[Zeke]

Originally Posted by Schesnuk

Just boot your laptop from Windows install disc, and you can reset your forgotten password or create a new user with the following backdoor:
https://www.howtogeek.com/96630/how-to-reset-your-forgotten-windows-password-the-easy-way/
https://www.top-password.com/knowledge/reset-windows-10-password-without-reset-disk.html

This method works with Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10.

Thank you. And your first post. I feel honored.

However, all of a sudden my wife remembered a symbol that she used in the PW and I'm in. In only to discover that the LT is basically toast. Must be a corrupted hard drive or something serious. It takes minutes to close a window. I thought at first the keyboard wasn't working, that's how slow it is. Not a bad machine really but she never did like it from day one. Has a stylus for the touch screen. I guess I'll see if I can find the Win 8 info so I can get a copy and install a new HD.

Or I might just take it in to a shop. I think it's been 15 years since I installed a Windows OS. Not like riding a bike.