User Accounts or Administrative Tools
Each individual workstation would control its own access. Whereas in a domain environment the server would control access to each individual workstation.
Delete your password from the Control Panel
To enable someone else to control your workstation, which is running a Windows operating system.
Use the password ! If you don't have the password - you cannot access it.
You can remove password on Windows 7 after you sign in by going to control panel and then selecting user account and from there you will find an option to change or remove your password.
Usually there is a hidden administrator account on windows xp. Try logging with username Administrator without a password. If whoever installed you Windows was smart enough to put a password on it, or you are working with the administrator account then try calling a technician.
To connect a Windows XP or Windows 2000 workstation to a Microsoft network server, you need a functional network interface card (NIC) to enable network communication. Additionally, the workstation must have the appropriate network protocols installed, typically TCP/IP, and be configured with the correct IP settings. You'll also need to ensure that the workstation is part of the same workgroup or domain as the network server. Lastly, valid user credentials (username and password) are required to access shared resources on the server.
a. To enable someone else to control your workstation, which is running a Windows operating system
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Depending on the software or provider, please contact the manufaturer, software developer, or if case of Windows user password a technician. Please provide evidence of ownership.
Network+ Guide to Networks answer: To enable someone else to control your workstation, which is running a Windows operating system.
If the workstation is using Windows NT, the policy file is typically named "ntconfig.pol." This file is used for storing system policies that apply to users and computers in a Windows NT environment. In contrast, Windows 95 uses a different policy file named "system.policies."