if u cant, try loggin in using the username administrator and a blank password.

go into administrative tools (in xp i think it defaults into ur control panel)

once in admin tools, click on COMPUTER MANAGEMENT...

in the left panel, click on 'local users and groups' ... then click 'users'

in the right frame highlight and right click the name of the expired account and click PROPERTIES.

************check off 'PASSWORD NEVER EXPIRES'*********
also make sure that 'ACCOUNT IS DISABLED' is UNCHECKED..

then apply! that should do it.

Oh you learn sommit new everyday. I thought i knew everything about windows xp, lol

Posted by DragonFlyJoneS on Jul-01-2002 18:13:

quote:
Originally posted by flystyler

Oh you learn sommit new everyday. I thought i knew everything about windows xp, lol

haah yeah.. u can do all sorts of crazy things with user accounts

Posted by Technaut on Jul-01-2002 18:15:

hello,

I got Excel from my 'friend' and when I went to install it on my com it sez "The Operating system is not presently configured to run this application"

I have XP home edition...what do I do ?

Posted by flystyler on Jul-01-2002 18:46:

quote:
Originally posted by DragonFlyJoneS

haah yeah.. u can do all sorts of crazy things with user accounts

Yeah i realised, but i forgot about admin options. Coz they arent on normal windows, but as xp is basically NT, i can start using them now.

I didnt have any extra accounts before to play around with

Posted by Blue. on Jul-01-2002 21:45:

quote:
Originally posted by Technaut
hello,

I got Excel from my 'friend' and when I went to install it on my com it sez "The Operating system is not presently configured to run this application"

I have XP home edition...what do I do ?

If u have any previous versions uninstall them
Try reinstalling a newer version than what u have (Office XP works best)
Try a patch