Locked out of PC

[TiredOfLife]

Anyone got anything to bypass the logon security feature in XP?

Cheers

[FOL]

Ermmm, you tried safe mod, then alter your password for your account?

Keep tapping F8 at boot up, when boot menu appears, choose safemode. Logon as admin, then go to users, and alter your password.

[TiredOfLife]

F8 doesn't appear to be the right button for safe mode on this particular model.

[Sharingan]

Did you begin tapping the F8 button continuously as soon as the PC is switched on/rebooted? F8 should be the universal key for bringing up the Safe mode prompt.

[TiredOfLife]

Yes, I had.
The password prompt blocks any attempt to even boot into safe mode.
Have now got the password. (I guessed it)
The machine is in a shit state.
BSODs constantly.
Managed to at least get onto to the desktop for a few mins before the BSOD.
Couldn't get to do that orignally.
Ran checkdisk to get that far.
Some AOL program seems to think there has been virus activity.
Inclined to believe that as security hasn't excactly been a feature of the owners computing experience.

[Submeg]

Yea it works, just keep pressing it...it doesnt even tell you to press F8 anymore...

[TiredOfLife]

After I put in the password, it allows me to boot into safe mode by pressing F8, but not before.