Glitch locked computer HELP!

[wildflowerkitty]

I was runnng disk clean-up when it glitched and told me to put in my Windows
XP disk to restore some files. I did, then after it loaded and I got the disk
cleaner screen back, I canceled the run. I played a few games of solitare,
and when I went to shut down, the computer froze. I clicked C Alt Del and it
came up with the window that lists the different functions. I tried clicking
on Task Manager, but it was frozen. Lock Computer was automatically selected,
I hit C Alt Del again. Now I have a screen with my User Name showing, but the
password is filled with XXXXX's that don't delete. HELP! I'm scared to turn
my computer off! I had to borrow a computer to write this. Now what do I do?

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

See if you can change the user name to "Administrator", and blank the
password, and OK it.
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"wildflowerkitty" wrote:

> I was runnng disk clean-up when it glitched and told me to put in my Windows
> XP disk to restore some files. I did, then after it loaded and I got the disk
> cleaner screen back, I canceled the run. I played a few games of solitare,
> and when I went to shut down, the computer froze. I clicked C Alt Del and it
> came up with the window that lists the different functions. I tried clicking
> on Task Manager, but it was frozen. Lock Computer was automatically selected,
> I hit C Alt Del again. Now I have a screen with my User Name showing, but the
> password is filled with XXXXX's that don't delete. HELP! I'm scared to turn
> my computer off! I had to borrow a computer to write this. Now what do I do?

 

[Jim Robin]

Dont forget there's "safe mode" to play around in. Shut down and restart
and keep hitting f8 at boot up until you get the menu for safe mode. I hope
you get it sorted from there.

Jim

"Mark L. Ferguson" <MarkLFerguson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> See if you can change the user name to "Administrator", and blank the
> password, and OK it.
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> "wildflowerkitty" wrote:
>
>> I was runnng disk clean-up when it glitched and told me to put in my
>> Windows
>> XP disk to restore some files. I did, then after it loaded and I got the
>> disk
>> cleaner screen back, I canceled the run. I played a few games of
>> solitare,
>> and when I went to shut down, the computer froze. I clicked C Alt Del and
>> it
>> came up with the window that lists the different functions. I tried
>> clicking
>> on Task Manager, but it was frozen. Lock Computer was automatically
>> selected,
>> I hit C Alt Del again. Now I have a screen with my User Name showing, but
>> the
>> password is filled with XXXXX's that don't delete. HELP! I'm scared to
>> turn
>> my computer off! I had to borrow a computer to write this. Now what do I
>> do?

 

[wildflowerkitty]

WOOOHOOO! I typed in administrator, but it still told me I had to put my own
name in. However, it did then let me delete the password, so I just put my
name in and it worked!!!!!! It even went back to the game I had going when I
tried to quit. THANKS, I'd been afraid to turn off my computer for two days
and I really needed it!

"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> See if you can change the user name to "Administrator", and blank the
> password, and OK it.
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>
> "wildflowerkitty" wrote:
>
> > I was runnng disk clean-up when it glitched and told me to put in my Windows
> > XP disk to restore some files. I did, then after it loaded and I got the disk
> > cleaner screen back, I canceled the run. I played a few games of solitare,
> > and when I went to shut down, the computer froze. I clicked C Alt Del and it
> > came up with the window that lists the different functions. I tried clicking
> > on Task Manager, but it was frozen. Lock Computer was automatically selected,
> > I hit C Alt Del again. Now I have a screen with my User Name showing, but the
> > password is filled with XXXXX's that don't delete. HELP! I'm scared to turn
> > my computer off! I had to borrow a computer to write this. Now what do I do?

 

[wildflowerkitty]

Thanks, I'm printing this out just in case.

"Jim Robin" wrote:

> Dont forget there's "safe mode" to play around in. Shut down and restart
> and keep hitting f8 at boot up until you get the menu for safe mode. I hope
> you get it sorted from there.
>
> Jim
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" <MarkLFerguson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:C6A2FAA5-B45B-4E66-9FA6-475935977BA7@microsoft.com...
> > See if you can change the user name to "Administrator", and blank the
> > password, and OK it.
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> > Mark L. Ferguson
> >
> >
> >
> > "wildflowerkitty" wrote:
> >
> >> I was runnng disk clean-up when it glitched and told me to put in my
> >> Windows
> >> XP disk to restore some files. I did, then after it loaded and I got the
> >> disk
> >> cleaner screen back, I canceled the run. I played a few games of
> >> solitare,
> >> and when I went to shut down, the computer froze. I clicked C Alt Del and
> >> it
> >> came up with the window that lists the different functions. I tried
> >> clicking
> >> on Task Manager, but it was frozen. Lock Computer was automatically
> >> selected,
> >> I hit C Alt Del again. Now I have a screen with my User Name showing, but
> >> the
> >> password is filled with XXXXX's that don't delete. HELP! I'm scared to
> >> turn
> >> my computer off! I had to borrow a computer to write this. Now what do I
> >> do?
>
>
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