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How to Reset Your Android Phone

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<b class="whb" style="color: #545454; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Power down your device.</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;"> Before you begin the reset procedure, you will need to completely power your device off. (If the device is frozen, you can pull the battery out to turn it off.)</span><br />
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<b class="whb" style="color: #545454; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Press and hold the recovery buttons.</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;"> The buttons vary from device to device, so you may need to look up the instructions for your particular phone. You will need to press and hold the buttons for a few seconds. Some of the more common button combinations include:</span><br />
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<li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; clear: both; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">If none of the above work, do a web search for your phone’s model plus “recovery mode”.</li>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You’ll see an image of an Android robot with a red exclamation mark and the words "<span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">No command</span>."</li>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">While holding down the <strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Power</strong> button, press the <strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Volume up</strong> button and release it.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Use the volume buttons to scroll to "<span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">wipe data/factory reset</span>" and press the <strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Power</strong> button to select it.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Scroll down to "<span class="notranslate" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Yes - erase all user data</span>" and press the <strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Power</strong> button to select it.</li>
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Your Android One device will erase all of your data and restart with its factory settings. You'll see the Welcome screen just as you did when you turned the device on for the first time.</div>
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How to Reset Your Android Phone

Power down your device. Before you begin the reset procedure, you will need to completely power your device off. (If the device is froze...

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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Note:</span> Unplug and reattach your <a data-component="link" data-ordinal="18" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="http://pcsupport.about.com/od/componentprofiles/p/p_kb.htm" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0099cc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">keyboard</a> and <a data-component="link" data-ordinal="19" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="http://pcsupport.about.com/od/componentprofiles/p/p_mouse.htm" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0099cc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">mouse</a> as well. There isn't a great possibility that the keyboard or mouse is causing your computer to not turn on fully but we might as well reconnect them while we're reseating everything else.          </div>
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<li style="color: #191919; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">7   Reseat the CPU only if you suspect that it might have come loose or might not have been installed properly.</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #191919; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Note:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #191919; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;"> I call this out separately only because the chance of a </span><a data-component="link" data-ordinal="20" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="http://pcsupport.about.com/od/componentprofiles/p/p_cpu.htm" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0099cc; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">CPU</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #191919; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;"> coming loose is very slim and because installing one is a sensitive task. This isn't a big concern if you're careful so don't worry!</span></li>
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<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a data-component="link" data-ordinal="21" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ss/electricshorts.htm" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0099cc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Check for causes of electrical shorts</a> inside your computer. This is often the cause of the problem when the computer powers off by itself but certain shorts can also prevent your computer from booting fully or showing anything on the monitor.<div style="box-sizing: border-box;">
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<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a data-component="link" data-ordinal="22" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/f/powersupplytest.htm" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0099cc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Test your power supply</a>. Just because your computer's fans and lights are working does not mean that the power supply is functioning properly. The PSU tends to cause more problems than any other hardware and is often the cause of a computer not coming on all the way.<div style="box-sizing: border-box;">
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<a data-component="link" data-ordinal="23" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="http://video.about.com/pcsupport/powersupply.htm" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0099cc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Replace your power supply</a> immediately if it fails any test you perform.</div>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Important:</span> I want to make this point very clear - <i style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">do not skip a test of your power supply</i>thinking that your problem can't be the PSU because "things are getting power." Power supplies can work in varying degrees and one that isn't fully functional needs to be replaced.</div>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tip:</span> After replacing the power supply, assuming you do, keep your PC plugged in for 5 to 10 minutes prior to turning it on. This gives time for some recharging of the <a data-component="link" data-ordinal="24" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="http://pcsupport.about.com/od/termsc/g/cmos.htm" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0099cc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">CMOS</a>battery, which may have been drained.</div>
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<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If your computer still isn't displaying anything on your monitor, proceed to Step 12.</li>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Important:</span> This step is easy enough for a novice to complete, takes no special tools, and could provide you with a lot of valuable information. This isn't a step to skip if, after all the steps above, your computer is still not turning on completely.<div style="box-sizing: border-box;">
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Since your computer powered on with only the essential hardware installed, those components must working properly. This means that one of the hardware components you removed is causing your PC to not turn on properly. By installing each device back into your PC and testing each time, you'll eventually find the hardware that caused your problem.</div>
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Replace the nonworking hardware once you've identified it. These <a data-component="link" data-ordinal="25" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="http://pcsupport.about.com/od/upgrades/tp/hardware_install_videos.htm" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0099cc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hardware Installation Videos</a> should come in handy as you're reinstalling your hardware.</div>
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<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Test your computer's <a data-component="link" data-inlink="bujvvequ_uZEYkV12VO5eQ==" data-ordinal="26" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="http://pcsupport.about.com/od/termshm/g/hardware.htm" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0099cc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">hardware</a> using a Power On Self Test card. If your PC still isn't displaying information on your monitor with nothing but essential computer hardware installed, a <a data-component="link" data-ordinal="27" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="http://pcsupport.about.com/od/termsp/g/postcard.htm" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0099cc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">POST card</a> will help identify which piece of remaining hardware is causing your computer to not come on completely.<div style="box-sizing: border-box;">
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If you don't have and are unwilling to purchase a POST card, skip to Step 13.</div>
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<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Replace each piece of essential hardware in your computer with an identical or equivalent spare piece of hardware (that you know is working), one component at a time, to determine which piece of hardware is causing your computer to not come on all the way. Test after each hardware replacement to determine which component is faulty.<div style="box-sizing: border-box;">
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Note:</span> The average computer user doesn't have a collection of working spare computer parts at home or work. If you don't either, my advice is to revisit Step 12. A POST card is inexpensive and is a more reasonable approach than stocking spare computer parts.</div>
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<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Finally, if all else fails, you'll probably need to seek professional help from a computer repair service or from your <a data-component="link" data-ordinal="28" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="http://pcsupport.about.com/od/manufacturersupport/" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0099cc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">computer manufacturer's technical support</a>.<div style="box-sizing: border-box;">
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Unfortunately, if you don't have a POST card or spare parts to swap in and out, you're left not knowing which piece of your essential PC hardware is faulty. In these cases you have little option than to rely on the help of individuals or companies that do have these resources.</div>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Note:</span> See the last tip below for information on getting more help.</div>
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How To Fix a Computer That Turns On But Displays Nothing

