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Creating a Password Hint and Reset Disk
If you have Windows XP and want to prevent putting yourself
in this situation, there are a couple of features that you can
use. The first is to use the password hint option and the second
is to create a password reset disk.
Both can be accessed via the User Accounts option in the Control
Panel. Select the account that you want to work with and then
look in the Related Tasks box in the left column for these
features.
Don't make the password hint too obvious because it can be seen
by all users at the Welcome screen. In addition, each user
should create a separate reset disk for their own account and
store it in a secure place since it is effectively an electronic
skeleton key for the account. You may also want to disguise the
contents of the disk by labeling it recipes or something benign
just in case an unauthorized user ever came across the disk. |