Login Problem

I have a Vista Home premium laptop I use occasionally. I used it a couple of weeks ago and ISTR it
did some updates when I logged out. I turned it on yesterday and it will no longer accept my account
password. In fact it only shows bullets for the first five of the password which is seven long. The
password prompt appears so I am sure I am entering the right password. I do not have caps lock on
either.

None of the safe modes work i.e they have the identical problem.

How do I fix this?

Cheers

Ian

Dave-UK wrote:
>
> "Ian Bell" <> wrote in message
> news:i7fo5v$i7d$...
>> I have a Vista Home premium laptop I use occasionally. I used it a
>> couple of weeks ago and ISTR it did some updates when I logged out. I
>> turned it on yesterday and it will no longer accept my account
>> password. In fact it only shows bullets for the first five of the
>> password which is seven long. The password prompt appears so I am sure
>> I am entering the right password. I do not have caps lock on either.
>>
>> None of the safe modes work i.e they have the identical problem.
>>
>> How do I fix this?
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Ian
>
> Use a password reset disk:
> http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/
> This is small and fast but it's all in a dos-type Linux command window.
> If you would like to stick to using Windows there's the same password
> reset program configured to run in Windows on this rescue disk:
> Win7RescuePE10.zip Vista/Win7, 280 M/b.
> http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HLLPGQPB
>
>

I'll give that a try. Linux based is fine - all my systems are Linux except this one that I keep for
just a couple of windows only apps.

Cheers

Ian

On 9/23/2010 11:01 AM, Ian Bell wrote:
> Dave-UK wrote:
>>
>> "Ian Bell" <> wrote in message
>> news:i7fo5v$i7d$...
>>> I have a Vista Home premium laptop I use occasionally. I used it a
>>> couple of weeks ago and ISTR it did some updates when I logged out. I
>>> turned it on yesterday and it will no longer accept my account
>>> password. In fact it only shows bullets for the first five of the
>>> password which is seven long. The password prompt appears so I am sure
>>> I am entering the right password. I do not have caps lock on either.
>>>
>>> None of the safe modes work i.e they have the identical problem.
>>>
>>> How do I fix this?
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Ian
>>
>> Use a password reset disk:
>> http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/
>> This is small and fast but it's all in a dos-type Linux command window.
>> If you would like to stick to using Windows there's the same password
>> reset program configured to run in Windows on this rescue disk:
>> Win7RescuePE10.zip Vista/Win7, 280 M/b.
>> http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HLLPGQPB
>>
>>
>
> I'll give that a try. Linux based is fine - all my systems are Linux
> except this one that I keep for just a couple of windows only apps.
>
> Cheers
>
> Ian
>

Dave's solution definitely works, however you might consider trying
simpler methods first like making sure num lock is off, or try plugging
in an external keyboard and type in password with that.

The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known As Nina DiBoy' wrote:
> On 9/23/2010 11:01 AM, Ian Bell wrote:
>> Dave-UK wrote:
>>>
>>> "Ian Bell" <> wrote in message
>>> news:i7fo5v$i7d$...
>>>> I have a Vista Home premium laptop I use occasionally. I used it a
>>>> couple of weeks ago and ISTR it did some updates when I logged out. I
>>>> turned it on yesterday and it will no longer accept my account
>>>> password. In fact it only shows bullets for the first five of the
>>>> password which is seven long. The password prompt appears so I am sure
>>>> I am entering the right password. I do not have caps lock on either.
>>>>
>>>> None of the safe modes work i.e they have the identical problem.
>>>>
>>>> How do I fix this?
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>>
>>>> Ian
>>>
>>> Use a password reset disk:
>>> http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/
>>> This is small and fast but it's all in a dos-type Linux command window.
>>> If you would like to stick to using Windows there's the same password
>>> reset program configured to run in Windows on this rescue disk:
>>> Win7RescuePE10.zip Vista/Win7, 280 M/b.
>>> http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HLLPGQPB
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I'll give that a try. Linux based is fine - all my systems are Linux
>> except this one that I keep for just a couple of windows only apps.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Ian
>>
>
> Dave's solution definitely works, however you might consider trying
> simpler methods first like making sure num lock is off, or try plugging
> in an external keyboard and type in password with that.