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How to change Logon Screen Background on Windows 7

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<h3>
Enabling Custom Backgrounds</h3>
This feature is disabled by default, so you’ll have to enable it from
 the Registry Editor. You can also use the Group Policy Editor if you 
have a Professional version of Windows – scroll down a bit for the Group
 Policy Editor method.<br />

Launch the Registry Editor by typing regedit into the search box in the Start menu and pressing Enter.<br />
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In the Registry Editor, navigate to the following key: <br />
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 <span style="color: #cc0000;">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background</span> <br />
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You’ll see an DWORD value named OEMBackground. If you don’t see it, 
right-click in the right pane, point to the New submenu and create a new
 DWORD value with this name.<br />

Double-click the OEMBackground value and set its value to 1.<br />
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Note that selecting a new theme in the Appearance and Personalization
 window will “unset” this registry value. Selecting a theme will change 
the value of the key to the value stored in the theme’s .ini file, which
 is probably 0 – if you change your theme, you’ll have to perform this 
registry tweak again.<br />

Changing the setting in group policy will allow it to persist even 
when you change your theme, but the Group Policy Editor is only 
available in Professional editions of Windows.<br />

If you have access to the Group Policy Editor, launch gpedit.msc from the Start menu.<br />
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 Navigate to the following section in the Group Policy Editor window:<br />
<span style="color: red;">Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Logon </span><br />
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You’ll find a setting named “Always use custom login background.” Double-click it and set it to Enabled.<br />
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<h3>
Setting An Image</h3>
Your image file must be less than 256 KB in size. It’s also a good 
idea to use an image file that matches the resolution of your monitor, 
so it won’t look stretched.<br />

Windows looks for the custom logon screen background image in the following directory:<br />

<blockquote>
C:\Windows\System32\oobe\info\backgrounds</blockquote>
By default, the info and backgrounds folders don’t exist. Navigate to
 the C:\Windows\System32\oobe folder and create them yourself by 
right-clicking inside the folder, pointing to New, and selecting New 
Folder.<br />

Copy your desired background image to the backgrounds folder and name it backgroundDefault.jpg.<br />

(I can see the inevitable question coming in the comments, so if you like this wallpaper image, you can <a href="http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper/details/633/ocean_hope.html">get it here</a>.)<br />

The change will take effect immediately – no system reboot required. 
The first time you log out or lock your screen (try the WinKey-L 
keyboard shortcut), you’ll see your new background.<br />

<h3>
Third-Party Tools</h3>
You don’t have to do this by hand. There are a variety of third-party tools that automate this process for you, like <a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/7751/customize-the-windows-7-logon-screen/">Windows Logon Background Changer</a>,
 which we’ve covered in the past. Windows Logon Background Changer and 
other utilities just change this registry value and put the image file 
in the correct location for you.<br />

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To get the default logon screen back, just delete the 
backgroundDefault.jpg file. Windows will use the default background if 
no custom background image is available.<br />
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How to change Logon Screen Background on Windows 7

Enabling Custom Backgrounds This feature is disabled by default, so you’ll have to enable it from the Registry Editor. You can also use ...

