Forgot my Windows password

[Griswald's Vietnamese Vacations \(Admin\)]

I cant believe this, seems I have forgotten the log on password for Windows
on my computer, running XP Pro, please help

 

[R. McCarty]

Boot to Safe Mode. At the Welcome screen choose Administrator.
Unless modified, the account should use a "Null" (Empty) password.
Click Start, Run ( Type ) Lusrmgr.Msc [Enter]
When the console view opens click Users in the Left Pane. Right
click your 'Day-to-Day' user account in the Right Pane and from the
context menu, Left Click "Set Password".

There is also a bootable utility that allows you to reset/change any
account password. ( 4 out of 10 on difficulty scale ).
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/


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[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

"Griswald's Vietnamese Vacations (Admin)" <[email protected]>
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I cant believe this, seems I have forgotten the log on password for Windows
on my computer, running XP Pro, please help

After fixing this little problem with the tool suggested
by other posters, think for a moment about your car.
How many sets of keys do you have? More than one?
Why? Now consider your PC. How many accounts
do you have? Just the one? Why?

 

[Griswald's Vietnamese Vacations \(Admin\)]

Point taken,!!!
Thanks

"Griswald's Vietnamese Vacations (Admin)" <[email protected]>
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After fixing this little problem with the tool suggested
by other posters, think for a moment about your car.
How many sets of keys do you have? More than one?
Why? Now consider your PC. How many accounts
do you have? Just the one? Why?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I cant believe this, seems I have forgotten the log on password for Windows
on my computer, running XP Pro, please help

Simply log in using the built-in Administrator account (which
cannot be deleted) and modify the desired account(s) and use Start > Run

"control userpasswords2" to modify the desired account(s).

By design, the only way to log into the Administrator account of
WinXP Home is to reboot into Safe Mode. For WinXP Pro, pressing
CTRL+ALT+DEL twice at the Welcome Screen will produce the standard login
dialog box.

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;Q321305

Failing that, Linux-based password cracking utilities abound on the
Internet, freely available to anyone who can use Google.


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Bruce Chambers

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