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.
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Jul-01-2002 16:11
flystyler
Defected[JULES]Addict
Registered: Jun 2001
Location: Aylesbury, UK
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
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Jul-01-2002 16:15
Blue.
Enjoy the silence
Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Mississauga
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.
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Jul-01-2002 16:39
DragonFlyJoneS
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Jul 2001
Location: texas
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.
Jul-01-2002 16:43
flystyler
Defected[JULES]Addict
Registered: Jun 2001
Location: Aylesbury, UK
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
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Jul-01-2002 17:44
DragonFlyJoneS
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Jul 2001
Location: texas
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
Jul-01-2002 18:13
Technaut
tuanhceT
Registered: Nov 2001
Location:
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 ?
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Jul-01-2002 18:15
flystyler
Defected[JULES]Addict
Registered: Jun 2001
Location: Aylesbury, UK
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
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Jul-01-2002 18:46
Blue.
Enjoy the silence
Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Mississauga
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
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