How to Set Windows Password

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Setting the administrator password</h2>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">
Universal steps</h2>
These steps work in every case as long as you're able to log in as an
administrator.<br />
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<li>Press <code><a class="kba" href="https://kb.iu.edu/d/bcrz" title="">Win</a>-r</code>.  In the
"Open:" field, type <code>compmgmt.msc</code>, and then press
<code>Enter</code>.

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<li>Double-click the <span class="menuitem">Users</span> folder. On the right, in the list
of local users, right-click the account name for the Administrator
account, and select <span class="menuitem">Set Password</span>.

<b>Note:</b> On some computers, the account will not be
named "Administrator" because the owner or administrator either
changed that name or added administrative accounts with different
usernames. In either case, you will need to know which of the accounts
in the list is the designated Administrator account.<br />

Also be aware that on Windows Vista by default, the account named
"Administrator" is disabled. Setting a password does not automatically
re-enable the account, but it is useless to change a disabled
account's password if your goal is to affect currently active
administrator accounts.  If you do need to enable this account, do so
in the account's settings.<br />

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<h3>
Alternate methods</h3>
You can also change the administrator password using the "User
Accounts" control in the Control Panel. Some users may prefer this
method to the universal steps above.  Follow the instructions below
for your situation and operating system.<br />
<h3>
If your computer is joined to Indiana University's Active
Directory</h3>
In Windows Vista, the control panels where you set or change
your password display differently depending on whether your computer
is joined to <a class="kbh" href="https://kb.iu.edu/d/ambu" title="">ADS</a>. Note that in any case, these
instructions are for changing passwords for accounts residing directly
on your computer, not for Active Directory passwords. IU Active
Directory account passwords are always changed through
<a href="https://passphrase.iu.edu/" title="">https://passphrase.iu.edu</a>. This holds true even if your Active
Directory account is an administrator on the computer.<br />
<b>Windows 8.x</b><br />
<ol>
<li>Press <code><a class="kba" href="https://kb.iu.edu/d/bcrz" title="">Win</a>-r</code>.  In the
dialog box, type <code>compmgmt.msc</code>, and then press
<code>Enter</code>.
<br /><br />
</li>
<li>Expand <span class="menuitem">Local Users and Groups</span> and select the
<span class="menuitem">Users</span> folder.
<br /><br />
</li>
<li>Right-click the <span class="menuitem">Administrator</span> account and select
<span class="menuitem">Password</span>.
<br /><br />
</li>
<li>Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the task.
<br /><br />

</li>
</ol>
<a href="https://kb.iu.edu/d/arni#top" title="">Back to top</a><br />
<b>Windows 7</b><br />
<ol>
<li>From the <span class="menuitem">Start</span> menu, select <span class="menuitem">Control Panel</span>. If
you are not already in Category View, in the upper left, click
<span class="menuitem">Category View</span>. Then, click <span class="menuitem">User Accounts and Family
Safety</span>.<br /><br />
</li>
<li>Under "User Accounts", click <span class="menuitem">Change your Windows
password</span>. If prompted, click <span class="menuitem">Continue</span>.<br /><br />
</li>
<li>Under "Make changes to your user account", click <span class="menuitem">Set a
password</span>.<br /><br />
</li>
<li>In the "New password" and "Confirm new password" fields, enter the
password. Click <span class="menuitem">OK</span> twice.
</li>
</ol>
<a href="https://kb.iu.edu/d/arni#top" title="">Back to top</a><br />
<b>Windows Vista</b><br />
<ol>
<li>From the <span class="menuitem">Start</span> menu, select <span class="menuitem">Control Panel</span>. If
you are not already in Classic View, in the upper left, click
<span class="menuitem">Classic View</span>. Then, double-click the <span class="menuitem">User Accounts</span>
icon.<br /><br />
</li>
<li>Under "Make changes to your user account", click <span class="menuitem">Manage User
Accounts</span>. If prompted, click <span class="menuitem">Continue</span>.<br /><br />
</li>
<li>From the <span class="menuitem">Users</span> tab, click the name of the administrative
account, and then click <span class="menuitem">Reset Password...</span>.<br /><br />
</li>
<li>In the "New password" and "Confirm new password" fields, enter the
password. Click <span class="menuitem">OK</span> twice.
</li>
</ol>
<a href="https://kb.iu.edu/d/arni#top" title="">Back to top</a><br />
<h3>
On a computer not in a domain</h3>
<b>Windows 8.x</b><br />
<ol>
<li>Press <code><a class="kba" href="https://kb.iu.edu/d/bcrz" title="">Win</a>-r</code>.  In the
dialog box, type <code>compmgmt.msc</code>, and then press
<code>Enter</code>.
<br /><br />
</li>
<li>Expand <span class="menuitem">Local Users and Groups</span> and select the
<span class="menuitem">Users</span> folder.
<br /><br />
</li>
<li>Right-click the <span class="menuitem">Administrator</span> account and select
<span class="menuitem">Password</span>.
<br /><br />
</li>
<li>Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the task.
<br /><br />
</li>
</ol>
<a href="https://kb.iu.edu/d/arni#top" title="">Back to top</a><br />
<b>Windows 7 and Vista</b><br />
<ol>
<li>From the <span class="menuitem">Start</span> menu, select <span class="menuitem">Control Panel</span>. If
you are not already in Classic View, in the upper left, click
<span class="menuitem">Classic View</span>. Then, double-click the <span class="menuitem">User Accounts</span>
icon.<br /><br />
</li>
<li>In the "Make changes to your user account" window:

