lose of all passwords

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chuck

what would cause the lose of all passwords and how do i
fix the problem without reinstalling the program. one day
the passwords were working the next day they were not
working, including the administrator password.
 
Passwords don't get lost. You probably were hacked by someone or something that reset
your passwords to lock you out of your computer. It could have been done over the
internet or by someone accessing your keyboard while you were still logged on. See
Karl's FAQ tips and you need to take steps to prevent this in the future which
includes a firewall , virus protection including emails, and secure password policy.
It may also be best to back up your data after a virus scan and reformatting your
drive and reinstalling to be sure you have a clean system. You can back up your data
by placing your hard drive in another computer running W2K/XP assuming files are not
EFS encrypted if you can not gain access.--- Steve

http://securityadmin.info/faq.asp#harden
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
http://securityadmin.info/faq.asp#password
 
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