I suspect WinME is kinda quirky about the passwords like Win2K and XP. If you don't enter a password the first time you turn them on, then every user is an Administrator - sort of - although occasionally if you add another user they'll try to make it a serf-level account.

It's better to have a working Admin account, and do your routine stuff at a lower level; but it can be a real hassle if you lose the password...

I'm told that Win2K can even be setup to distinguish between an upper case typed with the shift key and one typed with CapsLock on - and to tell the difference between numbers off the top row of the keyboard and those on the NumPad. MSN has cautioned us not to use CapsLock when entering passwords - they say it makes a difference to their system.

But not as bad as one 'NIX system I was on a few years ago, where you could include a backspace in your password - and you had to type the same letter and "erase" it or the password bounced.

John