administrator password reconery

[Guest]

i forgot my admin password. now what?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

i forgot my admin password. now what?

Did you only have one account?
Windows XP what? Home/Professional/other?

If Windows XP Home - Have you tried getting into the actual "administrator"
account from Safe Mode?

If Windows XP Professional - Have you tried pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL twice at
the welcome screen and logging in with the "administrator" account there?

("Administrator" is the username of the built-in and usually unused
adminstrator account for personally owned systems.)

 

[Dave B.]

Google is a wonderful tool.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=xp+reset+admin+password&btnG=Google+Search

 

[Bruce Chambers]

i forgot my admin password. now what?

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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