Can't log on my account

paul70 · Jan 27, 2011

My bro has a pc with 3 user accounts , his wife and kid can get into theres but when he puts his password in hes getting "wrong password "of late is there away to get into his account as he says the password which he's putting in is right

TimW · Jan 27, 2011

If one of the other user accounts is an Admin. account, you can go into users ( in the control panel ) and change the password.

plodr · Jan 27, 2011

Knowing how techy kids can be, I would not be surprised if his kid changed his password.

Don't let the kid know the password for either his or his wife's account and do not write them down and put them anywhere that someone who shouldn't see them can. Make the kid's account a non-administrative one. If he can get into with administrative powers (either his own or by using the password on your brother or sister-in-law's accounts), he can make all kinds of changes and lock them out of the computer.

hrlow2 · Jan 27, 2011

1 wrong keystroke could lock EVERYBODY out.:-D:-D

brandypeppy · Jan 27, 2011

Good password scheme, and easy to remember, city you were born in with first three in caps, followed by +, then the year you graduated HS, or eigth grade, or college.

Example; DAYton+1974

Easy to remember, really tough to crack! Or devise your own scheme, like if you are limited to 8 characters. A whole lot better that the name of you cat!

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Can't log on my account

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