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 Password - Create for a User Account How to Create a Password for a Windows 7 User Account Published 02 Nov 2008 | |||||||||||||
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NOTE: You must be logged on to an administrator account to be able to do this.
| 02 Sep 2010 | #1 |
| | yet another senior moment good morning Brink It's been over 5 years since I have had to assign a 'log on' password in XP, and I have forgotten some details about setting a password for when I log off/back on. I know there is much advice out there, but I find it too vague and imprecise. I need precise and won't in the least be offended if you talk to me like a 3-year old *LOL*. At least I'll 'get' it. So, in Windows 7 Pro I have been told to navigate to control panel/user accounts/create a password for your account. Not a problem. When I click on "create a password for your account", I note that I am "PW, Administrator". So...does that mean that the password I will have just created is my Admin password or my USER password....damn MS can be so obscure at times. the questions are: 1. if I assign the 'user account' password.. is that the password PW uses to log on with? or do I have to log in as Admin? (I don't know how to log in as Admin either... duh) 2. if I assign the above password.. is that the pwd I need to use for my screensaver as well, or would I have to create a NEW one for the screensaver? any help/advice you can give would be so much appreciated. The answer is probably staring me right in the face but....I can't see it  thanks again, Bootsmom |
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| 02 Sep 2010 | #2 |
| | Hello Bootsmom, The new password that you created for your administrator account is what will need to be used at log in and anywhere where it asks you to enter your password at. This will also be your administrator password since this is an administrator account. Hope this helps, Shawn |
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| 02 Sep 2010 | #3 |
| | not to belabour the point but...... are you saying that because PW IS the Admin, the password would be the same for the user account PW AND the Admin account? I swear I took my stoopid pill this morning, I have a mental block about this <grin> *sorry* ! TIA |
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| 02 Sep 2010 | #4 |
| | LOL, no problem. I get the same way at times. If your user account is this same administrator account, then yes the password is the same as well.  |
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| 02 Sep 2010 | #5 |
| | thanks for your patience, Brink. I appreciate your help. Bootsmom |
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| 02 Sep 2010 | #6 |
| | You're most welcome. Anytime.  |
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| 08 Sep 2010 | #7 |
| | So... in order to be certain that I was logged on with my PW username (and not admin), I logged OFF (knowing there was no password for either account yet) then logged back on again and found the little lighthouse icon with my PW under it. Then I created my PW username password, logged off then back on, typed it in and it WORKED! *yay* Thanks Brink. |
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| 08 Sep 2010 | #8 |
| | You're most welcome Bootsmom. I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted. |
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