If you have used the Options dialog box to protect HostName Commander with a password, and later you cannot remember the password you've set up, you can reset (erase) that password by using the Reset Password command, usually available on the Start - Programs - HostName Commander menu.

If the Start - Programs - HostName Commander - Reset Password command is not present (for example, because you did not choose to create the Programs menu items for HostName Commander during the installation), you can open the Reset Password dialog box by running the file HostNameCmdr.exe with the command line switch /PW. That is, if you have installed HostName Commander into its default installation folder, choose Start - Run and enter the following command in the command line box:

"C:\Program Files\WinAbility\HostName Commander\HostNameCmdr.exe" /PW

(Make sure there is a space character between the path to HostNameCmdr.exe and the /PW switch!)

When the Reset Password dialog box appears on the screen, it will prompt you to enter your licensing information, and if you have entered it correctly, it will erase the password. (The prompt for the licensing information is necessary in order to stop unauthorized users from erasing the password without your permission.) If you have not purchased a license yet and are using HostNameCmdr.exe in the evaluation mode, the Reset Password dialog box lets you erase the password without entering the licensing information:

After the password has been erased, run HostName Commander and use the Options command to set up a new password, if you want it to be protected again.