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Post by mac on Dec 18, 2020 4:06:08 GMT
DebDoesWWI can get in there by all your help but it says to lock your screen before it will give you the password. Where do you lock the screen? 🤫 Thanks!
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Post by DebDoesWW on Dec 18, 2020 15:48:18 GMT
not sure what you mean mac. When I clicked on it I see a lock but it is just a warning that your password needs to be universal. (Meaning if you change it there you will have to change it everywhere. Like you are locked out of your other devices because you can't remember your password.) Just write down the email address there and write down whatever password you have chosen and enter that information on all of your devices. Either there or where DotRen suggested on chrome 😉 |
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Post by Mac Kay on Dec 18, 2020 16:56:04 GMT
DebDoesWW I will continue to work on it as you explained, will let you know if I can figure it out, really frustrating. I have all passwords but can't find this one.🤔
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Post by DebDoesWW on Dec 18, 2020 16:58:37 GMT
mac just reset it at this point. Don't worry about trying to figure it out, just reset them all to the same thing.
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Post by DebDoesWW on Dec 18, 2020 17:07:59 GMT
"If you've identified a message board you'd like to join, click the "Register" link found in top-right hand corner of the forum you are visiting. This will take you to the registration page where you can begin to create your new account.
On the next page, you'll first be asked for your email address. Please enter a valid email address here as this will be what you will use to login to your account in the future. Once you have the email address typed in, click the continue button.
Once you've clicked the continue button, you'll be taken to another page which will request the following info:
Email: The email address displayed here will be the one you typed in on the previous page. Please double check to ensure that your email address was typed correctly. If you discover that you've typed in your email incorrectly, you can use the "Change Email" link found in the top-right hand corner of the Email address box and will be able to update your email to the correct address.
Create Password: Here you will set the password that you want to use for your account. Type in a password that's at least six characters in length. Be sure to use a password that is not only secure, but one that you can remember in the future when you need to login to your account.
Verify Password: Type in your password again in this box. Doing this will ensure that the password you typed in earlier is the password you intended to use for the account.
Your Name: Enter in your name in the box provided. The name you enter here will be used on your profile after your account is created.
Birthday: Using the respective drop-down menus, select your birth Month, Day, and Year.
Gender: Lastly, choose your gender from the drop-down menu provided.
Once all of the above info is provided, click the "Continue" button. On this last page, you'll be asked for two more things:
Forum Username: Type in the username that you would like to have displayed with your account. This will be what other members of the forum will see you as when your account is first created. The username is restricted to just letters and numbers, cannot contain spaces, and may not be longer than twenty characters in length. Once your account is created, you can change the way your name is displayed by modifying the "Display Name" in your forum profile.
Terms of Service Agreement: Here you'll be asked to review and agree to the Terms of Service which govern the use of ProBoards free forums. View the T.O.S. by clicking the "Click here to read the ProBoards Terms of Service" link found to the right; the T.O.S. page will open in a new window so your registration info will not be lost.
Once you've read and agreed to the Terms of Service, click the "Continue" button one last time. A CAPTCHA will pop up asking you to enter in the phrase as it appears in the image provided. Once you have the phrase typed in, click the "Submit" button. If everything was entered in correctly, you'll be taken to a new page to let you know that your account has been successfully created! This page also serves as the page to activate your account, which is done to verify your email address.
Account Activation
After you create your new ProBoards account, an email will be sent to the email address you provided earlier in the account creation process. This email will contain the activation key you will need to use in order to verify your email address and activate your account. If you did not receive your activation email, while still on the Activate screen, ensure that the email address displayed is correct and is free of any errors. If it is typed in correctly, use the "Resend Activation Email" link to have the activation email sent again. If the activation email still has not reached your email inbox, check your email spam folder to see if it was routed there. Otherwise, if the activation is still no where to be found, add noreply@proboards.com to your email contact and try the "Resend Activation Email" link once more.
If you are still experiencing trouble receiving your activation email even after adding our email address to your email contacts, you may want to consider using a different email address from another provider. You can change your email address with the "Change Email" link found in the top-right hand corner of your displayed email address on the Activate page. Otherwise you may want to contact your email provider for further troubleshooting.
Pending Registration
Some forum owners opt to restrict the forum registration process so that they can approve new member accounts before they can login and post with the account. This is the reason for why you may be directed to a "Pending Registration" page to let you know that you will receive and email notification as soon as your account has been approved. You might also have the option to leave a message with forum staff here as well, if it has been enabled for the forum you registered for. Once your account has been approved by a staff member, you'll be able to login to the forum to begin posting!"
^Taken directly from the ProBoards info page.
There might be something helpful in there for you.
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Post by DebDoesWW on Dec 18, 2020 17:16:11 GMT
Just wanted to add for anyone having issues like this, the culprit is usually passwords or emails addresses used to sign up get forgotten (or the situation below) that is why I always stress keeping a password notepad to write down passwords/emails for all of your online accounts. I use a pencil and it comes in really handy.
When operating systems update, they sometimes change your settings, like how "cookies" are stored. So when your settings change you may have previously set it to "remember all passwords" but the update may have changed that for security reasons which is also where problems like this come in. You have to change that setting back to remember all of your passwords.
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Post by Mackay on Dec 19, 2020 20:44:28 GMT
DebDoesWW What it says is set screen lock on this device. I believe it means to lock computer while getting that password, is that correct? I really don't understand everything on the long page you added. I will keep working on it. I may call my tech guy as I need other work on my computers, keep postponing it because of Covid. I want him to show me how to post pictures etc., we worked on that a while back. Will keep you posted, thanks for your help!
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Post by DebDoesWW on Dec 20, 2020 2:25:10 GMT
The long post is from proboards on how to register and troubleshooting. Was hoping there might be something in there for you to help. Sorry mac I am lost. I have never seen this site ask you to "set a lock screen on this device". You can try googling your device and the term "set a lock screen". |
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Post by DotRen on Dec 20, 2020 13:07:47 GMT
I know on my android phone, it wants me to set a lock screen if I set up a credit card payment method for apps, but that's the only time I've seen it require that.
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Post by DebDoesWW on Dec 20, 2020 17:25:07 GMT
DotRen thank you. mac my guess is that your tablets had an update and all of your settings went into super lock down mode. I would Google your device like I mentioned above and see how to change the settings.
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Post by mac on Dec 21, 2020 4:36:50 GMT
DotRenYes, I am using an Android tablet and yes I did have an update on it when this happened. My one tablet is a couple years old so it may be why it happened. DebDoesWWI will go back through all your suggestions to see if something clicks there. If I can't figure it out I will ask my son who is a IT supervisor or as I said before it's time to call my tech guy to come to my house for service which I've been putting off because of Covid. Will get back to you, never to old to learn something new! Thanks to both of you for your help!🤗
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Post by DebDoesWW on Dec 21, 2020 13:44:43 GMT
mac I am sure your son will be able to get the settings back to normal 😉
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Post by susan092907 on Dec 21, 2020 18:01:18 GMT
mac I am sure your son will be able to get the settings back to normal My tech guys are my 2 adult children, and they're not even tech people. Good luck mac. |
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Post by mac on Dec 22, 2020 19:09:21 GMT
DebDoesWW, DotRen, susan092907, Just figured out how to get tablets back to logged in!!! Thanks to all of you for your help in getting my tablets back online!!! Deb, YES, I did copy user name and password down, dont care to go through this drama again.🤯 I just kept trying different passwords until I got it! Your help is much appreciated!!!🤗 Happy Holidays!!!
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