that you know the password for and that are part of the Administrators group, contact your administrator to either get the Administrator user name password or to have your user name added to the Administrators group.

Windows Me and Windows 98

1.Click Start, then Log Off user, where user is the user name you are currently logged in with (you may not be logged on as any user).

2.The Log Off Windows dialog box displays the message, Are you sure you want to log off? Click Yes.

3.If you will be logging on to Windows with an existing user name and password, enter them in the Enter Windows Password window. Click OK and you will be logged on.

4.If you will be creating a new user name, type the new user name into the User name: box and enter a password for that user name. Click OK.

5.The Set Windows Password window will open. In the Confirm new password: box, enter in the new password. Click OK and you will be logged on.

Windows 95

1.Click Start, then Shut Down.

2.On the Shut Down Windows window, choose Close all programs and log on as a different user?

3.If you will be logging on to Windows with an existing user name and password, enter them in the Enter Windows Password window. Click OK and you will be logged on.

4.If you will be creating a new user name, type the new user name into the User name: box and enter a password for that user name. Click OK.

5.The Set Windows Password window will open. In the Confirm new password: box, enter in the new password. Click OK and you will be logged on.

Changing a user name password on your Windows computer

Depending on your operating system configuration, you may need to log on to both computers with the same username and password. Make sure to follow the logon instructions underneath the appropriate section in “Migrating data” on page 1-12.If you have additional questions about the log on requirements, see the table in item 1 under Troubleshooting. If you need to change a password for a username to match the password for that user name on the other computer, see the instructions below.

Windows 2000

1.Log on to Windows 2000 with the user name you want to change to password for.

Appendix A. Troubleshooting, hints, and tips

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