<ol class="lower-alpha">
<li>If you are logged into the administrator account whose password
  you want to change:<br /><br />

<ol>
<li>Select <span class="menuitem">Change your password</span>.

</li>
<li>In the "Current password" field, enter your current password.

</li>
<li>In the "New password" and "Confirm new password" fields,
     enter the new password.

</li>
<li>Optionally, enter a password hint in the last field.

</li>
<li>Click <span class="menuitem">Change password</span>.
     </li>
</ol>
<br />

</li>
<li>If you are logged into a different account from the one with the
  password you want to change:<br /><br />

<ol>
<li>Select <span class="menuitem">Manage another account</span>.

</li>
<li>From the list that appears, select the account for which you
     want to change the password.

</li>
<li>Select <span class="menuitem">Change the password</span>.

</li>
<li>In the "Current password" field, enter your current password.

</li>
<li>In the "New password" and "Confirm new password" fields,
     enter your new password.

</li>
<li>Optionally, enter a password hint in the last field.

</li>
<li>Click <span class="menuitem">Change password</span>.
     </li>
</ol>
</li>
</ol>
</li>
</ol>
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How To Format A Computer with Windows Xp

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<span style="font-size: small;">This explains step-by-step how to format hard drive partition using the Windows XP installation CD. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Before
 you continue, make sure you have backup of all documents you may need 
that are saved in C:, My Documents folder or your desktop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Tip: Click the images to enlarge.</span></div>
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<li style="background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">
Step 1- <b style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Installation CD</b> Insert your Windows XP installation disc into your CD or <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD12">DVD</span> drive.
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="more-20" style="background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span></span></div>
<li style="background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">
 Step 2 – <b style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Restart your <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD11">computer</span> and <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD3">start</span> Windows setup using Microsoft Windows bootable XP disk</b></span>
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<li style="background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Restart your computer. As you computer boots, a screen with message “Press any key to <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD8">boot from CD</span>..” will show up counting from 9 to 0, here you need to press any key to start the setup. Note: If your computer doesn’t display the “Press any key to boot from CD..” message (by default it should), check your motherboard manual for info where to enable the “Boot from CD” setting, after you enable “Boot from CD” option from your BIOS, the message will show. </span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">
Step  3 – <b style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">System Loading</b></span>
<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">After you enter the setup, the CD will load up a blue screen and will start
 loading operating system files (this make take few minutes). When it 
finishes, it will list a few options, “Press ENTER to set up Windows XP now” is the one we need. Click it. </span></div>
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Step 4 – <b style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Accept Windows usage agreement</b></span>
<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Second
 screen is “The windows usage agreement”. It should be displayed now, 
showing that you need to press F8 to accept the agreement. Press F8 to 
accept. How to format a computer</span></div>
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</ul>
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<li style="background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Step 5 – <b style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Setup start</b></span>
<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">If an existing Windows XP installation is detected by the system, you are prompted to repair it. We will bypass this step </span></div>
</li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">
Step 6 – <b style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Delete old partition and format</b></span>
<br />
<div style="background-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-size: small;">At this point you need to select the partition where you prefer to install Windows Xp.
 This is where you will delete your partition and format drive C. The 
box in the lower half of the screen shows all your drives and the 
partitions that currently exist on your hard disk. Use the Up and <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD10">Down Arrow</span>
 keys to highlight/select your “C:” partition and press the “D” key (pic
 6.1). On the next screen press the ‘L’ key (pic 6.2) to confirm that 
you want to delete partition “C:”, and finalize the deleting of the 
partition. (if you have only “Unpartitioned space” and you have no C: or
 D: partitions, skip this step) How to format a computer </span></div>
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Step 7  – <b style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Create installation partition</b></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Now
 you should be back on the screen prompted to choose where to install 
Windows. The box on the lower half of the screen should no longer show a
 partition, instead of “C:” you should see “Unpartitioned space 
xxxxxMB”. Select/highlight this with the arrow keys and press the “C” 
key to create a partition on the drive (this is where you will install 
windows). Now setup tells you the minimum and maximum sizes the 
partition can use and lets you pick the size. The default size is the 
maximum available, leave the default value and press Enter. </span></div>
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Step 8 – <b style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Format the computer (the hard disk)</b></span>
<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This
 screen lets you choose the file system you prefer the drive to be 
formatted with. Choose NTFS “Quick” (recommended because NTFS is faster 
and more secure). Use the arrow keys to select and hit Enter. How to 
format a computer </span></div>
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<li style="background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">
Step 9 – <b style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Start Windows XP Setup</b> Setup will start to and will auto-format the “C:” partition, and start with Windows XP installation. <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1">From here</span> you are all set and the installation of Windows will proceed. This will take a while. The computer will reboot several times, and will continue with installation. Don’t remove the Windows XP setup CD, and don’t press a key when prompted (we already did that).
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How To Format A Computer with Windows Xp

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How To Clear the Cache in Firefox

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Clearing the cache from Firefox is often necessary to solve certain web page and browser problems that sometimes occur.<br />

The cache in Firefox contains locally saved copies of recent web 
pages you've visited. This is done so that the next time you visit the 
page, Firefox can load it from your saved copy which will be much faster
 than loading it from the Internet.<br />

Clearing the cache in Firefox is completely safe and should not remove any important data from your computer.<br />

Follow the easy to follow steps below to clear the cache from your Firefox browser, valid for Firefox 35:<br />

<strong>Difficulty: </strong>Easy<br />

<strong>Time Required: </strong>Clearing the cache in Firefox usually takes less than a minute<br />

<ol>
<li> Open Mozilla Firefox.<br />
 </li>
<li> Click the Menu button (aka the "hamburger button" - the one with three horizontal lines) and then choose <strong>Options</strong>.<br /> <br /> If <em>Options</em> is not listed in the menu, click <strong>Customize</strong> and drag <em>Options</em> from the list of <em>Additional Tools and Features</em> over to the Menu.<br />
 <strong>Note:</strong> If you're using the menu bar, choose <strong>Tools</strong> and then <strong>Options</strong> instead.<br /> <br /> <strong>Firefox for Mac:</strong> On a Mac, choose <strong>Preferences</strong> from the Firefox menu and then continue as instructed below.<br />
 </li>
<li> With the <em>Options</em> window now open, click the <strong>Privacy</strong> tab.<br />
 </li>
<li> In the <em>History</em> area, click the <strong>clear your recent history</strong> link.<br />
 <strong>Tip:</strong> If you don't see that link, change the <em>Firefox will:</em> option to <strong>Remember history</strong>. You can change it back to your custom setting when you're done.<br />
 </li>
<li> In the <em>Clear Recent History</em> window that appears, set the <em>Time range to clear:</em> to <strong>Everything</strong>.<br />
 </li>
<li> In the list at the bottom of the window, <em>uncheck</em> everything <em>except</em> for <strong>Cache</strong>.<br />
 <strong>Note:</strong>
 If you wish to clear other kinds of stored data, feel free to check the
 appropriate boxes. They will be cleared with the cache in the next 
step.<br />
 <strong>Tip:</strong> Don't see anything to check? Click the button next to <em>Details</em>.<br />
 </li>
<li> Click on the <strong>Clear Now</strong> button.<br />
 </li>
<li> When the <em>Clear Recent History</em> window disappears, all of the files saved (cached) from your Internet browsing activities in Firefox will have been removed.<br /> <br /> <strong>Note:</strong>
 If your Internet cache is large, Firefox may hang while it finishes 
removing the files. Just be patient - it will eventually finish the job.<br />
 </li>
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How To Clear the Cache in Firefox

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