To change password of an user account, we need to go to User Accounts panel in Control Panel, choose the user account, click on ‘Change my password’ link, type current password once and new password twice. Too lengthy a process isn’t it? Here is handy tip to change Win XP passwords in DOS mode and believe me, it takes less than 5 seconds!! Let me share the hack with you all!

Steps to change password

1. Click on ‘Start‘ and then on ‘Run…‘.
2. Type ‘cmd‘ (opens up the command prompt).
3. Now type net user * (do not omit the spaces)
4. You will get a prompt like ..

   Type a password for the user:

5. Type the desired password and press Enter key. Also note that you wont see *****s as you type but don’t worry.
6. You will again get a prompt like ..

   Retype the password to confirm:

7. Retype the password and press Enter key. Here too you wont see *****s as you type but don’t worry.

Thats it!!! Oh no .. wait .. Did it cost you more than 5 secs? OK Try this ..

Steps to change password quicker

Start all over again from Set #1 (above). In Step #3 above type net user username newpassword (do not omit the spaces) and press Enter key.

Switch profile and check your new password

This is another handy tip! Just press Windows key + L This will lock the computer and prompt you to enter password. Select the profile and enter the new password. If you get logged in that means the password is successfully changed. This again is another smart way to switch user accounts as also lock your computer.

Sounds good .. right? Try it. And hey .. you need to do this in administrative mode or else you will get an error messag: access denied

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Yet another colorful Indian festival is coming and this time its the Holi (as in Hindi) or (Doljatra as in Bengali). It is a spring festival and celebrated among the Hindus (and sometimes among all sections of the society). This year it will be celebrated on 3rd March. This is a typical spring festival where colors (in the form of powder and water) or rang/gulal (as in Hindi) are thrown or sprinkled on each other and this continues till late afternoon. Once this is over people spend lots of time rubbing their skin with soap and net unless it is ‘rang’ free. I too used to do that and usually felt feverish the next day. Some of the colors even used to take a few days to get cleaned. Its been quite a while, I have stopped playing Holi, mainly due to the notorious side effects of the synthetic ingredients of the colors. Hence the title!

But for you all, here are a few safety tips:

• While buying holi color powders and water colors, make sure you buy them from a reliable shop. The quality of colors matter the most as better the colors, lesser the risk of your skin getting harmed.
• Wear a piece of thick cloth in your head and then a cap to protect your hair.
• Try to oil your hair and skin heavily so that the colors get cleaned easily.
• Wear old clothes (preferable full shirts and jeans) so that they can be disposed off.
• Ensure that you take a heavy breakfast in the morning. Do not take any food in between if your lips and tooth are all filled with colors.
• The quality of colors is pretty bad these days and so try avoiding getting drenched by your friends.

Hope you have a safe and happy Holi!

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