Now, I once misplaced a Windows CD, couldn't find it for a month and found out I had just put it in the wrong case. I've had clients who didn't realize the importance of recovery CDs and misplaced them. But a Windows password? Something you use every time you turn on or restart the computer. Any request for such a thing is always suspicious to me. And I don't buy the "my kid changed it and doesn't remember now" story either. That "kid" better start thinking!