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Exercise 2: Creating a Password Reset Disk on a Computer That Is a Member of a
Workgroup
1. Log on as the user for whom you are creating a password reset disk.
2. From the Start menu, click Control Panel.
3. In the Control Panel window, click User Accounts.
4. In the User Accounts window, click the account you want to use if you are logged
on as an Administrator. Otherwise, continue to the next step.
5. In the Related Tasks section, click Prevent A Forgotten Password.
6. On the Welcome page of the Forgotten Password Wizard, click Next.
7. On the Create A Password Reset Disk page, make sure that the correct floppy
drive is selected; ensure that a blank, formatted, 1.44 MB floppy disk is inserted in
the drive; and then click Next.
8. On the Current User Account Password page, type the current password for the
account, and then click Next.
9. After Windows writes the key information to the disk, click Next.
10. Click Finish. Remove the disk and label it.
Lesson Review
Use the following questions to help determine whether you have learned enough to
move on to the next lesson. If you are unable to answer a question, review the lesson
materials and try the question again. You can find answers to the questions in the
“Questions and Answers” section at the end of this chapter.
1. What can you do when you log on locally to a computer, and what determines
what you can do when you log on locally to a computer?