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The pin is IN ADDITION to your password. Assuming we're talking about the SAME Microsoft account on pc and laptop have you tried resetting your password on the laptop?Supatramp said:...On my laptop, I simply need a pin number, but that doesn't seem to apply on my pc.If you put your general location in your Profile, somebody here may be able to come and help you.0 -
grumpycrab said:
The pin is IN ADDITION to your password. Assuming we're talking about the SAME Microsoft account on pc and laptop have you tried resetting your password on the laptop?Supatramp said:...On my laptop, I simply need a pin number, but that doesn't seem to apply on my pc.With my laptopwhether my laptop is the same account as my pc, I only need to put in a pin. Quite honestly, I can't remember whether my laptop is on the same account as my pc. As I say, when I switch my laptop on, it asks for my pin, I put it in, and that's me in.The problem with my pc, is that when I say I forget my password, it then asks me 3 questions, the answers to which as fairly basic, but it says that one of the answers is wrong. That is obviously wrong because the questions/answers are so basic, I can't put in alternatives!David.0 -
Microsoft doesn’t invent the answers to security questions. It simply stores what you enter. You stated confidently that the answers are case insensitive but I am surprised by that.Supatramp said:grumpycrab said:
The pin is IN ADDITION to your password. Assuming we're talking about the SAME Microsoft account on pc and laptop have you tried resetting your password on the laptop?Supatramp said:...On my laptop, I simply need a pin number, but that doesn't seem to apply on my pc.With my laptopwhether my laptop is the same account as my pc, I only need to put in a pin. Quite honestly, I can't remember whether my laptop is on the same account as my pc. As I say, when I switch my laptop on, it asks for my pin, I put it in, and that's me in.The problem with my pc, is that when I say I forget my password, it then asks me 3 questions, the answers to which as fairly basic, but it says that one of the answers is wrong. That is obviously wrong because the questions/answers are so basic, I can't put in alternatives!At the log on screen, have you checked there isn’t an option to switch it to use a pin? There is on m8ne, but it is a bit obscure.No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0 -
GDB2222 said:
Microsoft doesn’t invent the answers to security questions. It simply stores what you enter. You stated confidently that the answers are case insensitive but I am surprised by that.Supatramp said:grumpycrab said:
The pin is IN ADDITION to your password. Assuming we're talking about the SAME Microsoft account on pc and laptop have you tried resetting your password on the laptop?Supatramp said:...On my laptop, I simply need a pin number, but that doesn't seem to apply on my pc.With my laptopwhether my laptop is the same account as my pc, I only need to put in a pin. Quite honestly, I can't remember whether my laptop is on the same account as my pc. As I say, when I switch my laptop on, it asks for my pin, I put it in, and that's me in.The problem with my pc, is that when I say I forget my password, it then asks me 3 questions, the answers to which as fairly basic, but it says that one of the answers is wrong. That is obviously wrong because the questions/answers are so basic, I can't put in alternatives!At the log on screen, have you checked there isn’t an option to switch it to use a pin? There is on m8ne, but it is a bit obscure.Are you saying that the answers are case sensitive?Presumably I'd have had to set a pin when I was setting it up, so not having that option is maybe the reason why I don't have that.David.0 -
Sorry, the 3 questions mean you have a LOCAL account on pc NOT a microsoft account. As already suggested - put the pc disk in a caddy and plug it into your laptop and copy off any photos, docs... that you need.GDB2222 said:Supatramp said:grumpycrab said:
The pin is IN ADDITION to your password. Assuming we're talking about the SAME Microsoft account on pc and laptop have you tried resetting your password on the laptop?Supatramp said:...On my laptop, I simply need a pin number, but that doesn't seem to apply on my pc.With my laptopwhether my laptop is the same account as my pc, I only need to put in a pin. Quite honestly, I can't remember whether my laptop is on the same account as my pc. ...If you put your general location in your Profile, somebody here may be able to come and help you.0 -
Are you sure you used the truth because I certainly don't as anyone who knows me either knows the truth or can find out really quite easily.
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badmemory said:Are you sure you used the truth because I certainly don't as anyone who knows me either knows the truth or can find out really quite easily.
The 3 questions were, first school, where I was born, and name of first pet. The first 2 are not questionable, and the 3rd, I've only had 1 pet in my life, so again unquestionable
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