adminidtrator password

[tom]

after installing sp2 i cannot use my administrator
password, how can i reset the password when the system
does not reci=ognize the old password.

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

after installing sp2 i cannot use my administrator
password, how can i reset the password when the system
does not reci=ognize the old password.

Hi

Have you tried to log on with the original Administrator user:

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

http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm