forget administrator password

[Ong Boon Chye]

I have forgotten the sole administrator password. How to
reset it? I am using Windows XP home edition. My computer
is not connected to a domain.

 

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

I have forgotten the sole administrator password. How to
reset it? I am using Windows XP home edition. My computer
is not connected to a domain.

Hi

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


If that doesn't work out, you might try to reset the local Administrator
password with one of the methods mentioned here:

http://securityadmin.info/noframes/faqget.asp#password

 

[G]

-----Original Message-----
I have forgotten the sole administrator password. How to
reset it? I am using Windows XP home edition. My computer
is not connected to a domain.
.

there is a windows NT password utility / registry editor
written by Petter Nordahl-hagen.

It is a bootable linux software that asks you 2 to 3
questions then asks you what should your new password be.