Administrator password


  1. turner
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    Administrator password


    Granddaughter changed password on me. Did not think it was a big deal, but cannot do updates or any of the like. Anything I can do
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  3. ThrashZone
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    Hi and welcome to SevenForums,
    Get her to login :)
    Never let others use your user account
    Make a new standard user account for guests.
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  4. Brink
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    Hello Turner, and welcome to Seven Forums. :)

    You might see if you may be able to use one of the options in the tutorial below to reset the password.

    User Account - Reset Password in Windows 7
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