Never created a password yet locked out

Hi Pat,

If the account doesn't have a password, then you can simply type in your
username, leaving the password blank, and click OK on the Unlock Computer
screen to unlock the computer.

The reason you are seeing it, provided that you didn't lock the computer
yourself (e.g. WindowsKey + L), probably is because of the Screen Saver.
You can check your Screen Saver setting by going to the Display Properties
through Control Panel. If the checkbox for "On resume, password protect" is
checked, the computer will be locked after it goes into screen saver mode.

Thanks,
Yuenfai

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"Pat" <Xbibber@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Never created a password for xp home edition, yet after
> using for many months, tonight I got a "Unlock Computer"
> screen saying that "this computer is in use and has been
> locked......only[lists user names] can unlock this
> computer"..........then I'm to type in a user name and
> password.......since I have never created a password what
> do I do? Also, why did this happen in the first place?
>
> Thank you for any help.