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How do I change my system administrator password?

 
 
ivey sucre
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      9th Aug 2003
I've forgotten what my system administrator password was.

 
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Shenan T. Stanley
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      10th Aug 2003
ivey sucre <> wrote:
> I've forgotten what my system administrator password was.


Thanks for sharing! Do you want help? *grin*

From som Jupiter Jones posts:

The password is Case Sensitive.
Check Caps Lock and try various of Capital combinations.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321305
Or
Log in to any account that has Administrator access.
Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Select the user and change the password.

Reboot to Safe Mode, select Administrator, leave password blank.
Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Select the user and change the password.
If you are using Windows XP Pro and have encrypted data, you may
permanently lose access to the encrypted data.

Here is another option:
http://www.wininternals.com/products...very/index.asp

Another option is to install Windows XP on another partition and take
Ownership of your data.
You could also perform another installation on the same partition,
although this is not a permanent fix and it is recommended to perform
a Clean Installation after retrieving your data.

After this is resolved, take precautions to not lose the password.

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