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PC admin psw- change?

renegade
renegade Posts: 1,282 Forumite
edited 28 March 2010 at 7:16AM in Techie Stuff
Can you change the admin password to your PC, if so, how do you do it?
My PC has been compromised and I need to change the admin password!
You live..You learn.:)

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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,620 Forumite
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    do you mean the admin user password has been changed and you do not know it ??

    http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

    has a password option
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  • renegade
    renegade Posts: 1,282 Forumite
    No, I do know it but a colleague saw me type it in and now I am worried that he may use it to gain access to my PC?
    The link you gave means nothing to me, too techy- sorry.
    You live..You learn.:)
  • poppy10_2
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    renegade wrote: »
    No, I do know it but a colleague saw me type it in and now I am worried that he may use it to gain access to my PC?
    The link you gave means nothing to me, too techy- sorry.
    What version of Windows are you using?
    poppy10
  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,620 Forumite
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    should be able to change it from control panel , then user accounts
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  • renegade
    renegade Posts: 1,282 Forumite
    Browntoa wrote: »
    should be able to change it from control panel , then user accounts
    Thank you Browntoa for the positive advice. I have now changed it and feel stress free again!:j
    You live..You learn.:)
  • renegade
    renegade Posts: 1,282 Forumite
    poppy10 wrote: »
    What version of Windows are you using?
    Thank you for replying Poppy, I have now sorted it.:)
    You live..You learn.:)
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