UNKNOWN WINDOWS 95/98 PASSWORD

If the password for Windows 95/98 is unknown (lost, changed, etc.), it can be reset.

Search the local hard drive (usually C:) for *.PWL:
– Click on Start | Find | Files & Folders
– In ‘Files Named’, enter *.PWL”
– Click FIND NOW

There will be one .PWL file for each username that has ever logged into Windows.
Delete the one with the same login name that has the unknown password.

The next time you log into Windows using this username, Windows will prompt you for a password and a confirmation. It can either be left blank or set to match a corresponding fileserver logon. This will not affect the logon password of any fileservers in any way. A new .PWL file will be created for that username.

Karen Page

As VP of Sales & Marketing, Karen has been helping to break sales records since 1994! That’s almost 30 years of award-winning sales, helping to build Big Hairy Dog as a leading POS Software and Service provider…worldwide. She has a degree in fine arts (with a minor in business) from the University of Oregon, and with three amazing children and saint of a husband, Karen is still loving life in the Northwest—where she works from home in the Portland, Oregon area.

Her favorite pastime is tailgating at college football games with friends and family. Go Ducks!

Karen Page

As VP of Sales & Marketing, Karen has been helping to break sales records since 1994! That’s 25 years of award-winning sales, helping to build Big Hairy Dog as a leading POS Software and Service provider…worldwide. She has a degree in fine arts (with a minor in business) from the University of Oregon, and with three amazing children and saint of a husband, Karen is still loving life in the Northwest—where she works from home in the Portland, Oregon area.

Her favorite pastime is tailgating at college football games with friends and family. Go Ducks!