I cannot get this program to work because it looks like the 1 (!) key on my keyboard does not work
so I'll try the external keyboard trick first. (NUM lock is off)

Thanks for the tips


Cheers

ian

Ian Bell wrote:
> The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known As Nina DiBoy'
> wrote:
>> On 9/23/2010 11:01 AM, Ian Bell wrote:
>>> Dave-UK wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Ian Bell" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:i7fo5v$i7d$...
>>>>> I have a Vista Home premium laptop I use occasionally. I used it a
>>>>> couple of weeks ago and ISTR it did some updates when I logged out. I
>>>>> turned it on yesterday and it will no longer accept my account
>>>>> password. In fact it only shows bullets for the first five of the
>>>>> password which is seven long. The password prompt appears so I am sure
>>>>> I am entering the right password. I do not have caps lock on either.
>>>>>
>>>>> None of the safe modes work i.e they have the identical problem.
>>>>>
>>>>> How do I fix this?
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>
>>>>> Ian
>>>>
>>>> Use a password reset disk:
>>>> http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/
>>>> This is small and fast but it's all in a dos-type Linux command window.
>>>> If you would like to stick to using Windows there's the same password
>>>> reset program configured to run in Windows on this rescue disk:
>>>> Win7RescuePE10.zip Vista/Win7, 280 M/b.
>>>> http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HLLPGQPB
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'll give that a try. Linux based is fine - all my systems are Linux
>>> except this one that I keep for just a couple of windows only apps.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Ian
>>>
>>
>> Dave's solution definitely works, however you might consider trying
>> simpler methods first like making sure num lock is off, or try plugging
>> in an external keyboard and type in password with that.
>
> I cannot get this program to work because it looks like the 1 (!) key on
> my keyboard does not work so I'll try the external keyboard trick first.
> (NUM lock is off)
>
> Thanks for the tips
>
>
> Cheers
>
> ian


Thanks a million guys, the external keyboard worked fine - now I just need to find out how to fix
the "1" key on the laptop.

Cheers

Ian

On 9/23/2010 12:25 PM, Ian Bell wrote:
> Ian Bell wrote:
>> The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known As Nina DiBoy'
>> wrote:
>>> On 9/23/2010 11:01 AM, Ian Bell wrote:
>>>> Dave-UK wrote:
<snip>
>>>
>>> Dave's solution definitely works, however you might consider trying
>>> simpler methods first like making sure num lock is off, or try plugging
>>> in an external keyboard and type in password with that.
>>
>> I cannot get this program to work because it looks like the 1 (!) key on
>> my keyboard does not work so I'll try the external keyboard trick first.
>> (NUM lock is off)
>>
>> Thanks for the tips
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> ian
>
>
> Thanks a million guys, the external keyboard worked fine - now I just
> need to find out how to fix the "1" key on the laptop.
>
> Cheers
>
> Ian

Thanks for posting back with the solution. Glad to be able to help.

The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known As Nina DiBoy' wrote:
> On 9/23/2010 12:25 PM, Ian Bell wrote:
>> Ian Bell wrote:
>>> The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known As Nina DiBoy'
>>> wrote:
>>>> On 9/23/2010 11:01 AM, Ian Bell wrote:
>>>>> Dave-UK wrote:
> <snip>
>>>>
>>>> Dave's solution definitely works, however you might consider trying
>>>> simpler methods first like making sure num lock is off, or try plugging
>>>> in an external keyboard and type in password with that.
>>>
>>> I cannot get this program to work because it looks like the 1 (!) key on
>>> my keyboard does not work so I'll try the external keyboard trick first.
>>> (NUM lock is off)
>>>
>>> Thanks for the tips
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> ian
>>
>>
>> Thanks a million guys, the external keyboard worked fine - now I just
>> need to find out how to fix the "1" key on the laptop.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Ian
>
> Thanks for posting back with the solution. Glad to be able to help.


