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POO715

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hi, i have a ibm thinkpad r51, and when i plugged my home network into it it ask if i wanted to add this computer to my home network, and not a genius at computers i said yes, it ask me to name this computer so i put in dimples laptop, it said restart the laptop, so i did and when it restarted there was a box there and it ask for windows xp username and password, and that box is there and i have no idea what user name and password it wants. how do i get my laptop back to the main screen. all i wanted to do was add my laptop to my home network. but i can't get on my laptop now for i don't know what user name and password it want. PLEASE HELP. :)
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It's looking for the user name and password you created the first day you used the system. Remember when you initially set up the system and had to set the time zone and keyboard type?
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i bought this laptop from ebay and i don't have that information.
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Try enter for both
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