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Windows upgrade to XP - lost passwords
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Windows upgrade to XP - lost passwords
Thursday, March 11, 2004 at 10:51 am
Posted by Pete
(1 messages posted)
I recently upgraded from 98 to XP, have had many problems. After I lost all my data,
I uninstalled XP, got some of my files back, and then reinstalled. Now all the passwords
for all the users do not work.
I was able to get into setupact.log and found where Windows reassigned passwords
to the users, but when I try those windows generated passwords to the users accounts,
they do not work.
anyone have any suggestions?
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re: Windows upgrade to XP - lost passwords
Thursday, March 11, 2004 at 1:16 pm
Posted by Paulina
(3264 messages posted)
Yes - don't upgrade. You're asking for trouble. Do a Clean Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
On Thursday, March 11, 2004 at 10:51 am, Pete wrote:
>I recently upgraded from 98 to XP, have had many problems. After I lost all my data,
>I uninstalled XP, got some of my files back, and then reinstalled. Now all the passwords
>for all the users do not work.
>
>I was able to get into setupact.log and found where Windows reassigned passwords
>to the users, but when I try those windows generated passwords to the users accounts,
>they do not work.
>
>anyone have any suggestions?
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re: Windows upgrade to XP - lost passwords
Thursday, March 11, 2004 at 5:28 pm
Posted by Bob Cerelli
(2137 messages posted)
What passwords got reassigned?
When you reinstalled XP, didn't you have to create user accounts all over again?
Bob Cerelli
On Thursday, March 11, 2004 at 10:51 am, Pete wrote:
>I recently upgraded from 98 to XP, have had many problems. After I lost all my data,
>I uninstalled XP, got some of my files back, and then reinstalled. Now all the passwords
>for all the users do not work.
>
>I was able to get into setupact.log and found where Windows reassigned passwords
>to the users, but when I try those windows generated passwords to the users accounts,
>they do not work.
>
>anyone have any suggestions?
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