Re: Locked login in re-install

On 15 Dec 2015 as I do recall,
          Jenny Cornwell  wrote:

> I have just had my laptop upgraded from MSWindows XP to Windows 7. This
> included putting in a larger hard disc. Virtual Risc PC -Adjust has been
> re-installed, with files copied over from the old hard disc.
> However there are some problems with Messenger Pro. It is set up with two
> users; 'Jenny' and 'BCA'. When we try to log into 'Jenny' Messenger is
> asking for a password. I do not ever remember setting a password and have
> not used one normally. It is my default login.
> This means I cannot read my recent emails, access most of my email
> addresses or distribution lists.
> Does anyone know how I can into Messenger without the password or reset it?
> There are no problems when logging into 'BCA' and all the emails, addresses
> or lists attached to that user.

If you look at the file !NewsDir.MsgServe.Users, the user format appears to
be [username][tab][password][tab][Real name][tab][e-mail address] etc.

Users with no password have a single space after the first tab character;
other users have a hashed password value.   Try deleting the hashed value
after 'Jenny' and replacing it with a space.

-- 
Harriet Bazley                     ==  Loyaulte me lie ==

But what we need to know is, do people want nasally-insertable computers?

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