lost password

[hepme]

I have a home network with file sharing. Of course, I have misplaced the
password for the shared files on a computer running Windows Me. How can I
reset or, better still, do away with the password when I do not have the old
one?

 

[Mike M]

Try booting up the Win Me PC, hitting cancel at the logon prompt and then
look for and rename the file [username]^.PWL in the Windows folder.
Reboot and when asked for a password enter none and click enter (do not
hit cancel or escape) and you should now no longer be asked for a password
when logging on to the Win Me box. If a password is required to access
the shared files from another PC, then return to the Win Me PC and set one
to suit your needs.
--
Mike Maltby
mike.maltby@gmail.com


hepme <hepme@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I have a home network with file sharing. Of course, I have misplaced
> the password for the shared files on a computer running Windows Me.
> How can I reset or, better still, do away with the password when I do
> not have the old one?

 

[Mike M]

That should have been [USERNAME].PWL
--
Mike Maltby
mike.maltby@gmail.com


Mike M <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote:

> Try booting up the Win Me PC, hitting cancel at the logon prompt and
> then look for and rename the file [username]^.PWL in the Windows
> folder. Reboot and when asked for a password enter none and click
> enter (do not hit cancel or escape) and you should now no longer be
> asked for a password when logging on to the Win Me box. If a
> password is required to access the shared files from another PC, then
> return to the Win Me PC and set one to suit your needs.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

In article <98F364F9-74BD-42FC-B50B-CC35AC85752B@microsoft.com>, hepme
<hepme@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I have a home network with file sharing. Of course, I have misplaced the
>password for the shared files on a computer running Windows Me. How can I
>reset or, better still, do away with the password when I do not have the old
>one?

On the Windows Me computer, un-share the folder containing the shared
files. You don't have to know the password to un-share it.

Then re-share the folder with the desired settings.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[hepme]

Thanks to Mike and Steve for their responses. Steve's sounded simplest, so I
tired it and had success. Again, thanks to both of you.

Lee

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <98F364F9-74BD-42FC-B50B-CC35AC85752B@microsoft.com>, hepme
> <hepme@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >I have a home network with file sharing. Of course, I have misplaced the
> >password for the shared files on a computer running Windows Me. How can I
> >reset or, better still, do away with the password when I do not have the old
> >one?
>
> On the Windows Me computer, un-share the folder containing the shared
> files. You don't have to know the password to un-share it.
>
> Then re-share the folder with the desired settings.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
> http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
>

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

In article <D2DCA2D0-8947-40C0-BE14-AB39187D4CB5@microsoft.com>, hepme
<hepme@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> >I have a home network with file sharing. Of course, I have misplaced the
>> >password for the shared files on a computer running Windows Me. How can I
>> >reset or, better still, do away with the password when I do not have the old
>> >one?
>>
>> On the Windows Me computer, un-share the folder containing the shared
>> files. You don't have to know the password to un-share it.
>>
>> Then re-share the folder with the desired settings.
>
>Thanks to Mike and Steve for their responses. Steve's sounded simplest, so I
>tired it and had success. Again, thanks to both of you.
>
>Lee

You're welcome, Lee.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm