Miche, She doesn't trust the guyh who set the password. I can see re-installing OS, but why "back up all my data and zero the drive" before doing so??? thanks, -donald henry hinkle --------------- Please remember to help feed the starving—click daily on http://www.thehungersite.com AND http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com. On Nov 26, 2005, at 5:38 PM, Miche Doherty wrote: > In a similar situation, I'd first talk to the person who set the > password and say "Please tell me the master password so that I can > change it, given that the computer is mine." If they didn't > co-operate, I'd back up all my data, zero the drive, then re-install > the OS and import my own files and so on. > > Miche.