Instructions: Changing your Research Assistant Account Password

Please use the following instructions to change the password for your research assistant account password.

1. Login to your computer using your research assistant account username and password.
   
   
   
2. Once you are logged in and the desktop has finished loading, press CTRL+ALT+Delete and wait for the Windows Security screen to appear. Click on Change Password.
   
   
   
3. Enter your old password followed by the new password you would like to use. (Please note that you want to try to use an alpha-numeric password, one that contains both numbers and letters)
   
   
   
4. a) Success:
   If your password was successfully changed, you will be presented with a confirmation screen. Click Ok.
   
   
   
   b) If you were not successful in changing your password, it is more likely that you mis-typed the password when confirming it. Re-enter it as per step 3.
   
   
5. Click on "Cancel" to go back to the desktop or "Log Off..." to go back to a Log In prompt.
   

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 Content Revised: July 10, 2013