Administrator password

[mark]

I have forgotten my administrator password for Win XP -
pro. Does anyone know how to solve this?

Thanks

 

[Guest]

I have a boot disk which will blank the administrators passwor
After this you can logon with blank password then chang password

 

[Guest]

WITHOUT PASSWORD I AM LOCKED OUT I TRYED REBOOTING WITH CD ROM BUT IT WONT WORK AND I DONT WANT TO LOSE MY FILES

 

[Kaylene aka Taurarian]

Calm down, perhaps this will help.

Windows Home XP
1. As windows is loading up press F8 repeatedly until the Windows advanced
screen comes up.
2. Select safe mode (the version of windows you want to use click XP wait until
it loads the welcome screen.
3. Select Administrator and it will log you on as administrator without a
password (provided a password was not created in this hidden account during
setup).
4. Go to Start - Control Panel - User Accounts.
5. Select your name and click change the password.
Then you should be able to change the password, shut down the computer and
restart in normal mode and use the new password you just created.

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If you have XP Pro on your computer:-
1. At the log in screen “ ctrl-alt-delete “ twice.
2. In the User Account, type Administrator
3. Leave the password blank and press enter.
(Most likely a password wasn’t created in this hidden account during setup).

If you decide to set a password it is recommended that you create a Password
Reset Disk by clicking on "Prevent a Forgotten Password" link in the left pane.
The Wizard will guide you through.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;321305
How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your Password Expires

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm
lists a few more options

WITHOUT PASSWORD I AM LOCKED OUT I TRYED REBOOTING WITH CD ROM BUT IT WONT

WORK AND I DONT WANT TO LOSE MY FILES