I have now removed the keyboard and I am amazed at how flimsy it is. No way I can get inside to fix
it so as a temporary measure I have changed my password to avoid using "1". LOL

Cheers

Ian

On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:42:05 +0100, Ian Bell wrote:

> The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known As Nina DiBoy' wrote:
>> On 9/23/2010 12:25 PM, Ian Bell wrote:
>>> Ian Bell wrote:
>>>> The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known As Nina DiBoy'
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> On 9/23/2010 11:01 AM, Ian Bell wrote:
>>>>>> Dave-UK wrote:
>> <snip>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave's solution definitely works, however you might consider trying
>>>>> simpler methods first like making sure num lock is off, or try plugging
>>>>> in an external keyboard and type in password with that.
>>>>
>>>> I cannot get this program to work because it looks like the 1 (!) key on
>>>> my keyboard does not work so I'll try the external keyboard trick first.
>>>> (NUM lock is off)
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the tips
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>>
>>>> ian
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks a million guys, the external keyboard worked fine - now I just
>>> need to find out how to fix the "1" key on the laptop.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Ian
>>
>> Thanks for posting back with the solution. Glad to be able to help.
>
>
> I have now removed the keyboard and I am amazed at how flimsy it is. No way I can get inside to fix
> it so as a temporary measure I have changed my password to avoid using "1". LOL
>
> Cheers
>
> Ian

I should have thought of this earlier, but I can be slow...

Possibly, whenever you need a 1, you could temporarily use the Fn key
(or whatever it is in your case) and use the number-pad-like object that
shares the right side of your keyboard. I'm guessing it goes like this:
Fn-Numlock On, then Fn-Keypad 1.

Yeah, it's a PITA, but if it works, you don't have to buy your new
computer for a few more weeks.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Gene E. Bloch wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:42:05 +0100, Ian Bell wrote:
>
>> The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known As Nina DiBoy' wrote:
>>> On 9/23/2010 12:25 PM, Ian Bell wrote:
>>>> Ian Bell wrote:
>>>>> The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known As Nina DiBoy'
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> On 9/23/2010 11:01 AM, Ian Bell wrote:
>>>>>>> Dave-UK wrote:
>>> <snip>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dave's solution definitely works, however you might consider trying
>>>>>> simpler methods first like making sure num lock is off, or try plugging
>>>>>> in an external keyboard and type in password with that.
>>>>>
>>>>> I cannot get this program to work because it looks like the 1 (!) key on
>>>>> my keyboard does not work so I'll try the external keyboard trick first.
>>>>> (NUM lock is off)
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the tips
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>
>>>>> ian
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks a million guys, the external keyboard worked fine - now I just
>>>> need to find out how to fix the "1" key on the laptop.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>>
>>>> Ian
>>>
>>> Thanks for posting back with the solution. Glad to be able to help.
>>
>>
>> I have now removed the keyboard and I am amazed at how flimsy it is. No way I can get inside to fix
>> it so as a temporary measure I have changed my password to avoid using "1". LOL
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Ian
>
> I should have thought of this earlier, but I can be slow...
>
> Possibly, whenever you need a 1, you could temporarily use the Fn key
> (or whatever it is in your case) and use the number-pad-like object that
> shares the right side of your keyboard. I'm guessing it goes like this:
> Fn-Numlock On, then Fn-Keypad 1.
>
> Yeah, it's a PITA, but if it works, you don't have to buy your new
> computer for a few more weeks.
>


Good idea, thanks for that.

Cheers

Ian

Kevin John Panzke wrote:
> On Sep 23, 9:28 am, Ian Bell<ruffreco...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I have a Vista Home premium laptop I use occasionally. I used it a couple of weeks ago and ISTR it
>> did some updates when I logged out. I turned it on yesterday and it will no longer accept my account
>> password. In fact it only shows bullets for the first five of the password which is seven long. The
>> password prompt appears so I am sure I am entering the right password. I do not have caps lock on
>> either.
>>
>> None of the safe modes work i.e they have the identical problem.
>>
>> How do I fix this?
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Ian
>
> PLEASE RE-POST IN ALT.WINDOWS7.GENERAL AS THIS IS NOW A DEAD NEWS
> GROUP!

OK, I thought there was a lot of spam.

Cheers

ian