"george" <george@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> How can i bypass the password or enter key when xp restarts.
I typed this phrase into a Google search Window and got
more than 800,000 hits:
And did you expect the OP to go through all 800,000-plus hits?
I understand that many, many questions that are posed in these newsgroups
can be answered by the poster's doing a lot of research and digging via the
'Net.
Still, I think that's ONE of the legitimate reasons that many people DO use
these newsgroups: They don't want to spend endless hours -- nor should they
have to -- looking up information that someone already knows and can easily
supply here.
I'm well aware of the aphorism: "Give a man a fish; you have fed him for
today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime."
Still, there are times when people don't want a lifetime diet of fish; they
only need to eat some fish today because their stomachs are growling too
much to do any useful research. :>
Alan
"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message
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> "george" <george@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B29DD7FB-47F2-4CE4-ABF7-10DEE77DAF69@microsoft.com...
>> How can i bypass the password or enter key when xp restarts.
>
> I typed this phrase into a Google search Window and got
> more than 800,000 hits:
>
> boot up windows xp without a password
>
"Alan" <somewhere@nospam.not> wrote in message
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> Pegasus,
>
> And did you expect the OP to go through all 800,000-plus hits?
>
No. However, it's an VFAQ and I note that the third hit
on Google answers the OP's question.
The wider issue is: In a great many cases the answer to
simple questions can be found on the WWW. Once people
realise this, it makes things a lot simpler for them: Ask
Google a question, get an instant answer. It does not have
to be about computers - it could be just about anything.
> I'm well aware of the aphorism: "Give a man a fish; you have fed him for
> today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime."
>
> Still, there are times when people don't want a lifetime diet of fish;
> they only need to eat some fish today because their stomachs are growling
> too much to do any useful research. :>
The OP would have gotten his fish instantly if he had known
about asking Google. As it happened, he had to wait for about
an hour.
On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:10:48 -0500, "Alan" <somewhere@nospam.not>
wrote:
> Pegasus,
>
> And did you expect the OP to go through all 800,000-plus hits?
>
> I understand that many, many questions that are posed in these newsgroups
> can be answered by the poster's doing a lot of research and digging via the
> 'Net.
>
> Still, I think that's ONE of the legitimate reasons that many people DO use
> these newsgroups: They don't want to spend endless hours -- nor should they
> have to -- looking up information that someone already knows and can easily
> supply here.
I agree with you completely, and go even further. There is almost no
information or solution to someone's problem that anyone can supply
here that isn't already available somewhere on the internet. The
answer to *any* question could be "do a Google search." Follow that to
its logical conclusion and there would be no need for newsgroups like
this at all.
It's not just a matter of spending "endless hours" searching. Not
everyone knows about all the online resources available or has the
skills to search them effectively. If one of us who already knows the
answer to a question can supply it, then we do a service to the person
asking.
> I'm well aware of the aphorism: "Give a man a fish; you have fed him for
> today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime."
>
> Still, there are times when people don't want a lifetime diet of fish; they
> only need to eat some fish today because their stomachs are growling too
> much to do any useful research. :>
>
> Alan
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message
> news:%23vPWWqidIHA.544@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> >
> > "george" <george@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:B29DD7FB-47F2-4CE4-ABF7-10DEE77DAF69@microsoft.com...
> >> How can i bypass the password or enter key when xp restarts.
> >
> > I typed this phrase into a Google search Window and got
> > more than 800,000 hits:
> >
> > boot up windows xp without a password
> >
>
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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:10:48 -0500, "Alan" <somewhere@nospam.not>
> wrote:
>
>> Pegasus,
>>
>> And did you expect the OP to go through all 800,000-plus hits?
>>
>> I understand that many, many questions that are posed in these newsgroups
>> can be answered by the poster's doing a lot of research and digging via the
>> 'Net.
>>
>> Still, I think that's ONE of the legitimate reasons that many people DO use
>> these newsgroups: They don't want to spend endless hours -- nor should they
>> have to -- looking up information that someone already knows and can easily
>> supply here.
>
>
> I agree with you completely, and go even further. There is almost no
> information or solution to someone's problem that anyone can supply
> here that isn't already available somewhere on the internet. The
> answer to *any* question could be "do a Google search." Follow that to
> its logical conclusion and there would be no need for newsgroups like
> this at all.
>
> It's not just a matter of spending "endless hours" searching. Not
> everyone knows about all the online resources available or has the
> skills to search them effectively. If one of us who already knows the
> answer to a question can supply it, then we do a service to the person
> asking.
>
Yet, I am the only one who answered George's question.
By the time I posted my comments, I saw that you already HAD answered the
OP's question, so I didn't bother to answer it again. :>
Alan
"Alias" <akaalias@nospam.com> wrote in message news:fppg9h$vvu$1@aioe.org...
> Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
>> On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:10:48 -0500, "Alan" <somewhere@nospam.not>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Pegasus,
>>>
>>> And did you expect the OP to go through all 800,000-plus hits?
>>>
>>> I understand that many, many questions that are posed in these
>>> newsgroups can be answered by the poster's doing a lot of research and
>>> digging via the 'Net.
>>>
>>> Still, I think that's ONE of the legitimate reasons that many people DO
>>> use these newsgroups: They don't want to spend endless hours -- nor
>>> should they have to -- looking up information that someone already knows
>>> and can easily supply here.
>>
>>
>> I agree with you completely, and go even further. There is almost no
>> information or solution to someone's problem that anyone can supply
>> here that isn't already available somewhere on the internet. The
>> answer to *any* question could be "do a Google search." Follow that to
>> its logical conclusion and there would be no need for newsgroups like
>> this at all.
>>
>> It's not just a matter of spending "endless hours" searching. Not
>> everyone knows about all the online resources available or has the
>> skills to search them effectively. If one of us who already knows the
>> answer to a question can supply it, then we do a service to the person
>> asking.
>>
>
> Yet, I am the only one who answered George's question.
>
> Alias
control userpasswords2 method:
1) Go to the Start Menu and the Run box.
2) Type in the following:
control userpasswords2
now click OK
3) In the new Windows that appears select the account you wish to make the
primary logon.
Now uncheck the "Users must enter a username and password..." box.
4) Hit Apply and a dialog box will appear asking you to confirm the selected
users password.
Click OK when you are done...
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Hopefully that gets you where you are wanting to be.
It is a *good* thing in the user arena to:
1) Have strong passwords.
2) Have more than one administrator level account (with strong passwords).
Boot XP without a password or enter key 
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