Tatally computer illiterate, so just a thought.
Can you backspace out the dots and the hit a “Fogot Password?” button?
No such button.
Sorry, but W98 is nowhere near that “User Friendly”.
During that era, users felt lucky if the system didn’t just crash for the pure he** of it two or three times a day.
HELP????
I used to keep a sawed-off hunk of baseball bat under my desk that I’d wave at the box for more HELP than I ever got from Microsoft.
Never actually hit a computer with the thing, but it DID help morale.