that is the only sure way ---a person who knows his way around computers can by pass or even find your password as it is stored on the system ---do you think you have to buy a new computer if you happen to forget a password ---you would not believe how many people forget their password here---Passwords are like door locks in your home ---they only keep honest people honest ----if someone wants in bad enough there is a way ---passwords keep children off of your computer unless you child is a computer wizard---lol